1339 in France

none 1339 Events from the year 1339 in France. Incumbents Monarch - Philip VI Events Hundred Years' War: February - French forces captured Bordeaux following a siege. 26 September - English King Edward III laid siege to Cambrai as part of his effort to take the throne of France. 8 October - Edward abandoned the siege after learning that French King Philip VI was arriving with an reinforcement army.Ormrod W. Mark Edward III 2011 Yale University Press 978-0-300-11910-7 Yale English monarchs series New Haven 24 October - English forces retreated into Duchy of Brabant, ending the Thiérache campaign. October - French naval forces ended their raids along the southern coast of England. 3 December - England formally allied with County of Flanders. In the following months, they launched several small scale attacks on French forces in Picardy. 12 May - University of Grenoble was established by Humbert II, Dauphin of the Viennois. 22 November - Philip VI convinced Joan of Savoy, Duchess consort of Brittany, to renounce her rights of succession to Count of Savoy in return of an annual payment. Births 23 July - Louis I, Duke of Anjou (died 1384) Full dates unknown Blanche of Bourbon, Queen consort of Kingdom of Castile and Leon (died 1361) John IV, Duke of Brittany (died 1399) Philip of Alençon, French cardinal (died 1397) Deaths Full dates unknown Marie of Brittany, daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany (born 1268) See also France History Lists References 1339 France France Category:1330s in France Category:Years of the 14th century in France