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Year of the Fire Ox丁丑(at the beginning of Fire Rat丙子)

Syria: 1768/69 ( year October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Europe

Because of the high cost of his policies, which are composed mainly of war costs, but also costs for the construction work in the city, such as the transformation of the Doge's Palace and the construction of the fortress on the island of Vignole to protect the Lido is on 23 October the Venetian Doge Francesco Foscari discontinued. His successor will Pasqual Malipiero who is given the name Prince of Peace. Francesco even survived this humiliation just a few days. His funeral will take place at the Frari church with all the honors due a Doge under extraordinarily great sympathy of the population.

Asia

  • The Sultanate of Sulu in the Philippines is founded. ( According to some sources even earlier)

Science and Technology

  • SEPTEMBER 21: Archduke Albrecht VI. of Austria founded in Freiburg with the approval of Pope Calixtus III. the Albert -Ludwigs- University of Freiburg.

Culture

  • Golf and football are prohibited by the Scottish Parliament to promote the skills of archery.
  • The Hangman's Bridge in Nuremberg is built.

Religion

  • February 6: In the Cistercian Abbey Marienfeld Marienfeld the altar is set up.
  • March 1: The Moravian Church in Kunwald is founded.

Born

  • January 28: Henry VII, King of England († 1509 )
  • February 13: Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Burgundy from 1477 († 1482 )
  • May 27: Bernhard Adelmann of Adelmannsfelden, German humanist († 1523)
  • September 7: Stephana Quinzani, beatified Terziarin in the Dominican Inne north ( † 1530)
  • SEPTEMBER 21: Hedwig Jagiellonica ( " Jadwiga " ), wife of Duke George the Rich († 1505)
  • November 16: Beatrix of Aragon, Queen of Hungary, and Queen of Bohemia († 1508)
  • John Aesticampianus, theologian and humanist († 1520)
  • Bourdichon, French painter and illuminator of manuscripts († 1521)
  • Hugo von Hohenlandenberg, Prince-Bishop of Constance ( † 1532)
  • Diogo Ortiz de Vilhegas, Portuguese cosmography, theologian and Bishop of Spanish origin († 1519)

Died

  • January 25: Henry IV of Rosenberg from the House of Rosenberg, chief captain in Silesia (* 1427)
  • JULY 31: Bohuslaus of Zwole, Bishop of Olomouc
  • August 1: Gauhar Shad, Persian nobles and first wife of Shah Rukh -, the Timuridenherrscher of Herat (c. 1378 )
  • August 1: Lorenzo Valla, Italian humanist and canons (* 1405 or 1407)
  • AUGUST 19: Andrea del Castagno, Italian painter (* 1421 )
  • October 24: Margaret of Baden, Margrave of Baden ( * 1431)
  • NOVEMBER 1: Francesco Foscari, 65th Doge of Venice ( * 1373 )
  • November 23: Ladislaus Postumus, King of Bohemia, and as Ladislaus V. King of Hungary, Duke of Austria (* 1440)
  • Bernhard Berlin, Mayor of Heilbronn
  • Catalano Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco (* 1415)
  • Bartolomeo Facio, Italian humanist and astrologer (* 1400)
  • Andreas Fugger, German merchant and progenitor of the Fugger of deer (* 1406)
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