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TDIH - January 27




This Day in (Medieval) History: January 27



457 – Death of Byzantine Emperor Marcian.



672 – Death of Pope Vitalian.



847 – Death of Pope Sergius II.



931 – Death of Ruotger, Archbishop of Trier from 915 until his death.



1062 – Death of Adelaide of Hungary, daughter of King Andrew I of Hungary.



1186 – Henry VI, King of Germany and son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, married Constance of Sicily (aunt of King William II of Sicily) in Milan, Italy.



1302 – Dante Alighieri (author of "The Divine Comedy") was exiled from Florence, Italy, after being condemned for corruption by his enemies among the Black Guelph faction.



1343 – Pope Clement VI issued the decree "Unigenitus" in support of Papal indulgences.



1365 – Birth of Edward of Angouleme, son of the "Black Prince" Edward, Prince of Wales.



1377 – Death of Frederick III "the Simple", King of Sicily from 1355 until his death.



1443 – Birth of Duke Albert III of Saxony at Grimma, Saxony.