Historical place archive

Verdun in History

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

10 records6 event labels7 people843–1916

Historical events in Verdun

843

843
Rule of March
Charles II the Bald · House of Carolingian

Charles receives the Spanish March in the Treaty of Verdun

843
Treaty of Verdun
Charles II the Bald · House of Carolingian

Louis gains the German lands & Charles the French Kingdom. Lothair gains Italy & Burgundy. Charlemagnes empire is divided among his 3 grandsons

1552

1552
Capture of Verdun
Henry II · House of Line of Anjou

Captures Verdun

1552
Capture of Verdun
Henry II · France-Empire War

Captures the Bishopric of verdun from the Emperor Charles V

1648

24 October 1648
Treaty of Westphalia
Louis XIV · Thirty Years War

French possession of Verdun is confirmed as part of the Three Bishoprics.

1792

September 1792
Capture of Verdun
Louis XVI · Revolutionary Wars

Verdun is captured by the Austrians

1914

5 September 1914
Battle of Marne, 1st
Joseph Joffre · World War, 1st

Orders the 1st & 2nd French Armies to hold the Germans around Verdun & Nancy

1916

1916
Battle of Verdun
Charles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle · World War, 1st

Taken prisoner during the Battle of Verdun

February 1916
Battle of Verdun
Henri Philippe Petain · World War, 1st

Commander of Second Army during the Battle of Champagne

2 March 1916
Battle of Verdun
Charles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle · World War, 1st

Wounded in battle & captured by the Germans. "posthumously" awarded the Legion of Honour. It is officially thought de Gaulle died in battle

Provenance

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