Historical place archive

Maine in History

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

5 records3 event labels5 people1189–1482

Historical events in Maine

1189

1189
Invasion of Maine
Philip II · House of Capetian

Attacks Henry II who is forced to surrender

1232

1232
Peerage
Charles of Anjou · House of Anjou

Created Count of Maine

1259

4 December 1259
Rule of Maine
Louis IX · Hundred Years War

Under the Treaty of Paris Henry III gives up his claim to Maine

1291

1291
Rule of Maine
Philip IV · France-Aragon War

Under the Treaty of Tarascon Charles of Valois is compensated with Anjou & Maine

1482

1482
Rule of Maine
Louis XI · House of Valois

Under the Treaty of Arras, Anjou, Maine & Provence are united with the crown

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match France and Maine. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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