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Other events of 1880 History of France • Timeline • Years: Events from the year 1880 in France. Incumbents. President: Jules Grévy [1] ...
A map of France in 1843 under the July Monarchy. By the French Revolution, the Kingdom of France had expanded to nearly the modern territorial limits. The 19th century would complete the process by the annexation of the Duchy of Savoy and the County of Nice (first during the First Empire, and then definitively in 1860) and some small papal (like Avignon) and foreign possessions.
France obtains Lille and other territories of Flanders from Spain. 1678: Treaties of Nijmegen: A series of treaties ending the Franco-Dutch War. France obtains the Franche-Comté and some cities in Flanders and Hainaut (from Spain). 1684: 15 August: Truce of Ratisbon: End of the War of the Reunions. France obtains further territories in the ...
On its seven flights in 1884 and 1885 [23] the La France dirigible returned five times to its starting point. "La France was the first airship that could return to its starting point in a light wind. It was 165 feet (50 meters) long, its maximum diameter was 27 feet (8.2 meters), and it had a capacity of 66,000 cubic feet (1,869 cubic meters)."
(1938) France overseas;: A study of modern imperialism 463pp; encyclopedic coverage as of late 1930s; Roberts, Stephen H. History of French Colonial Policy (1870-1925) (2 vol 1929) vol 1 online also vol 2 online; Comprehensive scholarly history; Schnerb, Robert. "Napoleon III and the Second French Empire." Journal of Modern History 8#3 (1936 ...
6 June – Achille Baraguey d'Hilliers, Marshal of France and politician (born 1795) 12 June - George V of Hanover, deposed German king (born 1819) 2 September – Garcin de Tassy, orientalist (born 1794) 11 October – Félix Dupanloup, Bishop of Orléans (born 1802) 31 October – Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pagès, politician (born 1803)
1880s; 1890s; 1900s; See also: Other events of 1888 History of France • Timeline • Years: Events from the year 1888 in France. Incumbents. President: ...
The first written records for the history of France appeared in the Iron Age. What is now France made up the bulk of the region known to the Romans as Gaul . Greek writers noted the presence of three main ethno-linguistic groups in the area: the Gauls , Aquitani and Belgae .