Historical place archive

La Rochelle in History

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

8 records6 event labels4 people1224–1628

Historical events in La Rochelle

1224

1224
Warden
Savary de Mauleon · Military

Appointed Warden of La Rochelle by Louis VIII after sureenderring it to him

3 August 1224
Rule of La Rochelle
Savary de Mauleon · England War

Mauleon surrenders La Rochelle to Louis VIII, most devoted Poitevin town to England

3 August 1224
Siege of La Rochelle
Savary de Mauleon · England War

Mauleon surrenders La Rochelle to Louis VIII, most devoted Poitevin town to England

1226

8 November 1226
Rule of La Rochelle
Louis VIII · England War

By the time of his death Louis had recaptured Saintonge & La Rochelle

1372

23 June 1372
Battle of La Rochelle
Philip IV · Hundred Years War

The French fleet regains control of the western & northern coasts of France. The French fleet, helped by Castille, defeat an English fleet

1626

February 1626
Treaty of La Rochelle
Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu · Government of France

Richelieu is forced to make peace with the Hugenots of La Rochelle

6 February 1626
Treaty of La Rochelle
Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu · Government of France

Huguenot rebels and the French signed the Peace of La Rochelle

1628

28 October 1628
Capture of La Rochelle
Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu · Military

The starving Hugenot city of La Rochelle surrenders to Richelieu

Provenance

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