[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History May 26

[Steve K. Rourke]

Born:
1478 Clement VII [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34)
1566 Mohammed III sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)
1591 Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck composer

Deaths:
0604 605? Augustinus van Canterbury bishop/apostle of England, dies
0735 Beda Venerabilis English speaking church historian, dies at about 62
1421 Mohammed I sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies
1512 Bajezid II Governor of Amasja/8th Sultan of Turkey, dies
1595 Philippus Nerius [Filippo Neri] Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79
1609 Cornelis Claesz mapmaker, buried

Other Events:
0961 German King Otto II crowned
1232 Pope Gregory IX sent the first Inquisition team to Aragon in Spain,
after turning its details over to the Dominicans the previous year
1328 William of Ockham forced to flee from Avignon by Pope John XXII
1521 Edict of Worms outlaws Martin Luther & his followers
1538 Genève throws out Calvijn
1596 England, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain



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