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| 1607 | Bishop of |  |
| Appointed Bishop |
| 1614 | Bishop of | |
| Appointed Representitive of the Poitevin clergy at the Estates General |
| 1615 | Chaplain Richelieu | |
| Appointed Chaplain to the Spanish Queen of France, Anne of Austria |
| 1615 | Secretary of War | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for War & Foreign Affairs |
| 1618 | Exile of Richelieu | |
| Avignon Goes into exile in Avignon |
| 1624 | Leader Ruling Council Richelieu | |
| 13th Aug Paris Appointed Leader of the the Ruling Council |
| 1624 | Ruling Council | |
| Paris Appointed Member of the ruling council |
| 1624 | Treaty of Compiegene | |
| Compiegene Agrees an alliance with the Dutch against Spain |
| Compiegne Agrees an alliance with the Dutch against Spain |
| 1625 | Rebellion | |
| The Hugenots of La Rochelle capture the islands of Oleron & Rhe to protect their city |
| 1625 | Siege of Genoa | |
| Genoa Lays siege to Genoa, a vital port for Spanish supplies |
| 1626 | Assembly | |
| Dec Paris Opens the Assembly of Notables to unite the nobility |
| 1626 | Constitution | |
| Dec Opens the Assembly of Notables to unite the nobility |
| 1626 | Rebellion | |
| Mar Paris Forced to make peace with the Spanish because of the rebellion of the Hugenots |
| 1626 | Treaty of La Rochelle | |
| Feb La Rochelle Richelieu is forced to make peace with the Hugenots of La Rochelle |
| 6th Feb La Rochelle Huguenot rebels and the French signed the Peace of La Rochelle |
| 1626 | Treaty of Monzon | |
| Mar Paris Forced to make peace with the Spanish because of the rebellion of the Hugenots |
| 1627 | Capture of Monferrato | |
| Monferrato Spanish troops in alliance with Savoy occupy Monferrato |
| 1627 | Capture of Rhe | |
| 18th Nov Rhe Commands the recapture the island of Rhe near La Rochelle |
| 18th Nov Rhe Occupied by England to support the Hugenots |
| 1627 | Succession | |
| Mantua A French Duke succeeds to Mantua, the Empire & Spain dispute his entitlement |
| 1628 | Capture of La Rochelle | |
| 28th Oct La Rochelle The starving Hugenot city of La Rochelle surrenders to Richelieu |
| 1629 | Capture of Savoy | |
| 18th Mar Savoy Richelieu captures Savoy & reinforces the anti-Spanish fortress of Casale |
| 1629 | Declaration of Grace of Alais | |
| 28th June Alais The Heugenots keep their religion but their political organisations are destroyed |
| 28th June Alais The Hugenot rebellion in France comes to an end |
| 1629 | Grace of Alais | |
| 28th June Alais Under the Grace of Alais the Heugenots keep their religion but their political organisations are destroyed |
| 1629 | Heugenots | |
| 28th June Alais Under the Grace of Alais the Heugenots keep their religion but their political organisations are destroyed |
| 1629 | Persecution | |
| 28th June Alais Under the Grace of Alais the Heugenots keep their religion but their political organisations are destroyed |
| 1629 | Treaty of Altmark | |
| Paris Negotiates the end of the War between Sweden & Poland |
| 1629 | Treaty of Suze | |
| April Paris England makes peace with France after supporting the French Hugenots |
| 1630 | Capture of Cologne | |
| Cologne Places Cologne under French protection |
| 1630 | Capture of Els | |
| Els Places Els of Trier under French protection |
| 1630 | Capture of Mantua | |
| 18th July Mantua The Spanish capture Mantua |
| 1630 | Capture of Pinerlo | |
| 23rd Mar Puinerlo Captures Pinerlo in Piedmont |
| 1631 | Alliance | |
| Concludes an alliance with Sweden to contain Emperor Ferdinand II |
| Bavaria Reaches an understanding with Maximilian I of Bavaria |
| 1631 | Capture of Nancy | |
| Nancy Captures Nancy, the capital of Lorraine |
| 1631 | Rule of Pinerlo | |
| Pierlo France is awarded Pinerlo under the Treaty of Chreasco |
| 1631 | Treaty of Barwalde | |
| Barwalde Negotiates the Treaty of Barwalde |
| Barwalde Sweden promises to keep an army in Germany & France promises to subsidize it |
| 1631 | Treaty of Cherasco | |
| Cherasco France keeps Pinerlo & Savoy has part of Monferrato in compensation |
| Cherasco The Duc de Nevers inherits Mantua & Monferrato |
| 1632 | Execution of Montmorency | |
| Paris One of the Languedoc rebel leaders, the Duc de Montmorency, is executed |
| 1632 | Rebellion | |
| 1st Sep Lannguedoc The Lannguedoc rebels are defeated |
