A Daily Dose of History (13 Aug 2023) Today's historical events:

• John I becomes the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas.
• Count Reginar I of Hainault rises against Zwentibold of Lotharingia and slays him near present-day Susteren.
• Raniero is elected as Pope Paschal II.
• After an extended siege, forces led by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés capture Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc and conquer the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.
• Union of Brittany and France: The Duchy of Brittany is absorbed into the Kingdom of France.
• Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland as a heretic.
• The French king Louis XIII appoints Cardinal Richelieu as prime minister.
• Sweden and Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro.
• Colonel George Monck of the English Army forms Monck's Regiment of Foot, which will later become the Coldstream Guards.
• War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim: English and Imperial forces are victorious over French and Bavarian troops.

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