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TIMELINE | 1100 to 1600 | FRANCE
Date
1108 A.D.
Country | Description
France
Start of the reign of Louis VI. Establishment and growth of the
commune movement in France.
1146 A.D.
France
Preaching of the Second Crusade, in particular by Saint Bernard. King
Louis VII returns defeated to France, and Jerusalem is taken back by the
Muslims in 1187.
1187 A.D.
France
Preaching of the Third Crusade, which is joined by the King of France
Philip Augustus and Richard the Lionheart. Having returned to France
Philip Augustus defeats the troops of Emperor Otto at Bouvines and
greatly extends his kingdom.
1208 A.D.
France
Albigensian Crusade against Cathars established in southern France
triggers the conquest of the Languedoc by barons from the north of
France. The Kingdom of France experiences an unprecedented period of
economic and cultural expansion.
1246 A.D.
France
Charles of Anjou, brother of the King of France, marries Beatrice, heir to
the Count of Provence. Sailors from Marseilles become special allies of
the Angevins in southern Italy.
1270 A.D.
France
Death of Louis IX at the gates of Tunis during the Eighth Crusade
following an initial defeat in Egypt (Seventh Crusade). Louis IX will be
canonised in 1297.
1285 A.D.
France
Philip the Fair, surrounded by his ‘jurists’, consolidates the authority of
the King of France. Levying taxes on Jews and ‘Lombards’ and
confiscating the riches of the Knights Templar, he enters into a conflict
with the papacy which is only resolved in 1305 with the election of a
French pope.
1348 A.D.
France
A devastating outbreak of the plague compounds the misery of renewed
famine and a disastrous war with England.
1392 A.D.
France
The King of France, Charles VI, is afflicted by madness. France falls into
civil war, and the Treaty of Troyes recognises Henry V of England as the
heir to the French throne.
1429 A.D.
France
Charles VII is crowned in Reims, having been proclaimed the true king
of France by Joan of Arc. A gradual reconquest of the kingdom begins,
to be completed towards the end of the 15th century.
1446 A.D.
France
Jacques Cœur, based in the south of France, begins profitable trading
with countries in the Near East, particularly Egypt.
1481 A.D.
France
Provence becomes part of France. The Kings of France inherit the claims
of the Angevins. Start of the Italian Wars.
1515 A.D.
France
Beginning of the reign of Francis I. Continuation of the Italian Wars,
marked by victory at Marignano and defeat at Pavia (1526). The King of
France effects a reconciliation with the Turks, creating a scandal in the
Christian world.
1535 A.D.
France
The Capitulations afford French ships and subjects the freedom of the
Ottoman Empire. French consuls gain the right to judge their
compatriots in criminal and civil courts. Trade is greatly facilitated.
1543 A.D.
France
Barbarossa’s fleet comes to the aid of the French in their struggle
against Charles V.
1589 A.D.
France
The assassination of Henry III ends the reign of the Valois, which was
marked by Wars of Religion between Catholics and Protestants. The
Catholic League’s recognition of Henry IV, now converted to Catholicism,
allows the kingdom to be reunited.
1598 A.D.
France
The Edict of Nantes ends the Wars of Religion, affording protestants
considerable rights in the Kingdom of France.