Historical place archive

Picardy in History

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

4 records3 event labels3 people1477–1918

Historical events in Picardy

1477

1477
Rule of Picardy
Louis XI · House of Valois

Claims Burgundy, Artois, Picardy & Flanders after the death of Charles of Burgundy

1561

1561
Governor of Picardy
Louis I de Bourbon · Government of France

Appointed Governor of Picardy

1918

26 March 1918
Commander in Chief
Ferdinand Foch · Military

Appointed Commander for Allied operations on the Western Front

26 March 1918
Commander in Chief
Ferdinand Foch · World War, 1st

Appointed Commander for Allied operations on the Western Front

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match France and Picardy. 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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