John I: Papal Turmoil & Strained Relations (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones
August 13, 20238m 59s
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Show Notes
A Daily Dose of History (13 Aug 2023)
Today's historical events:
- John I becomes the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas.
- Count Reginar I of Hainault rises against Zwentibold of Lotharingia and slays him near present-day Susteren.
- Raniero is elected as Pope Paschal II.
- After an extended siege, forces led by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés capture Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc and conquer the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.
- Union of Brittany and France: The Duchy of Brittany is absorbed into the Kingdom of France.
- Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland as a heretic.
- The French king Louis XIII appoints Cardinal Richelieu as prime minister.
- Sweden and Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro.
- Colonel George Monck of the English Army forms Monck's Regiment of Foot, which will later become the Coldstream Guards.
- War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim: English and Imperial forces are victorious over French and Bavarian troops.
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