Events on 4 December 48
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Austrasian king Carloman I dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne king of the now complete Frankish Kingdom.
Year 1259
Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounces his claims to French-controlled territory on continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels.
Year 1563
The final session of the Council of Trent is held. (It had opened on December 13, 1545.)
Year 1619
Thirty-eight colonists arrive at Berkeley Hundred, Virginia. The group's charter proclaims that the day "be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God."
Year 1674
Father Jacques Marquette founds a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan to minister to the Illiniwek. (The mission would later grow into the city of Chicago.)
Year 1676
Battle of Lund: A Danish army under the command of King Christian V engages the Swedish army commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt.
Year 1745
Charles Edward Stuart's army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the Second Jacobite Rising.
Year 1783
At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, U.S. General George Washington bids farewell to his officers.
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