Historical place archive

Blois in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Blois in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records6 event labels4 people1504–1789

Historical events in Blois

1504

1504
Treaty of Blois
Louis XII · House of Line of Orleans

Naples loss of independence to Spain is recognized by the French

1588

23 December 1588
Assassination of Henry Guise
Henry Guise · War of Three Henrys

Murdered near the King's bedchamber while Henry III hides behind the curtains

1589

1589
Death of Henry III
Henry III · War of Three Henrys

Henry has Guise murdered at Blois

December 1589
States General
Henry III · War of Three Henrys

The Guises propose a settlement with a cipher as heir and demand a meeting of the States General, which takes place at Blois

23 December 1589
Assassination of Henry III
Henry III · War of Three Henrys

Henry of Guise is lured into a trap and assassinated, on the orders of Henry III

1789

30 March 1789
Election as Noble Deputy
Alexandre de Beauharnais · Revolution of France

Alexandre de Beauharnais was elected as a noble deputy for the bailliage of Blois to the Estates General.

Provenance

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