Montmédy

Montm?dy is a commune of the Meuse d?partement, in northeastern France. Population (1999): 2,260.

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In 1221 the first castle of Montm?dy has been built on top of a hill by Lord de Chiny. Montm?dy became soon the capital of his territory - later it belongend to Luxemburg, Burgundy, Austria and Spain. The original castle was replaced with a fortress by Karl V. in the 16th century. After Marville and Stenay had been occupied by the French, 30.000 soldiers, including King Louis XIV, attacked Marville, whilst 756 were defending it in 1657. They hold it for 57 days and only surrendered after the death of the governor Jean V. of Allamont. Vauban advanced the outer fortifications, the moats and the walls after the siege of 1657.

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