A Daily Dose of History (01 Dec 2023)
Today's historical events:
- A council is convened in the Vatican, at which Charlemagne is to judge the accusations against Pope Leo III.
- Henry V of England enters Paris alongside his father-in-law King Charles VI of France.
- Courtiers Christopher Hatton and Thomas Heneage are knighted by Queen Elizabeth I of England.
- End of the Iberian Union: Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, ending 59 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the Philippine Dynasty.
- Diarist John Evelyn records skating on the frozen lake in St James's Park, London, watched by Charles II and Queen Catherine.
- Pedro I is crowned Emperor of Brazil.
- Argentine general Juan Lavalle makes a coup against governor Manuel Dorrego, beginning the Decembrist revolution.
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