Births on November 10

Philip I, Prince of Taranto

Born on November 10, 1278

Philip I, Prince of Taranto (d. 1332)

Philip I of Taranto (10 November 1278 – 26 December 1331), of the Angevin house, was titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople (as Philip II) by right of his wife Catherine of Valois–Courtenay, Despot of Romania, King of Albania, Prince of Achaea and Taranto.

Born in Naples, Philip was a younger son of Charles II of Anjou, King of Naples, and Maria of Hungary, daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary.

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Philip I, Prince of Taranto

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Events on 1278

5 Aug

Siege of Algeciras (1278)
Spanish Reconquista: the forces of the Kingdom of Castile initiate the ultimately futile Siege of Algeciras against the Emirate of Granada.
26 Aug

Battle on the Marchfeld
Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolf I of Germany defeat Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle on the Marchfeld near Dürnkrut in (then) Moravia.
8 Nov

Trần Khâm
Trần Thánh Tông, the second emperor of the Trần dynasty, decides to pass the throne to his crown prince Trần Khâm and take up the post of Retired Emperor.

Births on November 10

Philip I, Prince of Taranto

Born on November 10, 1278

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Events on 1278

Siege of Algeciras (1278)

Battle on the Marchfeld

Trần Khâm