Historical place archive

Dreux in History

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

9 records6 event labels6 people1060–1562

Historical events in Dreux

1060

1060
Death of Henry I
Henry I · House of Capetian

Death of Henry I

1562

1562
Battle of Dreux
Louis I de Bourbon · Wars of Religion, 1st

At the Battle of Dreux and at Orleans, occur the first major engagements; at Dreux, Conde is captured by the Guises and Montmorency, the governor general, by the Bourbons

December 1562
Huguenot Maneuver
Gaspard de Coligny · French Wars of Religion

Coligny maneuvers Huguenot cavalry before the Battle of Dreux

19 December 1562
Battle of Dreux
Francis Guise · French Wars of Religion

Guise emerges as the leading Catholic commander after Dreux

19 December 1562
Battle of Dreux
Francis Guise · French Wars of Religion

Guise plays a leading Catholic role at the Battle of Dreux

19 December 1562
Battle of Dreux
Louis I de Bourbon · French Wars of Religion

Conde is captured during the first major battle of the war

19 December 1562
Capture at Dreux
Anne Montmorency · French Wars of Religion

Montmorency is captured by Huguenot forces during the battle

19 December 1562
Death at Dreux
Jacques d'Albon Saint Andre · French Wars of Religion

Saint Andre is killed after the Battle of Dreux

19 December 1562
Retreat after Dreux
Gaspard de Coligny · French Wars of Religion

Coligny withdraws with surviving Huguenot forces after Dreux

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