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From the first century CE to the early fifth century CE Alsace was incorporated into the Roman province of Germania Superior, formally established in 85 CE. [25] The portion of the Rhine flowing along the eastern boundary of Alsace was also the Roman frontier, or limes , from 53 BCE to approximately 70 CE, and again from approximately 250 CE to ...
France, the great victor of this long conflict, expanded its territory eastward: Metz, Toul, and Verdun were recognized as de jure French after a century of de facto protectorate. France annexed part of Alsace, in particular the Landgraviate of Upper Alsace (formerly the County of Sundgau) and the cities of the Alsatian Décapole.
What is now known as Alsace was progressively conquered by France under Louis XIII and Louis XIV in the 17th century, while Lorraine was incorporated from the 16th century under Henry II to the 18th century under Louis XV [4] (in the case of the Three Bishoprics, as early as 1552).
2 Prior to 14th century. 3 14th–16th centuries. 4 17th–18th centuries. 5 19th century. 6 20th century. ... Association philomathique d'Alsace et de Lorraine ...
Strasbourg is a city in the historic Alsace region on the left bank of the Rhine. Founded by the Romans in 12 BC, the city passed under the control of the Merovingians in the eighth century, and then became part of the Holy Roman Empire. Flourishing throughout the middle ages and Renaissance, it was conquered by Louis XIV in 1681.
Upper Alsace [a] (southern Alsace) was a landgraviate of the Holy Roman Empire centred on Ensisheim and Landser, north of the County of Ferrette (Pfirt). The counts of Habsburg ruled the territory from the 1130s down to its cession to France in the 17th century.
From the time of Augustus to the early fifth century AD, the area of Alsace was incorporated into the Roman province of Germania Superior. [17] As a border province, the Romans built fortifications and military camps, many of which, including Argentoratum (Strasbourg), evolved into modern towns and cities. [18]
14 18th century. 15 19th century. 16 20th century. ... It is the first time since 1681 that a monarch goes to Alsace.