Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, then took command of the troops of the league, and after Albert had been placed under the imperial ban in December 1553 he was defeated by Duke Henry, and compelled to flee to France.

Alexander had married Princess Margaret of England, a daughter of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence, on 26 December 1251.

Afonso I ( 25 June 1109, Guimarães or Viseu – 6 December 1185, Coimbra ), more commonly known as Afonso Henriques (), nicknamed " the Conqueror " (), " the Founder " () or " the Great " () by the Portuguese, and El-Bortukali (" the Portuguese ") and Ibn-Arrik (" son of Henry ", " Henriques ") by the Moors whom he fought, was the first King of Portugal.

" Blind " Lemon Jefferson ( Lemon Henry Jefferson ; September 24, 1893 – December 19, 1929 ) was an American blues singer and guitarist from Texas.

Catharine of Aragon ( Castilian: Catalina de Aragón ; ; 16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536 ) was the Spanish Queen consort of England as the first wife of King Henry VIII of England and Princess of Wales as the wife to Arthur, Prince of Wales.

In December 1514, she had another son, Prince Henry who died shortly after birth.

In December 1584, an alliance between Philip II and the French Catholic League at Joinville undermined the ability of Anjou's brother, Henry III of France, to counter Spanish domination of the Netherlands.

Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (; born Fiorello Enrico La Guardia ; December 11, 1882September 20, 1947 ) was Mayor of New York for three terms from 1934 to 1945 as a Republican.

Orwell set out for Spain on about 23 December 1936, dining with Henry Miller in Paris on the way.

Henry Home, Lord Kames ( 169627 December 1782 ) was a Scottish advocate, judge, philosopher, writer and agricultural improver.

Henry I ( c. 1068 / 1069 – 1 December 1135 ) was the fourth son of William I of England.

John was born to Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine on 24 December 1166.

Divisions emerged between various factions, culminating in Pride's Purge on 7 December 1648, when, under the orders of Oliver Cromwell's son-in-law Henry Ireton, Colonel Pride physically barred and arrested 41 of the members of Parliament.

Starting on December 17, 1659, Henry Vane representing the Parliament, Major Saloway and Col. Salmon with powers from the officers of the army to treat with the fleet, and Vice-Admiral Lawson met in negotiating a compromise.

On 27 May 1234, Louis married Margaret of Provence ( 1221 – 21 December 1295 ), whose sister Eleanor later became the wife of Henry III of England.

He possibly served as a squire to Henry Bolingbroke ( later Henry IV of England ), son of John of Gaunt, at the short, sharp Battle of Radcot Bridge in December 1387.

German King Henry III intervened, and at the Council of Sutri in December 1046 Benedict IX and Sylvester III were declared deposed while Gregory VI was encouraged to resign, which he did.

In 1046, he accompanied King Henry III on his campaign to Italy and in December, participated in the Council of Sutri, which deposed former Popes Benedict IX and Sylvester III and persuaded Pope Gregory VI to resign.

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In December 1503, Julius issued a dispensation allowing Henry VIII to marry Katharine of Aragon who had previously been briefly married to Henry's brother Prince Arthur Tudor who had died some years before.

On 15 December, Henry delivered an agreement under which Stephen would grant extensive freedoms and liberties to the church, in exchange for the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Papal Legate supporting his succession to the throne.

She arrived in England in December 1539, and Henry rode to Rochester to meet her on 1 January 1540.

# Henry was born in late 1068, died 1 December 1135.

* December 19 – Martin Savage, IRA commander ( b. 1898 )

Farmer suggested in two " biographies " of fictional characters ( Tarzan Alive and Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life ), that the real meteorite ( Wold Cottage meteorite ) which fell near Wold Newton, Yorkshire, England, on December 13, 1795, was radioactive and caused genetic mutations in the occupants of a passing coach.

* December 1975 – SS-8414 – Savage Eye – Pretty Things

Michael Joseph Savage, leader of the Labour Party, became Prime Minister on 6 December 1935, marking the beginning of Labour's first term in office.

On 19 December 1919 an IRA unit of 11 volunteers, including Seán Treacy, Seamus Robinson, Seán Hogan, Paddy Daly ( Leader ), Joe Leonard, Martin Savage, and Dan Breen ( who later said that the threats were not based on “ personal animosity ”) sought to ambush French as he returned from Ashtown railway station ( he was returning by train from Drumdoe ) to the Vice-Regal Lodge in Phoenix Park, Dublin.

A revival fronted by Lily Savage ( played by Paul O ' Grady ) was produced by the BBC from 26 December 1997 to 28 December 1999, followed by ITV from 2001 to 2002.

At Turning Point on December 5, the Kings of Wrestling were defeated by Hardy, Styles, and Randy Savage.

On December 4, 2006, it was reported that Savage was considering a run for the Leadership of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

On December 19, Savage announced that he would not seek the leadership.

Howard characters: Kull in " Exile of Atlantis " ( Savage Sword of Conan # 3, December 1974 ), and Bran Mak Morn in " Worms of the Earth " ( Savage Sword of Conan # 16, November 1975 ).

After the Survivor Series, the feud between Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake versus Randy Savage and Zeus ended with a steel cage match on December 27, 1989.

* The Savage Beat of the Screaming Tribesmen-Savage ( December 2003 )

On December 9, 2007, Zero G hosted Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of MythBusters to disprove the conspiracy that the Apollo Moon landing was a hoax.

Arnold Henry Savage Landor ( 1865 – 26 December 1924 ) was an English painter, explorer, writer and anthropologist, born in Florence.

Their first match was at the Tuesday in Texas pay-per-view December 3 in San Antonio, Texas, which saw Savage earn a victory over Roberts ; the two continued to brawl after the match, and Roberts eventually gained the upper hand by laying Savage out with a series of DDTs.

* Savage Presentation at The Entertainment Gathering ( December 2008 )

Ann Savage ( February 19, 1921 – December 25, 2008 ) was an American film and television actress.

On December 1, 2006, CN announced that it had purchased Savage Alberta Railway for $ 25 million and that it had begun operating the railway the same day.

On December 1, 2006, CN announced that it had purchased Savage Alberta Railway for $ 25 million and that it had begun operating the railway the same day.

Richard " Rick " Savage ( born 2 December 1960 ) is the bassist and one of the founding members of the English rock band, Def Leppard.