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1429 in France
Events from the year
1429 in
France
.
Incumbents
Monarch
–
Charles VII
Events
12 February âÂÂ
Battle of the Herrings
during the
Hundred Years War
29 April âÂÂ
Joan of Arc
arrives to relieve the
siege of Orléans
.
7 May â The Tourelles, the last English siege fortification at Orléans, falls. Joan of Arc becomes the hero of the battle by returning, wounded, to lead the final charge.
8 May â The
English
army abandons the siege of Orléans.
18 June â At the
Battle of Patay
the English are beaten
forcing them to withdraw
from the
Loire Valley
.
17 July âÂÂ
Charles VII
is
crowned as King of France
at the traditional site of
Reims
.
8 September âÂÂ
Joan of Arc
leads a
failed attempt to capture Paris
.
Unknown â The future
Louis XI
becomes
Dauphin of France
.
Deaths
12 July âÂÂ
Jean Gerson
, scholar (born 1363)
Unknown âÂÂ
John Stewart of Darnley
, Scottish-born Nobleman and soldier and French ally (born 1380)
References