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France in 1627

Historical records for France in 1627, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

5Records
5Events
2Named people
3Places
3Categories

Historical records

June

22 June 1627Death of Francois de Montmorency BoutevilleFrancois de Montmorency Bouteville

House / House of Bourbon

Death of Francois de Montmorency Bouteville, executed

22 June 1627Execution of Montmorency BoutevilleFrancois de Montmorency Bouteville

House / House of Bourbon

Beheaded for flouting King Louis XIIIs year old ban on duels

November

18 November 1627Capture of RheArmand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu

Rhe · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Occupied by England to support the Hugenots. Commands the recapture the island of Rhe near La Rochelle

Other Events

1627Capture of MonferratoArmand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu

Monferrato · Warfare / Mantuan Succession

Spanish troops in alliance with Savoy occupy Monferrato

1627SuccessionArmand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu

Mantua · Warfare / Mantuan Succession

A French Duke succeeds to Mantua, the Empire & Spain dispute his entitlement

Names involved

Armand Jean du Plessis de RichelieuFrancois de Montmorency Bouteville

Places involved

MantuaMonferratoRhe

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.