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0923
Charles I the Simple
15th June Soissons Charles is defeated & imprisoned
16th June Paris Imprisoned by the rebels but the conflict continues
1064
Guy of Ponthieu
Hands Harold Godwinson over to William I the Conqueror
Beaurain Holds Harold Godwinson at the fortress of Beaurain near Hesdin
Pas de Calais Holds Harold Godwinson for ransom after finding him shipwrecked off the French coast
1068
Geoffrey III
Defeated by Fulk & imprisoned for life
1083
Bayeux, Odo of
Rouen Arrested by William I the Conqueror for conspiring to become Pope
1084
Guiscard, Robert
July Salerno Gregory VII is liberated from the Holy City by Robert Guiscard & taken to Salerno
1087
Bayeux, Odo of
Rouen Released after the death of William I the Conqueror
1099
Bohemond I
Sebastea Captured in an unsuccesful attack on the Emir of Sebastea, released 1103
1103
Bohemond I
Released by the Muslims & returns to Europe
1105
Robert III Curthose
28th Sep Devizes Robert is captured at the battle of Tinchebray & held at Devizes Castle for 20 yrs then moved to Cardiff where he dies in 1134
1106
Robert of Mortain
Tower of London Arrested as a prisoner of war
1106
Robert of Normandy
Tower of London Arrested as a prisoner of war
Corfe Castle Henry I imprisons Robert Duke of Normandy at Corfe Caste
1134
Robert III Curthose
10th Feb Cardiff Death of Robert III Curthose, in captivity in Cardiff
1173
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Arrested when fleeing to Louis VII to hoin the rebellion against Henry II
1174
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Imprisoned by her husband Henry II, 1174-1189
1189
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Aquitaine Released by Henry II to tour Aquitaine in order to Counter a French claim to the Duchy
1202
Arthur of Brittany
1st Aug Mirabeau Captured by his uncle King John of England during the battle of Mirabeau
1250
Loius IX
Turanshah releases Louis IX for 800,000 gold pieces & the Crusaders evacuate Damietta
6th April Fariskur Turanshah captures Louis IX at the battle of Fariskur
1303
Nogaret, Guillaume de
Agnani Boniface VIII is arrested by Guillame de Nogaret as a heretic
1303
Philip IV
Agnani Boniface VIII is arrested by Guillame de Nogaret as a heretic
1307
Philip IV
13th Oct Paris Has the Knights Templar arrested & confiscates their wealth
1315
Bourgogne, Marguerite de
Louis X's wife Marguerite de Bourgogne is arrested for adultery
1315
Louis X
Louis X's wife Marguerite de Bourgogne is arrested for adultery
1337
Philip VI
Fails to arrest Edward I's Ambassador to France Henrt Bergersh, the Bishop of Lincoln
1356
John II
Paris Edward the Black Prince defeats the French & captures King John II at the battle of Poitiers & takes him back to England
Tower of London Held prisoner in the Tower of London, 1356-60
1359
John II
19th May Paris France rejects a Treaty under which John II will pay England a ransom for his freedom
1360
Charles V the Wise
Calais Cedes territory to the English in order to release his father John II
1360
John II
Bretigny Released by the treaty of Bretigny & the payment of a 3 million crown ransom
Tower of London Released from the Tower of London
1398
Benedict XIII
Avignon Kept as a prisoner in the papal palace
1403
Benedict XIII
Provence Escapes to Provence
1428
Francis of Alencon
April Released by Bedford after his capture at Verneuil
1430
Charles VII
Nov The Burgundians agree to transfer Joan of Arc to their English allies in exchange for monetary compensation, the Burgundians refuse demands from Charles VII to ransom her back to her own faction
23rd Dec Rouen Joan of Arc is brought to Rouen, the seat of the English occupation government
1430
Joan of Arc
May Le Crotoy Held under arrest at Le Crotoy
23rd May Compiegne Joan slips into Compiegne, under siege by Burgundian troops, in an effort to aid the city, while leading a sortie, she is surrounded & captured by Burgundian troops
23rd May Compiegne Siezed by a Burgundian soldier & handed over to Jean of Luxembourg
23rd May Compiegne Sold to the English by Jean of Luxembourg for 10,000 Livres Tournois
Nov The Burgundians agree to transfer Joan of Arc to their English allies in exchange for monetary compensation, the Burgundians refuse demands from Charles VII to ransom her back to her own faction
23rd Dec Rouen Joan of Arc is brought to Rouen, the seat of the English occupation government
1431
Joan of Arc
