[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History May 6

[Steve K. Rourke]

Born:
0973 Henry II Roman Catholic German king/emperor (1002/14-24)
1501 Marcellus II [Marcello Cervini] Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)
1581 Frans Francken the Younger, painter

Deaths:
0523 Thrasamunde king of Vandalen
0988 Dirk II West Frisian count of Holland
1085 King Alfonso VI of León conquered Toledo, dies
1124 Balak Emir of Aleppo, murdered
1475 Dieric Bouts Dutch painter, dies at about 64
1527 Karel van Bourbon military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37
1540 Jean Luis Vives Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48

Other Events:
1312 Pope Clement V closes Council of Vienna
1432 Flemish artist Jan van Eyck, 61, finished the altarpiece for St. John's
Church in Ghent, Belgium. Van Eyck's work is noted for its descriptive
realism and intensive color.
1476 Emperor Frederik III of Habsburg & duke Charles the Stout arrange
marriage of their children
1527 Forty thousand mercenaries, hired by Cardinal Pompeo Colonna, sacked
the city of Rome, destroying two-thirds of the houses. They butchered clergy
and laity alike, and forced Clement VII to flee, disguised as a gardener. It
was the end of the golden age of the Renaissance.
1529 Battle at Gogra: Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals
1536 King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church
1598 Arch duke Albrecht & Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands




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