Year of Four Emperors: Battle of Bedriacum (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
- Published
- April 14, 2026
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- 6:08
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- Last updated
- Apr 19, 2026
Discusses education, history.
Summary
A Daily Dose of History (14 Apr 2026) Today's historical events: Vitellius, commander of the Rhine armies, defeats Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum to take power over Rome. After his marriage to the Christian Doubravka of Bohemia, the pagan ruler of the Polans, Mieszko I, converts to Christianity, an event considered to be the founding of the Polis…
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A Daily Dose of History (14 Apr 2026) Today's historical events: Vitellius, commander of the Rhine armies, defeats Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum to take power over Rome. After his marriage to the Christian Doubravka of Bohemia, the pagan ruler of the Polans, Mieszko I, converts to Christianity, an event considered to be the founding of the Polish state. Co-Emperor Otto II, a son of Otto I (the Great), marries the Byzantine princess Theophanu. She is crowned empress by Pope John XIII a
Themes
- education
- history