Historical place archive

Poitou in History

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

7 records2 event labels6 people1202–1372

Historical events in Poitou

1202

1202
Capture of Poitou
Philip II · England War

Phillip II captures Poitu from John & gives it to Johns nephwe Arthur of Brittany

1202
Rule of Poitou
Arthur of Brittany · England War

Phillip II captures Poitu from John & gives it to Johns nephwe Arthur of Brittany

1224

1224
Capture of Poitou
Louis VIII · England War

Assists the House of Lusignan to take over Poitou from Henry III

1224
Rule of Poitou
Louis VIII · England War

Assists the House of Lusignan to take over Poitou from Henry III

1259

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

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

1368

1368
Capture of Poitou
Edward III · Hundred Years War

Edward III recaptures Poitou

1372

1 December 1372
Capture of Poitou
Philip IV · Hundred Years War

Philip IV captures Poitou

Provenance

About these place records

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