Franco-Savoyard War (1600-1601)
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Was a war between the Kingdom of France and the Duchy of Savoy.
Chronology
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August 1600: The defenders of the Castle of Miolans, led by the Duke of Nemours, surrendered to the French forces in 1600.
August 1600: In 1600, Marshal Lesdiguières, a French military leader, captured Montmélian from the Savoyards.
August 1600: The city of Chambéry opened its doors to King Henry IV of France in 1600.
August 1600: In 1600, Marshal Lesdiguières, a French military leader, reached Albertville during the military occupation of the territory by France.
August 1600: The siege of the castle of Conflans began in 1600, led by French military leader Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy. The garrison, commanded by Spanish military officer Don Juan de Velasco, surrendered two days later, resulting in the territory going under French military occupation.
September 1600: The castle of Charbonnières fell during the French military occupation in 1600. This event marked the end of the resistance led by the local lord, François de la Châtre, against the French forces commanded by King Henry IV.
September 1600: Lesdiguières was a French military leader who led the conquest of Val Moriana in 1600. The Moriana valley was a strategic location in the French Alps.
October 1600: Henry IV of France triumphantly entered Annecy.
January 1601: The fort of Acceglio was conquered after a bloody battle led by the French military commander, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, in 1600.
January 1601: In 1600, the territories of San Damiano Macra, Cartignano, and Dronero were occupied by France.
September 1600: The Bresse, the Bugey and the county of Gex fell into French hands, again by Biron; Biron subsequently occupied Poncin, Pont-d'Ain, Ambronay, Saint Denis-le-Chosson, Saint-Rambert, Belley, the Charterhouse of de Pierre-Châtel, the fort l'Écluse and Gex.
August 1600: In 1600, Marshal Charles of Gontaut-Biron, a French military leader, captured the city of Bourg-en-Bresse during the French Wars of Religion.
January 1601: In 1600, during the War of the Mantuan Succession, the French forces under the command of Marshal Lesdiguières retreated to Porte in the Savoy region.
January 1601: In 1600, French general Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy recalled his troops from the Maira valley and retreated back across the Alps. The territory was then taken over by the Duchy of Savoy.
August 1600: In 1600, Marshal Lesdiguières, a French military leader, reached Albertville during the military occupation of the territory by France.
August 1600: In 1600, Marshal Charles of Gontaut-Biron, a French military leader, captured the city of Bourg-en-Bresse during the French Wars of Religion.
Was the treaty that ended the Franco-Savoyard War of 1600-1601.
January 1601: The Treaty of Lyon in 1601 ended the war between France and Spain. As a result, Centallo, Demonte, Gresin, and Roccasparviera were ceded to the Duchy of Savoy, allowing them to regain control of the territories lost during the conflict.
January 1601: At the end of the Franco-Savoyard War (1600-1601) France left all the territories it had occupied militarly.
January 1601: Henry IV of France bought Bresse, Bugey and Valromey, areas beyond the Alps that were difficult to control by the Savoy.
Selected Sources
Pitts, V. J. (2009): Henri IV of France: His Reign and Age, Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 228-229
