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France in 1372

Historical records for France in 1372, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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2Named people
3Places
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Historical records

June

23 June 1372Battle of La RochellePhilip IV

La Rochelle · Warfare / 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

December

1 December 1372Capture of PoitouPhilip IV

Poitou · Warfare / Hundred Years War

Philip IV captures Poitou

Other Events

1372PeerageJohn IV of Brittany

Richmond · House / House of Dreux

Created Earl of Richmond

Names involved

John IV of BrittanyPhilip IV

Places involved

La RochellePoitouRichmond

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.