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TDIH - January 23




This Day in (Medieval) History: January 23



667 – Death of Ildefonsus, bishop of Toledo.



989 – Death of Adalbero, archbishop of Reims.



1002 – Death of Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor.



1199 – Death of Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, caliph of the Mu?minid dynasty of Spain and North Africa.



1252 – Death of Queen Isabella of Armenia.



1264 – King Louis IX of France handed down the Mise of Amiens in support of King Henry III of England against rebellious nobles led by Simon de Montfort.



1350 – Birth of St. Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary.



1378 – Birth of Louis III, Elector Palatine of the Holy Roman Empire.



1297 – Death of Florent of Hainaut, Prince of Achaea.



1423 – Death of Margaret of Bavaria, wife of Duke John-the-Fearless of Burgundy.



1516 – Death of King Ferdinand II of Aragon.