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Siege of Bordeaux
The Vikings lay siege to Bordeaux
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Bordeaux in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Vikings lay siege to Bordeaux
Philip IV captures Bordeaux
Philip IV captures Bordeaux
Appointed Archbishop of Bordeaux
Signs a 2 year truce at Bordeaux
Captures Bordeaux during his drive to force the English out of Gascony
Captures Bordeaux during his drive to force the English out of Gascony
Captures Bordeaux again from the English, thereafter the city remains French
Captures Bordeaux again from the English, thereafter the city remains French
Montaigne meets Etienne de La Boetie and forms an influential intellectual friendship.
Montaigne publishes the first two books of the Essays.
Montaigne is elected mayor of Bordeaux and later serves a second term.
Vergniaud became director of the jury at the criminal tribunal of the Gironde before entering national politics.
Vergniaud was elected to the Legislative Assembly as a deputy for the Gironde.
Appointed Member of National Assembly
Deposed by the National Assembly at Bordeaux
Deposed by the National Assembly at Bordeaux
The capital of France is moved to Bordeaux
It is decided to move the French Government to Bordeaux
Provenance
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