Konrad III: King of Germany - A Turning Point in History (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (07 Mar 2024)

Today's historical events:

Konrad III von Hohenstaufen was elected king of Germany at Coblenz in the presence of the papal legate Theodwin.

The University of Paris issues the last in a series of condemnations of various philosophical and theological theses.

A peace treaty is signed between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, ending the Ottoman-Venetian War and leaving Cyprus in Ottoman hands.

Napoleon Bonaparte captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives.

Emperor Napoleon I of France wins the…

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