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Assassination of Arthur of Brittany

France · Warfare / England War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1203

Arthur of Brittany3 April 1203

Rouen · Warfare / England War

John has Arthur of Brittany killed to prevent Arthur from claiming the English throne. After the Battle of Mirabeau rumour circulates that, drunk & possessed, John had slain Arthur & thrown his body into the Seine

Names involved

Arthur of Brittany

Provenance

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