EVENTS
1556: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V abidcates
Charles,
who inherited a vast empire
from his grandfather, Maximilian, had difficulty holding his lands
together under the pressures of growing Protestant rebellion, the
antagonism of Pope
Adrian VI, and Turkish and French incursions. At last he yielded
his claims to the Netherlands and Spain in favor of his son, Philip
II, and entered a monastery after ceding his title to his brother,
Ferdinand I.
WHO WAS BORN
1245: Edmund Lancaster
Edmund was the founder of the House
of Lancaster and son of King
Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence.
1409: Rene I, king of Naples and Sicily and
Jerusalem
Although Rene
held the title of King of Naples and was also the duke consort of
Lorraine, his true power was as duke of Bar, duke of Anjou, count of
Provence and
count of Piedmont.
WHO DIED
1554: Christiern Pedersen
One of the first humanists to "rediscover" Denmark's cultural
heritage, Pederson
encouraged the use of a vernacular style in Danish literature.
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