EVENTS
1506: Laocoön discovered
The magnificent sculpture
of the Trojan priest Laocoön and his sons was discovered on the
Esquiline Hill and brought to the Vatican by Pope
Julius II.
1526: Treaty of Madrid
In February of 1525, the Habsburg emperor Charles
V captured King
Francis I of France during the Battle of Pavia. The emperor
held Francis prisoner until this treaty was concluded.
WHO WAS BORN
1131: Valdemar I
Valdemar, King of Denmark, won independence from the Holy
Roman Empire. He also gained the approval of the church for the
dynastic rule of his family, the Valdemars.
1273: Joan I
Joan was not only queen consort of France, but mother of King
Louis X, King Philip V, and King Charles IV.
1552: Alberico Gentili
Generally considered the founder of the science of international
law, Gentili is also said to have been the first to distinguish
between Roman Catholic theology and canon
law.
WHO DIED
1208: Peter of Castelnau
Pope Innocent
III appointed Peter as a papal legate to the Languedoc, where
he organized a league against the Cathars in an attempt to stop the
Cathar
heresy. Peter was murdered by a knight who was thought to be employed
by Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse and leader of the opposition to the
Pope's interference. The murder was the spark that ignited the
Albigensian
Crusade.
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