Bruges: All Data
Bruges is a city in Belgium. 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
Bruges: 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.
1101 AD
Capital of Flandern County
1294 AD
Mentioned in Event: Anglo-French War of 1294-1303
1297 AD
Mentioned in Event: English expedition to Flanders (1297-98)
1302 AD
Mentioned in Event: Franco-Flemish War
1382 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Beverhoutsveld
1529 AD
Mentioned in Event: Peace of Cambrai
1580 AD
Mentioned in Event: The Union of Utrecht
1584 AD
Mentioned in Event: The Union of Utrecht
1702 AD
Mentioned in Event: French campaign in Spanish possessions
1706 AD
Mentioned in Event: Ramillies Campaign
1708 AD
Mentioned in Event: Dutch and German Theatre (War of the Spanish Succession)
1714 AD
Mentioned in Event: Treaty of Baden
1746 AD
Mentioned in Event: Low Countries Theatre (War of the Austrian Succession)
1748 AD
Mentioned in Event: Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
1790 AD
Mentioned in Event: Brabant Revolution
1793 AD
Mentioned in Event: Flanders Campaign
1803 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Lys, part of First French Republic
1812 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Lys, part of First French Empire
1914 AD
Mentioned in Event: German Offensive in Flanders (World War I)
1918 AD
Mentioned in Event: Hundred Days Offensive
1940 AD
Mentioned in Event: Overall Frontline (Belgium and France)
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of West Flanders, part of Kingdom of Belgium