Today in Medieval History 7 December

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Good Morning! It is Thursday December 7, 2006 Happy Birthday to... In 0521 St. Columba (Colum Cille) In 1598 Giovanni Bernini On this day... In 0043 Assassination of Cicero (BCE) In 0983 Death of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor In 1254 Death of Pope Innocent IV In 1515 Meeting and alliance between Pope Leo X and Francois I in Bologna In 1539 Philip, Landgrave of Hesse, in addition to his current wife, Princess Catherine of Savoy, receives a dispensation from Martin Luther to take Marguerite de Staal as his second wife In 1545 Founding of Tocuyo, Venezuela In 1550 Coronation of Barbara as Queen of Poland