9th Jan Rouen Joan of Arc's trial begins, overseen by pro-English clergy paid by the English government
1488
Louis XII
Paris Imprisoned by Charles VIII, 1488-1491
1525
Francis I
14th Feb Pavia Francis I is captured in Lombardy by the Viceroy of Naples in a war against Charles I
1526
Henry II
Held hostage in Spain, 1526-1530
1560
Louis I
5th Dec The King dies & Louis ' death sentence is commuted, the Queen Mother needs his support
1562
Louis I
Dec Ile de Captured in battle at the western edge of the Ile de France
1648
Anne of Austria
Lens Arrests 3 troublemakers in Parlement including Broussel after the battle of Lens
Paris Demonstrators force Anne to release Broussel & call for the removal of Mazarin
1709
Louis XIV the Sun King
Paris Arrests Jansenist nuns
1746
Montcalm-Gozon
Plaisance Serves at the battle of Plaisance where he is captured by the Austrians
1789
Louis XVI
2nd Oct Versailles Louis agrees to be escorted back to the Tuilereies
2nd Oct Versailles The National Guard arrive to restore order
1789
Marie-Antoinette
Paris Placed under House arrest in the Tuileries
1791
Dumas
21st June Paris Commands the escort that takes Louis XVI from Paris to Varennes
1791
Louis XVI
25th June Varennes Louis XVI & his family are arrested during an ill fated escape from France
25th June Varennes Louis XVI & his family are escorted back to Paris
1792
Louis XVI
13th Aug Paris Louis is imprisoned in the Temple with his family
1792
Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de
Dec Because of Talleyrand-Perigord's aristocratic background the National Convention issue a warrant for his arrest
1793
Hebert, Jacques Rene
13th Mar Paris Calls for an uprising but leading Hebertists are arrested
1793
Marie-Antoinette
Paris Arrested alongside her husband, Louis XVI, & children
2nd Aug Paris Imprisoned in the Rue de Paris until 16th October
1794
Danton, Georges Jacques
31st Mar Paris Arrested for conspiring with foreign monarchs & links to the India company scandal
1794
Napoleon I
6th Aug Antibes Arrested on suspicion of being a Robespierrist
20th Aug Antibes Released in order to reinforce the army of Italy's General staff
1794
Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie
27th July Paris The convention orders the arrest of Robespirre
1795
Billaud-Varenne, Jacques Nicolas
Paris Arrested after attacking Danton & Robespirre for revisionism
1796
Babeuf, Francois Noel
10th May Paris Arrested for conspiring to overthrow the Directory
1811
Napoleon I
17th June Paris The National Council opens to settle the disputes between Napoleon & Pope Pius VII
6th July Paris The National Council closes when Napoleon refuses to free Pope Pius VII
1815
Murat, Marechal Joachim
2nd May Tolentino Captured at the battle of Tolentino
1840
Napoleon III
Arrested & condemned to imprisonment at the fortress of Ham
Ham Imprisoned in Ham
1851
Napoleon III
2nd Dec Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers , Cavaignac & Republican leaders
2nd Dec Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers , Cavaignac & the Republican leaders
1898
Zola, Emile
23rd Feb Emile Zola is imprisoned for his letter J'accuse in which he accused the French government of anti-Semitism and the wrongful imprisonment of Army Captain Alfred Dreyfus
1916
Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de
Ingolstadt Imprisoned by the Germans at Ingolstadt, Bavaria
1940
Blum, Leon
Vichy Arrested & imprisoned by the Vichy Government, 1940-1945
1940
Gamelin, Maurice Gustave
6th Dec Arrested for the French defeat
1940
Laval, Pierre
13th Dec Laval is dismissed and arrested, pressure from German ambassador Otto Abetz secures his release, Laval leaves for Paris and the protection of his German patron
1940
Leclerc, Jacques Philippe
Arrested by by the Germans & escapes
1942
Daladier, Edouard
Feb Vichy Interned by the Vichy government & tried for betraying his country
1942
Darlan, Jean Francois
Captured by the Allies & transfers allegiance to the Allies
1942
Laval, Pierre
Released from prison under Hitler's orders
1942
Reynaud, Paul
Imprisoned by the Germans
1943
Gamelin, Maurice Gustave
Mar Buchenwald Held at Buchenwald until May 1945
1944
Laval, Pierre
31st July Innsbruck Expelled by the Spanish. flees to Austria & arrested by USAtroops for treason
1981
Ruillan, Jean-Marc
Paris Arrested ibut quickly released by the new Socialist government of Francois Mitterand

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