{"slug": "bourges", "label": "Bourges", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132404", "qid": "Q132404", "description": "French commune and prefecture of Cher, Centre-Val de Loire", "entries": 8, "years": 7, "span": [-51, 1509], "span_label": ["52 BCE", "1509 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "charles-vii-of-france", "label": "Charles VII of France", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "france", "label": "France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "franks", "label": "Franks", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "loire", "label": "Loire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "paris", "label": "Paris", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "henry-vi-of-england", "label": "Henry VI of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "charles-vi-of-france", "label": "Charles VI of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "dauphin-of-france", "label": "Dauphin of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "france-in-the-middle-ages", "label": "France in the Middle Ages", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "unesco", "label": "UNESCO", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "world-heritage-site", "label": "World Heritage Site", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "louis-xii", "label": "Louis XII", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -51, "year_label": "52 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March", "text": "March – Siege and capture of Avaricum (Bourges).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1336454371#Roman_Republic", "title": "52 BC", "revid": 1336454371, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": 731, "year_label": "731 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Charles Martel leads two raids across the Loire River into the Berry region. The Franks seize and plunder Bourges (central France), but the city is immediately recaptured by Eudes of Aquitaine.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358697487#Europe", "title": "731", "revid": 1358697487, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1100, "year_label": "1100 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Philip I of France conquers the Vexin area, and adds the city of Bourges and the province of Berry to his estate.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365265768#Europe", "title": "1100", "revid": 1365265768, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1255, "year_label": "1255 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "The Gothic cathedral at Bourges in central France, is completed (it will become a UNESCO World Heritage Site).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1315790496#Art_and_Culture", "title": "1255", "revid": 1315790496, "section": "Events › By topic › Art and Culture"}}, {"year": 1422, "year_label": "1422 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "October 21", "text": "October 21 – King Charles VI of France passes away at the age of 53 after years of mental illness, and rival groups fight over who his successor will be. In Paris, Henry VI of England, the 10-month old son of the late French regent, England's King Henry V, and grandson of King Charles VI, is proclaimed King Henri II of France. In Bourges, the Dauphin Charles, eldest son of King Charles VI, is proclaimed as King Charles VII.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325155630#October–December", "title": "1422", "revid": 1325155630, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1422, "year_label": "1422 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "December 18", "text": "December 18 – King Charles VII of France marries Marie of Anjou in a ceremony at Bourges.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325155630#October–December", "title": "1422", "revid": 1325155630, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1485, "year_label": "1485 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 2", "text": "November 2 – The Peace of Bourges temporarily stops the civil war in France, dubbed \"the Mad War\". (la Guerre folle)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364736343#October–December", "title": "1485", "revid": 1364736343, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1509, "year_label": "1509 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 13", "text": "March 13 – At Bourges, the French king Louis XII ratifies treaties that were concluded 10 December 1508, regarding the creation of the League of Cambrai.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369335853#January–March", "title": "1509", "revid": 1369335853, "section": "Events › January–March"}}]}