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Roman Emperor Constantine the Great elevates his youngest son Constans to the rank of Caesar.
Year 350
Vetranio meets Constantius II at Naissus (Serbia) and is forced to abdicate his title (Caesar). Constantius allows him to live as a private citizen on a state pension.
Year 496
Clovis I, king of the Franks, is baptized into the Catholic faith at Reims, by Saint Remigius.
Year 597
Augustine of Canterbury and his fellow-labourers baptise in Kent more than 10,000 Anglo-Saxons.
Year 820
Emperor Leo V is assassinated in the Hagia Sophia at Constantinople and is succeeded by Michael II.
Year 1000
The foundation of the Kingdom of Hungary: Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 128
Birthdays on 25 December 225
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John IV Laskaris
b. 1250 – d. 1305
John IV Laskaris, Byzantine emperor (d. 1305)
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Alice de Lacy, 4th Countess of Lincoln
b. 1281 – d. 1348
Alice de Lacy, 4th Countess of Lincoln (d. 1348)
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John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley
b. 1400 – d. 1487
John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1487)
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Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France
b. 1424 – d. 1445
Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France (d. 1445)
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Christina of Saxony
b. 1461 – d. 1521
Christina of Saxony, Queen consort of Denmark (d. 1521)
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Francesco Marinoni
b. 1490 – d. 1562
Francesco Marinoni, Italian Roman Catholic priest (d. 1562)
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Antoinette de Bourbon
b. 1493 – d. 1583
Antoinette de Bourbon, French noblewoman (d. 1583)
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Christine of Saxony
b. 1505 – d. 1549
Christine of Saxony, German noblewoman (d. 1549)
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Johannes Buxtorf
b. 1564 – d. 1629
Johannes Buxtorf, German Calvinist theologian (d. 1629)
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Orlando Gibbons
b. 1583 – d. 1625
Orlando Gibbons, English organist and composer (d. 1625)
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Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain
b. 1584 – d. 1611
Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain (d. 1611)
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Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
b. 1601 – d. 1675
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (d. 1675)
Deaths on 25 December 112
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Anastasia of Sirmium
d. 304
Saint Anastasia
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Pope Adrian I
d. 795 (b. 700)
Pope Adrian I (b. 700)
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Leo V the Armenian
d. 820 (b. 775)
Leo V the Armenian, Byzantine emperor (b. 775)
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Zhang Jingda
d. 936
Zhang Jingda, general of Later Tang
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Makan ibn Kaki
d. 940
Makan ibn Kaki, Iranian general
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Guy II of Ponthieu
d. 1147
Guy II, Count of Ponthieu (b. c. 1120)
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Peter the Venerable
d. 1156 (b. 1092)
Peter the Venerable, French abbot and saint (b. 1092)
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Sverker I of Sweden
d. 1156
Sverker the Elder, king of Sweden
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Mestwin II, Duke of Pomerania
d. 1294
Mestwin II, Duke of Pomerania
Henry III of Castile
d. 1406 (b. 1379)
King Henry III of Castile (b. 1379)
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George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent
d. 1505 (b. 1454)
George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1454)
Pedro de Valdivia
d. 1553 (b. 1497)
Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish explorer and politician, 1st Royal Governor of Chile (b. 1500)