Historical Events In June - 28
Monday, 15 June 2026
0548 Theodora, dancer/empress of Byzantine (Nika-oproer), dies 

0573 Alboin, king of Longobarden, probably poisoned by his wife 

0767 St Paul I ends his reign as Catholic Pope. 

0767 Paul I, Italian Pope (757-67), dies. 

1061 Floris I, count of Holland, dies 

1098 Fighters of the inaugural Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul 

1119 Battle of Sarmada. 

1175 Andrei Bogolyubsky, Russian prince. 

1245 inaugural Council of Lyons (13th ecumenical council) opens 

1245 1st Council of Lyons (13th ecumenical council) opens. 

1367 Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia 

1385 Andronicus IV Paleologus, Byzantine anti-emperor, dies. 

1389 Ottomans defeat Serbian army in the bloody Battle of Kosovo, opening the way for the Ottoman conquest of Southeastern Europe (see Vidovdan). 

1461 Edward IV crowned king of England 

1476 Paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], inquisition/Pope (1555-59) 

1485 Gent/Brugge/Ieper recognize Maximilian of Austria as regent of Neth 

1490 Albrecht von Brandenburg, German archbishop/monarch of Mainz/cardinal 

1491 Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47) 

1519 King Carlos I elected Roman Catholic German emperor Charles V 

1524 Duke van Bourbon occupies Province 

1547 Cristofano Malvezzi, composer 

1550 John Drusius, Flemish hebrew translator. 

1575 Spanish troops conquer Buren. 

1577 Peter Paul Rubens, Siegen, Flemish Baroque painter (Circumcision) 

1583 Duke French van Valois returns to France 

1586 Paul Siefert, composer 

1593 Earl Mauritius conquerors Geertruidenberg. 

1598 Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer, dies at 71. 

1609 Samuel de Champlain c1570-1635 sets out to explore Iroquois country, with 11 French and 60 Indians 

1617 Johan Evertsen de Captain, Swiss admiral, dies in battle. 

1629 Peace of Ales: Rights of French huguenots limited 

1635 French colony of Guadeloupe established in the Caribbean 

1635 French colony of Guadeloupe established in Caribbean. 

1651 Battle of Beresteczko between Poles and Ukrainians starts 

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