Polity Ligny Lordship

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Was a lordship and then a county and a principality of the Holy Roman Empire that centered on the city of Ligny (Belgium) and its surroundings.

Establishment

  • January 1101: Establishment of the Ligny Lordship.

Chronology

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1. Hundred Years´ War

Were a series of conflicts between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France that spanned more than a century (with interruptions) from 1337 to 1453. The immediate causes of the conflicts were the English possessions in France which were at the same time vassals of the French Kingdom, as well as disputed claims to the French throne between the English House of Plantagenet and the French royal House of Valois. At the end of the war Englans lost all its possessions in France with the exception of the city of Calais.

1.1. Edwardian War

Was the first phase of the Hundred Years' War between France and England, lasting from 1337 to 1360.

  • January 1360: Edward III of England led his army into Burgundy, and took Tonnerre.
  • February 1360: After remaining in Tonnerre some days, Edward III of England left the city.

Disestablishment

  • January 1545: Ligny is elevated to a Holy Roman Empire county.