May 1301
Royal Entry
Philip IV enters Bruges amid rising hostility to French rule.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Bruges in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Philip IV enters Bruges amid rising hostility to French rule.
The French governor loses control of Bruges during the uprising.
Burgundian influence grows after Philip the Bold marries Margaret of Flanders.
Bruges presses for urban liberties after Charles the Bold's death.
Maximilian's marriage to Mary reshapes power in the Burgundian Netherlands.
Mary of Burgundy dies after a riding accident near Bruges.
Bruges citizens imprison Maximilian during conflict over urban rights.
Charles of Habsburg receives ceremonial loyalty in Bruges.
French advances after Fontenoy threaten and secure Bruges.
French revolutionary forces occupy Bruges during the Flanders campaign.
Bruges becomes administrative centre of the French Department of Lys.
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