1216 in France

none 1216 Events from the year 1216 in France Incumbents Monarch – Philip IIPhilip II King of France, Crusader & Reformer https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philip-II-king-of-France 23 January 2025 www.britannica.com en Events Early May – Albigensian Crusade: French forces under Raymond VII, count of Toulouse, besiege Castle Beaucaire.Dell'Umbria, Alèssi (2006). Histoire universelle de Marseille. De l'an mil à l'an deux mille, p. 27. Marseille: Agone. 2-7489-0061-8. May 21 – First Barons' War: Prince Louis of France, son of King Philip II, invades England in support of the barons, landing in Thanet. He enters London without opposition, and is proclaimed, but not crowned, King of England at Old St Paul's Cathedral.Palmer Alan The Chronology of British History Palmer Veronica Century Ltd 1992 0-7126-5616-2 London 77–79 June – Prince Louis of France captures Rochester CastleBrown Reginald Allen Rochester Castle 1969 London Her Majesty's Stationery Office Prince Louis of France captures Winchester July 24 – Albigensian Crusade: The occupants of Castle Beaucaire running low on supplies and surrender to French forces under Raymond VII, count of Toulouse, after being besieged for three months. November 12 – Prince Louis of France besieges Hertford Castle, held by Sir Walter de Godarville. December 6 – Prince Louis of France takes Hertford Castle. He allows the defending knights to leave with their horses and weapons.Berkhamsted Castle Siege https://www.berkhamstedcastle.org.uk/histories/berkhamsted-castle-siege/ 2025-01-23 Berkhamsted Castle Berkhamsted Castle Trust Late December – Prince Louis of France besieges and takes Berkhamsted Castle. He allows the defending royal garrison to withdraw honourably with their horses and weapons. Date unknown Using revenue form the royal demesne, King Philip II of France is the first Capetian king to build a French navy actively. In 1215, his fleet could carry a total of 7,000 men.Bradbury Jim Jim Bradbury Philip Augustus: King of France 1180–1223 1997 Routledge 978-0-582-06059-3 The Medieval World 242 Births September 25 – Robert I, French nobleman (d. 1250)Dunbabin Jean Charles I of Anjou: Power, Kingship and State-Making in Thirteenth-Century Routledge 2014 978-1138161627 1st 244 Date unknown Bernard Ayglerius (or Aygler), French cardinal (d. 1282) Deaths January 18 – Guy II of Dampierre, French noblemanSavetiez Charles Dampierre de l'Aube et ses seigneurs 1884 211 Date unknown Ida of Boulogne, French noblewoman (b. 1160)Luchaire Achille Social France at the Time of Philip Augustus Henry Holt & Co. 1912 Krehbiel Edward Benjamin References 1216 France France Category:1210s in France Category:Years of the 13th century in France