History of La Rochelle
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The History of La Rochelle encompasses the development of this French Atlantic port city from its medieval origins through its role as a major Huguenot stronghold, maritime trading center, and site of significant religious and political conflicts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Rochelle | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
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historicalTopic ⓘ historyOfACity ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| coversPeriod |
Early Modern period
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Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ Modern era ⓘ |
| economicRole |
Atlanticport
NERFINISHED
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colonialTradeHub ⓘ fishingPort ⓘ maritimeTradingCenter ⓘ |
| includesDevelopmentOf |
commercialbourgeoisie
ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ harborInfrastructure ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
Battle of La Rochelle (1372)
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Battle of La Rochelle (1419) NERFINISHED ⓘ Edict of Nantes (1598) NERFINISHED ⓘ French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ German occupation of La Rochelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Hundred Years War NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberation of La Rochelle (1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of La Rochelle (1572–1573) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of Religion in France NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesTransformation | frommedievalporttomoderncity ⓘ |
| involvesConflictBetween |
FrenchCrown
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Huguenots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
AtlanticslaveTrade
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Frenchcolonialexpansion ⓘ NewFrance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Charente-Maritime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| mainSubject | La Rochelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
HuguenotHistory
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ProtestantReformation NERFINISHED ⓘ maritimeTrade ⓘ politicalConflict ⓘ religiousConflict ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
majorHuguenotStronghold
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semi-autonomousmunicipalrepublicInMiddleAges ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
Huguenotrefuge
NERFINISHED
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Protestantcapital ⓘ |
| shapedBy |
policiesOfCardinalRichelieu
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royalCentralizationUnderLouisXIII ⓘ |
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