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Events in Italy in 1285:
Events
[edit]- September 4 - Battle of Les Formiguestook place probably in the early morning of 4 September 1285 near Les Formigues Islands, about 85 km northeast of Barcelona, when a Catalan-Sicilian galley fleet commanded by Roger of Lauria defeated a French and Genoese galley fleet commanded by Guilhem de Lodeva, Henry di Mari, and John de Orrea.
- Rucellai Madonna painted for the Church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence
- Jacopo Savelli becomes Pope Honorius IV upon election, succeeding Pope Martin IV
Births
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- Charles I of Naples (1226–1285) - King of Sicily,[1] Albania,[citation needed] and Naples; also known as Charles of Anjou[1]
- Pope Martin IV (Simon de Brion, ?-1285)
- Philip I, Count of Savoy (1207–1285)
- Amadeus V, Count of Savoy (ca. 1250-1285) - Amadeus the Great, successor to his uncle Philip I
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Charles I of Naples and Sicily | Angevin Dynasty, Biography, & Facts | Britannica". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2026-08-01.