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* 1127CE :: Count Charles the Good murdered in the [[Church]] of [[Saint]] Donatian. Building of the first city [[rampart]]. |
* 1127CE :: Count Charles the Good murdered in the [[Church]] of [[Saint]] Donatian. Building of the first city [[rampart]]. |
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* 1134CE :: The ''Zwin'', an estuarial channel, is created, to maintain Bruges' link with the sea. It will silt up c.1604CE, almost exactly at the end of [[period]]. |
* 1134CE :: The ''Zwin'', an estuarial channel, is created, to maintain Bruges' link with the sea. It will silt up c.1604CE, almost exactly at the end of [[period]]. |
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* 1150CE :: Dirk of Alsace brings Bruges' premier |
* 1150CE :: Dirk of Alsace brings Bruges' premier holy [[relic]], the [[Blood]] of [[Christ]] to the city (now in the Basilica of the Holy Blood, above St.Basil's Chapel, beside the '''Burg'''). |
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* 1245CE :: Foundation of the ''Beguinage'' -- the city's prinipal [[nunnery]]. |
* 1245CE :: Foundation of the ''Beguinage'' -- the city's prinipal [[nunnery]]. |
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* 1290CE :: Construction of a covered mooring area, on the Market Square, for shipping. |
* 1290CE :: Construction of a covered mooring area, on the Market Square, for shipping. |
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* 1559CE :: Bruges becomes a [[bishop]]ric. |
* 1559CE :: Bruges becomes a [[bishop]]ric. |
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* 1580CE :: The 'Breaking of the Images' -- an iconoclast fury -- sweeps Bruges and many works of art are lost. |
* 1580CE :: The 'Breaking of the Images' -- an iconoclast fury -- sweeps Bruges and many works of art are lost. |
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Latest revision as of 04:04, 1 August 2008
Bruges (the City of Bridges) is a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by a canal to the North Sea.
According to the English language guide published by Toerisme Brugge, October 2004, the short history of the city goes something like this:
- A Gallo-Roman settlement exists on the site of the present-day city.
- 851CE :: Bruges appears on the historical record. The name is derived from an Old Norse word bryggja meaning landing stage or jetty.
- 862CE :: Baldwin I commences the building of the castle on the present site of the Burg.
- 958CE :: The first recorded annual Fair in Bruges.
- 1089CE :: Bruges becomes the capital of Flanders.
- 1127CE :: Count Charles the Good murdered in the Church of Saint Donatian. Building of the first city rampart.
- 1134CE :: The Zwin, an estuarial channel, is created, to maintain Bruges' link with the sea. It will silt up c.1604CE, almost exactly at the end of period.
- 1150CE :: Dirk of Alsace brings Bruges' premier holy relic, the Blood of Christ to the city (now in the Basilica of the Holy Blood, above St.Basil's Chapel, beside the Burg).
- 1245CE :: Foundation of the Beguinage -- the city's prinipal nunnery.
- 1290CE :: Construction of a covered mooring area, on the Market Square, for shipping.
- 1302CE :: Revolt of the citizens against French rule.
- 1350CE :: After the wooden Belfry suffered an accident, it was rebuilt in stone
- 1376-1420CE :: The City Hall is constructed.
- 1384CE :: The city becomes part of the Duchy of Burgundy, and the Burgundian court frequent the city for over a century.
- 1427CE :: A bear and a lion are incorporated into the city's coat of arms.
- 1430CE :: Duke Philip the Good founds the Order of the Golden Fleece.
- 1468CE :: Marriage of Duke Charles the Bold to Margaret of York
- 1488CE :: Maximilan, Emperor of Austria, pays an extended visit to Bruges. He is held, as a prisoner, in the Craenenburg on the Market Square.
- 1489CE :: Hans Memling decorates a reliquary of St.Ursula
- c.1500CE :: The Burgundian court left Bruges, never to return.
- 1559CE :: Bruges becomes a bishopric.
- 1580CE :: The 'Breaking of the Images' -- an iconoclast fury -- sweeps Bruges and many works of art are lost.
