Fall of Western Roman Emperor: Trapped, Executed (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Jul 11, 2023 · 9m

A Daily Dose of History (11 Jul 2023)

Today's historical events:

After being besieged in Rome by his own generals, Western Roman Emperor Anthemius is captured in St. Peter's Basilica and put to death.

Baldwin IV, 13, becomes King of Jerusalem, with Raymond III, Count of Tripoli as regent and William of Tyre as chancellor.

Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch): A coalition around the Flemish cities defeats the king of France's royal army.

Charles IV, Count of Luxembourg and King of Bohemia, is elected King of the Romans.

Ming admiral Zheng He sets sail to explore the world for…