Toledo's Fourth Council: Unifying Spain's Faith (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones
December 5, 20239m 24s
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A Daily Dose of History (05 Dec 2023)
Today's historical events:
- Fourth Council of Toledo takes place.
- Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona is assassinated.
- Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow.
- Pope Innocent VIII issues the Summis desiderantes affectibus, a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany.
- King Manuel I of Portugal issues a decree ordering the expulsion of Jewish "heretics" from the country.
- Charles IX becomes king of France.
- Sir Francis Drake, after sailing through Strait of Magellan raids Valparaiso.
- The town of Raahe (Swedish: Brahestad) was founded by Count Per Brahe the Younger.
- Seven Years' War: Battle of Leuthen: Frederick II of Prussia leads Prussian forces to a decisive victory over Austrian forces under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine.
- In London, auctioneer James Christie holds his first sale.
- At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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