Events on 1 March 83
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Emperor Diocletian and Maximian appoint Constantius Chlorus and Galerius as Caesars. This is considered the beginning of the Tetrarchy, known as the Quattuor Principes Mundi ("Four Rulers of the World").
Year 317
Crispus and Constantine II, sons of Roman Emperor Constantine I, and Licinius Iunior, son of Emperor Licinius, are made Caesares.
Year 350
Vetranio is asked by Constantina, sister of Constantius II, to proclaim himself Caesar.
Year 834
Emperor Louis the Pious is restored as sole ruler of the Frankish Empire. After his re-accession to the throne, his eldest son Lothair I flees to Burgundy.
Year 1457
The Unitas Fratrum is established in the village of Kunvald, on the Bohemian-Moravian borderland. It is to date the second oldest Protestant denomination.
Year 1476
Forces of the Catholic Monarchs engage the combined Portuguese-Castilian armies of Afonso V and Prince John at the Battle of Toro.
Year 1562
Sixty-three Huguenots are massacred in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion.
Year 1628
Writs issued in February by Charles I of England mandate that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date.
Year 1633
Samuel de Champlain reclaims his role as commander of New France on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu.
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Birthdays on 1 March 161
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Deaths on 1 March 60
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