Nancy: All Data
Nancy is a city in France and Monaco. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Nancy: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
962 AD
Capital of Duchy of Upper Lotharingia
1477 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Nancy, part of Burgundian Wars
1789 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Grand-gouvernement de Lorraine-et-Barrois, part of Kingdom of France
1803 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Meurthe, part of First French Republic
1812 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Meurthe, part of First French Empire
1870 AD
Mentioned in Event: German Invasion (Franco-Prussian War)
1871 AD
Mentioned in Event: War of the Government of National Defence
1873 AD
Mentioned in Event: German Withdrawal (Treaty of Frankfurt of 1871)
1940 AD
Mentioned in Event: Fall Rot
1944 AD
Mentioned in Event: Lorraine campaign