{"slug": "dordrecht", "label": "Dordrecht", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dordrecht", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26421", "qid": "Q26421", "description": "city and municipality in South Holland, the Netherlands", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1049, 1489], "span_label": ["1049 CE", "1489 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "netherlands", "label": "Netherlands", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "north-sea", "label": "North Sea", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "meuse", "label": "Meuse", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "county-of-holland", "label": "County of Holland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "leiden", "label": "Leiden", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "frisia", "label": "Frisia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1049, "year_label": "1049 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 13", "text": "January 13 – Theodwin, prince-bishop of Liège, defeats Count Dirk IV of West Frisia near Dordrecht and restores imperial authority in the Rhine Delta.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350129777#Europe", "title": "1049", "revid": 1350129777, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1220, "year_label": "1220 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Dordrecht is granted city rights by William I, Count of Holland, making it the oldest city in present-day Netherlands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360552842#Europe", "title": "1220", "revid": 1360552842, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1291, "year_label": "1291 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Four towns of the County of Holland (Dordrecht, Haarlem, Leiden and Alkmaar) and two of the County of Zeeland (Middelburg and Zierikzee) agree collectively to secure a loan by their sovereign, Count Floris V. This gives important securities to the lenders, and allows Floris to access the same low interest rates as the cities’ governments.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363454369#Economy", "title": "1291", "revid": 1363454369, "section": "Events › By topic › Economy"}}, {"year": 1421, "year_label": "1421 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "November 17", "text": "November 17–19 – St. Elizabeth's flood: The coastal area near Dordrecht in the Netherlands is flooded, due to the extremely high tide of the North Sea; 72 villages are drowned, killing about 10,000 people, and the course of the Meuse is changed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365656442#October–December", "title": "1421", "revid": 1365656442, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1457, "year_label": "1457 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "June 29", "text": "June 29 – The Dutch city of Dordrecht is devastated by fire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359845780#April–June", "title": "1457", "revid": 1359845780, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1489, "year_label": "1489 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 14", "text": "February 14 – Two alliance agreements are signed in the Austrian city of Dordrecht, with the Archduchy of Austria allying against France, with the Spanish Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of England. The tripartite agreement is completed with Castile and England reaching a mutual treaty on March 26.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364757252#January–March", "title": "1489", "revid": 1364757252, "section": "Events › January–March"}}]}