Galician Coronation: Alfonso VII's Rise to Power (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Sep 17, 2023 · 10m

A Daily Dose of History (17 Sep 2023)

Today's historical events:

Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown Alfonso VII as "King of Galicia".

The Battle of Myriokephalon is the last attempt by the Byzantine Empire to recover central Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks.

Thirteen Years' War: A Polish army under Piotr Dunin decisively defeats the Teutonic Order at the Battle of Świecino.

The Treaty of Bergerac is signed between King Henry III of France and the Huguenots.

Polish-Ottoman War: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth…