On This Day
1086 – King Canute IV of Denmark is killed by rebellious peasants.
Canute IV (c. 1042 – 10 July 1086), later known as Canute the Holy (Danish: Knud IV den Hellige) or Saint Canute (Sankt Knud), was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086. Canute was an ambitious king who sought to strengthen the Danish monarchy, devotedly supported the Roman Catholic Church, and had designs on the English throne. Slain by rebels in 1086, he was the first Danish king to be canonized. He was recognized by the Roman Catholic Church as patron saint of Denmark in 1101.
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1174 – Baldwin IV, 13, becomes King of Jerusalem, with Raymond III, Count of Tripoli as regent and William of Tyre as chancellor.
Baldwin IV (French: Baudouin; 1161–1185), called the Leper King, was King of Jerusalem from 1174 until his death in 1185. He was admired by his contemporaries and later historians for his willpower and dedication to the Latin kingdom in the face of debilitating leprosy, which eventually left him blind and unable to use either his hands or his feet. Choosing competent advisers, Baldwin ruled a thriving realm and succeeded in protecting it from the Ayyubid Muslim ruler Saladin.
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Born On This Day
1419 – Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (d. 1471)
Emperor Go-Hanazono (後花園天皇, Go-Hanazono-tennō) (July 10, 1418 – January 18, 1471) was the 102nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.[1] His reign spanned the years from 1428 through 1464.[2]
This 15th-century sovereign was named after the 14th-century Emperor Hanazono and go- (後) translates as “later”, and thus, he could be called the “Later Emperor Hanazono”, or in some older sources, may be identified as “Hanazono, the second” or as “Hanazono II”.
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1274 – Robert the Bruce, Scottish king (d. 1329)[10]
Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart an Bruis), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329.[1] One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventually led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to regain Scotland’s place as an independent kingdom and is now revered in Scotland as a national hero.
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