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Name: Franco-Flemish War

Type: Event

Start: 1297 AD

End: 1305 AD

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Was a conflict between the Kingdom of France and the County of Flanders between 1297 and 1305.

Chronology


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  • August 1304: Siege of Lille (1304).
  • June 1297: Siege of Lille (1297).
  • June 1300: The whole of Flanders fells under French control.
  • August 1302: Siege of Lille (1302).
  • September 1304: Siege of Lille (1304).
  • July 1302: Following the Battle of the Golden Spurs, Flanders regained full independence.

  • 1. Matines de Bruges


    Was a revolt in the city of Bruges, during the Franco-Flemish War.

  • May 1302: Le 19 mai 1302 une rébellion éclate à Bruges. La population flamande tue des Leliaards qu'elle rencontre, et une partie de l'escorte française du gouverneur. Ce sont les matines de Bruges. .

  • 2. Invasion of Hainaut and Zeeland


    Was a Flemish invasion in Hainaut and Zealand.

  • August 1304: On August 10 and 11, 1304, a fleet combining the armies of Holland and Genoa, commanded by the Genoese Rainier I Grimaldi, confronted and defeated the Flemish fleet at the Battle of Zierikzee. Guy de Namur is captured and Zeeland remains in the hands of the Count of Holland and Hainaut.
  • January 1303: In 1302, the Flemings invaded Hainaut and conquered Lessines.
  • April 1303: Gui of Namur, son of the Count of Flanders, has formed a fleet at Sluis and claims the county of Zeeland.

  • 3. Treaty of Athis


    Was a peace treaty signed on 23 June 1305 between King Philip IV of France and Robert III of Flanders. The treaty concluded the Franco-Flemish War (1297-1305). Flanders lost Lille, Douai and Orches to France.

  • June 1305: The Treaty of Athis, signed on June 23, 1305, recognized Flemish independence, but at the cost of a heavy price and the loss of the cities of Lille, Douai and Orchies, which became French.

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