Chartres

commune in Eure-et-Loir, France

7 dated entries naming Chartres, drawn from 7 separate years between 524 CE and 1589 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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6th century

524June 25 – Battle of Vézeronce: The Franks under Chlodomer, Childebert I and Chlothar I are defeated by the Burgundians and allied Ostrogoths near Isère (France), averting the Frankish advance into Burgundy. During the fighting Chlodomer is killed. Later Childebert annexes the cities of Chartres and Orléans.source
573King Sigibert I goes to war against his half brother Chilperic I of Neustria at the urging of his wife, Brunhilda. He appeals to the Germans on the right bank of the Rhine for help, and they obligingly attack the environs of Paris and Chartres.source

12th century

1106Spring – Bohemond I, prince of Antioch, marries Constance of France (daughter of King Philip I) in the cathedral of Chartres. Philip agrees to marry his second daughter, the 9-year-old Cecile of France, to Tancred (nephew of Bohemond). Meanwhile, Bohemond mobilises an expeditionary force (some 30,000 men) to begin a campaign against Emperor Alexios I.source
1134Much of Chartres, France, is destroyed by fire.source
1145Construction begins on Notre-Dame de Chartres Cathedral in Chartres, France.source

15th century

1421June 25 – Prince Charles of Valois, the oldest son of King Charles VI and former Dauphin before being disinherited by his father, captures the English fortress at Gallardon and has the entire garrison executed for treason, and then retakes Chartres.source

16th century

1589January 17 – The French city of Chartres closes its gates to King Henry III and subsequently recognizes 65-year-old Charles I, Cardinal de Bourbon as King Charles X.source

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