Sunday, December 20, 2015

History Trivia -Knights of Rhodes surrender to Suleiman the Magnificent

December 20
 860 King Ethelbald of Wessex died   


1334 Benedict XII was elected pope. The third pope to reside at Avignon, Benedict attempted to reform the church and its religious orders. His pontificate saw the beginning of the Hundred Years' War. 

1522 Suleiman the Magnificent accepted the surrender of the surviving Knights of Rhodes, who were allowed to evacuate. They eventually settled on Malta and became known as the Knights of Malta.

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