Rennes: All Data
Rennes 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
Rennes: 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.
851 AD
Capital of Kingdom of Brittany
919 AD
Capital of Norman State in Brittany
943 AD
Capital of Duchy of Brittany (West Francia)
987 AD
Capital of Duchy of Brittany (France)
1167 AD
Capital of Kingdom of Brittany (Angevin Empire)
1341 AD
Mentioned in Event: War of the Breton Succession
1342 AD
Mentioned in Event: War of the Breton Succession
1357 AD
Mentioned in Event: War of the Breton Succession
1426 AD
Capital of Duchy of Brittany (English Vassal)
1789 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Bretagne, part of Kingdom of France
1803 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Ille-et-Vilaine, part of First French Republic
1812 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Ille-et-Vilaine, part of First French Empire
1870 AD
Mentioned in Event: German Invasion (Franco-Prussian War)
1940 AD
Mentioned in Event: Fall Rot
1944 AD
Mentioned in Event: Conquest of Normandy
1982 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Bretagne, part of French Fifth Republic
2016 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Bretagne, part of French Fifth Republic