Meerssen Treaty: Dividing Frankish Kingdom (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

Meerssen Treaty: Dividing Frankish Kingdom (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

Author: Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones August 8, 2024 Duration: 9:25
A Daily Dose of History (08 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Treaty of Meerssen: King Louis the German and his half-brother Charles the Bald partition the Middle Frankish Kingdom into two larger east and west divisions. Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Mudéjar revolt: Muslim rebel forces took the Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera after defeating the Castilian garrison. King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland. Krishnadeva Raya is crowned Emperor of Vijayanagara at Chittoor. The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory is laid on the island of Hven. John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage. Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade England. The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden. The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungan's Hill: English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces. Mehmed IV (1648-1687) succeeds Ibrahim I (1640-1648) as Ottoman Emperor. Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the king of Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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