| 1633 | League Heilbronn | |
| Heilbronn Sweden organizes a League with German Protestants, Richelieu makes it French dominated |
| 1634 | Battle of Nordlingen | |
| 6th Sep Nordlingen Richelieu is forced into war for the Heilbronn League |
| 6th Sep Nordlingen Sweden is defeated by an Austro-Spanish force |
| 1635 | Academy Francaise | |
| 2nd Jan Paris Founds the Academie Francaise |
| 1635 | Alliance | |
| Mantua Organizes Savoy, Parma & Mantua into a league against Spanish held Milan |
| Parma Organizes Savoy, Parma & Mantua into a league against Spanish held Milan |
| Savoy Organizes Savoy, Parma & Mantua into a league against Spanish held Milan |
| Renews the French alliance with the Dutch for an attack on the Spanish Netherlands |
| 1635 | Declaration of War | |
| Declares war on Spain by sending a herald to Brussels |
| 19th May Delares war on the Habsburgs in Spain |
| 1635 | Invasion of Holland | |
| Renews the French alliance with the Dutch for an attack on the Spanish Netherlands |
| 1635 | Rule of Rhineland | |
| 30th April Compiegne Sweden recognizes French ownership of the Rhine from Breisach to Strasboug |
| 1635 | Siege of Milan | |
| 11th July Milan Organizes a joint attack by Savoy, Mantua & Parma on Spanish held Milan |
| 1635 | Treaty of Compiegne | |
| 30th April Compiegne Renews the alliance with Sweden for another 3 years |
| 30th April Compiegne Sweden recognizes French ownership of the Rhine from Breisach to Strasboug |
| 1635 | Treaty of Stuhmsdorf | |
| Stuhmsdorf Releases Sweden from the Polish war for further action in Germany |
| 1636 | Capture of Corbie | |
| Corbie The Spanish capture Corbie |
| 14th Aug Corbie A Spanish army from The Netherlands captures Corbie near Amiens |
| 1636 | Invasion of France | |
| Burgundy An Austrian army invades Burgundy |
| Franche Comte An Austrian army invades Franche Comte |
| Compiegne The Spanish invade France, capture Corbie & cross the Somme & advance on Compiegne |
| 1636 | Siege of Compiegne | |
| Compiegne Richelieu raises a new army of 50,000 & marches on Compiegne |
| Compiegne The Spanish are forced to retreat to the Netherlands |
| 1636 | Siege of Corbie | |
| 8th Aug Corbie Spanish troops occupy Corbie, 50 miles nth of Paris |
| 1637 | Invasion of Catalonia | |
| Catalonia French troops invade Catalonia |
| 1637 | Rule of Valtelline | |
| Valtelline The French surrender their hold on Valtelline to the Spanish |
| 1638 | Invasion of Fuentarrabia | |
| Fuentarrabia French troops invade Fuentarrabia, Pyrenees |
| 1638 | Treaty of Hamburg | |
| Mar Paris Renews the alliance with Sweden for an annual payment of 1 million livres |
| 1639 | Capture of Hesdin | |
| Hesdin The French complete the capture of Artois by capturing Hesdin |
| 1639 | Capture of Salses | |
| 19th July Salses The French capture Salses in Rousillon |
| 1640 | Capture of Arras | |
| Arras The French capture Arras |
| 1640 | Capture of Salses | |
| 6th Jan Salses The French withdraw from Salses in Rousillon |
| 1640 | Capture of Turin | |
| Turin The French capture Turin |
| 1640 | Rebellion | |
| Normandy A rebellion over a salt tax is crushed by the army & by use of military terror |
| Lisbon John IV becomes King & founds the Braganza Dynasty |
| Lisbon Supports the Portuguese rebellion against Spain |
| 1641 | Battle of Marfee | |
| 6th July Marfee The Comte de Soissons wins a victory, but is killed in battle |
| 1641 | Diplomacy | |
| Paris The Marquise de Cinq-Mars makes a secret Treaty with Spain |
| 1641 | Invasion of France | |
| July Marfee The Comte de Soissons invades France with Spanish help |
| 6th July Marfee The Comte de Soissons wins a victory but is killed in battle |
| 1641 | Parliament | |
| Paris Forbids Parliament to take part in the affairs of State |
| 1642 | Capture of Perpignan | |
| 19th Sep Perpignan The French capture Perpignan & complete their grip on Rousillon |
| 1642 | Coup d'Etat | |
| Paris Mars plots to assassinate Richelieu, put d'Orleans on the throne & pacify Spain |
| 1642 | Death | |
| 16th Sep Paris Louis has Cinq Mars executed, 2 months before Richeliu's death |
| 4th Dec Paris Death of Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu |
| 1642 | Execution of Cinq Mars | |
| 16th Sep Paris Louis has Cinq Mars executed, 2 months before Richeliu's death |
