==Events=====Pre-1600===*1066 – Following the death of Edward the Confessor on the previous day, the Witan meets to confirm Harold Godwinson as the new King of England; Harold is crowned the same day, sparking a succession crisis that will eventually lead to the Norman conquest of England.*1205 – Philip of Swabia undergoes a second coronation as King of the Romans.*1322 – Stephen Uroš III is crowned King of Serbia, having defeated his half-brother Stefan Konstantin in battle. His son is crowned "young king" in the same ceremony.*1355 – Charles IV of Bohemia is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy as King of Italy in Milan.*1449 – Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine Emperor at Mystras.*1492 – The Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella enter Granada at the conclusion of the Granada War.*1536 – The first European school of higher learning in the Americas, Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco, is founded by Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza and Bishop Juan de Zumárraga in Mexico City.*1540 – King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.*1579 – The Union of Arras unites the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma (Ottavio Farnese), governor in the name of King Philip II of Spain. - Source: Wikipedia
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