Compiègne

History

: 665 - Saint Wilfrid consecrated Bishop of York.

Related Topics:
665 - Wilfrid

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: February 888 - Odo, Count of Paris and king of the Franks was crowned in Compiègne.

Related Topics:
888 - Odo, Count of Paris - Franks

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: May 23, 1430 - During the Hundred Years' War, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians while attempting to free Compiègne.

Related Topics:
May 23 - 1430 - Hundred Years' War - Joan of Arc - Burgundians

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: 1630 - Marie de' Medici's attempts to displace Richelieu ultimately led to her exile to Compiègne, from where she escaped to Brussels in 1631.

Related Topics:
1630 - Marie de' Medici - Richelieu - Brussels

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: November 11, 1918 - The fighting of WWI ended with an armistice agreed at Compiègne.

Related Topics:
November 11 - 1918 - WWI - Armistice

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: June 22, 1940 - Armistice between Nazi Germany and the defeated France in Compiègne. It was signed in the same place as in 1918, in the same railroad carriage but with the seats swapped.

Related Topics:
June 22 - 1940 - Nazi Germany

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: 1968 - The starting location of the Paris-Roubaix bicycle race was changed from Paris to Compiègne.

Related Topics:
1968 - Paris-Roubaix - Bicycle - Paris

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: 2004 - The Communauté de Communes de la Région de Compiègne becomes a partner in a European Union INTERREG IIIb project called SAND (see link below)

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