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#OTD 1572 John Knox, Scottish minister, theologian, writer and leader of the #Scottish Reformation, died in #Edinburgh, his final resting place being in St. Giles' churchyard.
In his will, Knox said: "None have I corrupted, none have I defrauded; merchandise have I not made"
#OnThisDay 1503 Pier Luigi Farnese, first Duke of Castro (1537- 1545), the first Duke of Parma & Piacenza (1545-1547) and illegitimate son of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (who later became Pope Paul III) was born in Rome. #History #OTD
Portrait by Titian
ended with a Venetian defeat mainly because of the 1499 defeat at Zonchio. The Venetian strongholds of Modon & Coron were given to the Ottomans while Venice received Cephalonia and Ithaca. This would precede two more wars lost against the Ottomans (1537-1540) and (1570-1573) 2/
#OTD 1562 Pietro Martire Vermigli, Italian-born Reformed theologian with significant theological contributions such as the doctrine of double predestination and defence of the Reformed doctrine of the Eucharist against Catholics & Lutherans among others, passed away in Zürich.
Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose, 1633 (L), by #Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán (self-portrait of himself as Saint Luke- [R]), renowned for his use of chiaroscuro, was born/baptized #OnThisDay 1598 in Fuente de Cantos. #History #art #OTD
the Battle of Ravenna, a somewhat pyrrhic victory for Franco-Ferrarese forces because of the death of Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours and the arrival in Lombardy of Swiss mercenaries hired by Pope Julius II and Imperial troops under Emperor Maximilian I. This in turn caused 4/
In January 1511 Papal Forces won an important victory at Mirandola. He formed a Holy League which included Spain, the Empire, Venice against the French who were gaining substantial control in parts of Italy. This culminated in 1512 with 3/
#OTD 1147 Siege of Lisbon ends with a victory for the Portuguese, with the Moorish occupants forced to surrender as they ran out of supplies. This was a crucial victory in the context of the wider Iberian Reconquista as Lisbon became the #Portuguese capital in 1255. #History
#OTD 1466 Second Peace of Thorn (Toruń) was signed between Polish King Casimir IV Jagiellon and the Teutonic Knights, thus ending the Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466) with a Prussian–Polish victory. #History #OnThisDay #art
Painting by Marian Jaroczyńsk (1873)