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See also: | Other events of 1429 History of France • Timeline • Years |
Events from the year 1429 in France
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 12 February – Battle of the Herrings during the Hundred Years War
- 29 April – Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the siege of Orléans.
- 7 May – 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 – The English army abandons the siege of Orléans.
- 18 June – At the Battle of Patay the English are beaten forcing them to withdraw from the Loire Valley.
- 17 July – Charles VII is crowned as King of France at the traditional site of Reims.
- 8 September – Joan of Arc leads a failed attempt to capture Paris.
- Unknown – The future Louis XI becomes Dauphin of France.
Deaths
[edit]- 12 July – Jean Gerson, scholar (born 1363)
- Unknown – John Stewart of Darnley, Scottish-born Nobleman and soldier and French ally (born 1380)
References
[edit]- ^ Hourihane, Colum (2012). The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5. Retrieved 31 May 2022.