Historical Events In February - 02

0506  King Alarik II of Visigoten delegates Lex Romania Visigothorum out.   

0672  Saint Chad.   

0962  Pope John XII crowns German King Otto I the Great Emperor.   

1032  In this year, Burgundy's Rudolph III dies childless February 2 The Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II claims Rudolph's realm under terms of a 1027 treaty of succession and unites it with the empire   

1032  Koenraad II succeeds Rudolf III as king of Bourgundy   

1032  Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies   

1119  Guido di Borgogna elected Pope Callistus II   

1124  BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia.   

1141  Battle at Lincoln King Stephen captured   

1141  Battle at Lincoln: King Stephen captured.   

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61   

1461  2nd battle of St Alban's-Lancastrians defeat Yorkists.   

1461  2nd battle of St Alban's-Lancastrian defeat Yorkists.   

1461  Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England   

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40.   

1509  The Battle of Diu takes place near Diu, India, between Portugal and Turkey.   

1535  Argentine city of Buenos Aires is founded   

1536  Buenos Aires, Argentina, is founded by Pedro de Mendoza of Spain.   

1536  Pedro de Mendoza finds Argentine city of Buenos Aires   

1540  George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen   

1542  Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Moslem-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle of Baçente   

1550  English Edward Seymour duke of Somerset, freed   

1563  Hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54.   

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess   

1594  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68   

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam).   

1597  Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61.   

1633  M Rossi's opera "Erminia sul Giordano," premieres in Rome   

1637  Zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid.   

1645  Royalist army led by James graham, 5th Earl and 1st Marquis of Montrose routed the Earl of Argyll's Covenating forces in the Battle of Inverlochy   

1648  George Abbot, English writer   

1649  Benedict XIII, [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italy, 245th pope (1724-30).   

1650  Nell Gwynne, Comedy actress and mistress of Charles II is born.   

1650  Nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, English actress/mistress (King Charles II).   

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1208  James i of aragon: James i of aragon (d. 1276)   

1455  King john of denmark: King john of denmark (d. 1513)   

1494  Bona sforza: Queen of sigismund i of poland   

1502  Damião de góis: Portuguese philosopher   

1506  René de birague: French cardinal and chancellor   

1522  Lodovico ferrari: Italian mathematician   

1583  Anna roemers visscher: Dutch poetess   

1595  Jacob van campen: Painter/architect (new church, amsterdam)   

0672  Saint chad: Saint chad   

1032  Death of Rudolf iii: Last independent king of bourgundy,   

1124  BoÅ™ivoj ii of bohemia: BoÅ™ivoj ii of bohemia   

1218  Konstantin of rostov: Prince of novgorod (b. 1186)   

1250  Eric xi of sweden: Eric xi of sweden (b. 1216)   

1435  Death of Johanna ii: Lawless queen of naples (1414-35),   

1461  Death of Owen tudor: Welsh founder of the tudor dynasty of england   

1491  Death of Martin schongauer: German painter,