{"slug": "saint-omer", "label": "Saint-Omer", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Omer", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208793", "qid": "Q208793", "description": "commune in Pas-de-Calais, France", "entries": 7, "years": 7, "span": [879, 1803], "span_label": ["879 CE", "1803 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "county-of-flanders", "label": "County of Flanders", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "ghent", "label": "Ghent", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "bruges", "label": "Bruges", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "robert-curthose", "label": "Robert Curthose", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "louis-vi-of-france", "label": "Louis VI of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ypres", "label": "Ypres", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "west-francia", "label": "West Francia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "edward-the-elder", "label": "Edward the Elder", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "spanish-netherlands", "label": "Spanish Netherlands", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "utrecht", "label": "Utrecht", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "compiegne", "label": "Compiègne", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "saint-malo", "label": "Saint-Malo", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 879, "year_label": "879 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Baldwin I (\"Iron Arm\") dies, after 15 years as margrave of Flanders. He is buried in the Abbey of Saint Bertin (near Saint-Omer), and is succeeded by his son Baldwin II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1348046041#Europe", "title": "879", "revid": 1348046041, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 933, "year_label": "933 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": null, "text": "Prince Edwin, the youngest son of the late King Edward the Elder, is drowned en route to the West Frankish Kingdom and buried at Saint-Bertin.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364917339#England", "title": "933", "revid": 1364917339, "section": "Events › By place › England"}}, {"year": 1127, "year_label": "1127 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "March 2", "text": "March 2 – Charles the Good, count of Flanders, is murdered by a band of knights while praying in church; he leaves no children. King Louis VI of France appoints William Clito (son of Robert Curthose) as new ruler. But the Flemish towns of Bruges, Ghent, Saint-Omer and Ypres recognize (with English financial support) Thierry of Alsace as rival count.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1348045996#Europe", "title": "1127", "revid": 1348045996, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1128, "year_label": "1128 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February", "text": "February – Saint-Omer and Ghent declare for Thierry (Theoderic) in his challenge to his cousin William Clito for the County of Flanders.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1348046025#Europe", "title": "1128", "revid": 1348046025, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1303, "year_label": "1303 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 4", "text": "April 4 – Battle of Arques: Flemish forces (some 10,000 men) led by William of Jülich (\"the Younger\") defeats a French army at Arques in Flanders. During the battle, the French cavalry (1,600 men) tries to break the Flemish infantry militia formations, but to no avail. Finally, the French withdraw to Saint-Omer, leaving 300 dead behind. Later, William receives a warm reception in Bruges as a liberator in May.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360891664#April–June", "title": "1303", "revid": 1360891664, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1609, "year_label": "1609 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "English-born Sister Mary Ward founds the Sisters of Loreto at Saint-Omer, at this time in the Spanish Netherlands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365588617#Date_unknown", "title": "1609", "revid": 1365588617, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1803, "year_label": "1803 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 14", "text": "June 14 – Napoleon Bonaparte orders the establishment of five military camps to defend the coast of France, located at Bayonne, Ghent, Saint-Omer, Compiègne, Saint-Malo, and one in the occupied Netherlands, at Utrecht. Each one has 20,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry to defend it.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373209562#April–June", "title": "1803", "revid": 1373209562, "section": "Events › April–June"}}]}