[Loch-ruadh] Today in history August 10

[STEVE K ROURKE]

Born

1296: John, King of Bohemia



1397: Albert II, King of Germany



1556: Lutherian clergyman and song writer Philipp Nicolai. (O morning star!
how fair and bright, Wake, awake for night is flying)

Other events

0258: Death of St. Laurence, famous Roman martyrs. A decon of Pope Sixtus
II, whom he followed to death.



0654: St. Eugenius was consecrated as pope. He served to 0657.

In 843, the grandsons of Charlemagne (Charles the Great) signed the
Treaty of Verdun dividing his empire. Charlemagne was followed by his
son Louis the Pious who was a weak ruler and unable to control his own
sons who fought continually. After his death Louis' three sons divided
the Kingdom among themselves. Charles the Bald took the west Frankish
lands that later formed the core of France. Louis the German took the
eastern lands that became Germany, and Lothair received the middle
kingdom that extended from the North Sea to Italy. Although the
divisions were made for political reasons, two different cultures began
to emerge. The inhabitants of Charles' kingdom spoke a language that
would become French while the Eastern Franks under Louis spoke a
Germanic dialect.


1303: Hugh de Pairaud, Treasurer of the Templars, signs a private agreement
of mutual support with Philip IV ("the Fair") King of France



1460: Coronation of James III as King of Scots



1471: Election of Sixtus IV as Pope



1492: Election of Alexander VI as Pope



1498: Henry VII of England rewards John Cabot for the discovery of Canada
with 10 Pounds



1519: Magellan leaves Spain to circle the world



1536: Cartier enters the Gulf of St. Laurence, Canada



1582: Russia makes peace with Poland and gives up claims to Livonia