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5 days ago · The coastal county of Flanders was one of the wealthiest parts of Europe in the late Middle Ages, from trading with England, France and Germany, and it became culturally important. During the 11th and 12th centuries, the Rheno-Mosan or Mosan art movement flourished in the region moving its centre from Cologne and Trier to Liège, Maastricht and ...
18 hours ago · Brittany (/ ˈ b r ɪ t ən i /, French: Bretagne, French: ⓘ; Breton: Breizh, Breton:, or Breton:; Gallo: Bertaèyn or Bertègn, locally [bəʁtaɛɲ]) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period of Roman occupation.
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5 days ago · Lille fell under the rule of France from 1304 to 1369, after the Franco-Flemish War (1297–1305). The county of Flanders fell to the Duchy of Burgundy next, after the 1369 marriage of Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, and Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. Lille thus became one of the three capitals of said Duchy, along with Brussels and ...
4 days ago · The most southern part fell into the hands of France, as French Flanders (in the Département du Nord). The historical County of Flanders only consists of two of the five provinces that form modern day Flanders. From 862 and onwards, the County of Flanders was a feudal fiefdom of the Kingdom of West Francia. This county became very prosperous ...
Apr 19, 2024 · Sumptuary arts became more common, especially illumination, ivory work, and metalwork for liturgical use (reliquaries). Gabriel Fournier Bernard S. Bachrach Jeremy David Popkin. This article is a survey of important events and people in the history of France from ancient times to the present.
5 days ago · Lille, city, capital of Nord département and of the Hauts-de-France région, northern France, situated on the Deûle River, 136 miles (219 km) north-northeast of Paris, and 9 miles (14 km) from the Belgian frontier by road. Lille (often written L’Île [“The Island”] until the 18th century) began as a village between arms of the Deûle River.
Apr 4, 2024 · Robert II (born c. 1065—died Oct. 5, 1111, near Meaux, Fr.) was the count of Flanders (1093–1111), one of the most celebrated of crusaders. The son of Robert I, he sailed for the Holy Land on the First Crusade in 1096 and earned fame perhaps second only to that of Godfrey of Bouillon. Returning to Flanders in 1100, he fought with his ...
