Events with tag - Royal Assassination

October 1, 337 BC

Alexander the Great's Ascension

Alexander the Great ascends to the Macedonian throne at age 20 following the assassination of his father Philip II at Aegae, marking the beginning of one of history's most significant reigns.

February 8, 1296

Death of Przemysł II

On February 8, 1296, in Rogoźno, King Przemysł II of Poland, the last ruler from the Greater Poland line of the Piast dynasty, was murdered. The assassination was carried out as a result of a conspiracy involving the Margraves of Brandenburg and members of the Nałęcz and Zaremba noble families. This event ended the attempt to unify the Polish state and initiated a long-lasting political crisis.