After a month of fair words Artois came away in April 1793 with a jewelled sword inscribed With God, for the King but no more tangible support. |
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Kerrie admitted having drunk two shots of absinthe, a shot of vodka and a can of Stella Artois lager on the night in question. |
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They gave no quarter and Robert of Artois himself and more than seven hundred French knights were killed, while the remaining French beat a prudent retreat. |
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As a consequence, Francis renounced his claims to Italy, his possession of the duchy of Burgundy and his feudal suzerainty over Flanders and Artois. |
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He was pushed back and then had to deal with the Flemish invasion of Artois. |
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Edmund's second marriage to Blanche of Artois, the widow of the King of Navarre, placed him at the centre of the European aristocracy. |
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Charles extended the Burgundian territory with the annexation of Tournai, Artois, Utrecht, Groningen and Guelders. |
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The final Entente offensive of the spring was the Second Battle of Artois, an offensive to capture Vimy Ridge and advance into the Douai plain. |
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Philip's eldest son Louis was born on 5 September 1187 and inherited the County of Artois in 1190, when his mother Isabelle died. |
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Philip's nobles refused to attack the lands of an absent crusader, though Philip instead gained lands in Artois. |
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Furthermore, France was required to give up all claims to Flanders and the Artois. |
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Spain agreed to the Peace of the Pyrenees in 1659 that ceded to France Artois, Roussillon, and portions of Lorraine. |
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Farnese secured his base in Hainaut and Artois, then moved against Brabant and Flanders. |
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David is not known for his overwhelming sense of europhilia so don't expect to see him quaffing a half litre of Kronenbourg or Stella Artois next time he's in your local. |
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In January 1193, Richard's brother, John, was summoned to Paris, where he did homage to Philip for all of Richard's lands, and promised to marry Alys with Artois as her dowry. |
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On 25 September, the British began the Battle of Loos, part of the Third Battle of Artois, which was meant to supplement the larger Champagne attack. |
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In September 1915 the Entente allies launched another offensive, with the French Third Battle of Artois, Second Battle of Champagne and the British at Loos. |
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Spain agreed to the Peace of the Pyrenees in 1659 that ceded to France the Spanish Netherlands territory of Artois and the northern Catalan county of Roussillon. |
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Philip won over the Duke of Burgundy by giving him his daughter, also named Joan, in marriage, with the counties of Artois and Burgundy as her eventual inheritance. |
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One of Edward's influential advisers was Robert III of Artois. |
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