Sedan was the scene of a French military disaster in 1870 during the Franco-German War. Most of the 17th- and 18th-century houses in the center of the town were destroyed during the …

Sedan is notable as the site of two major battles between the armed forces of France and Germany, both of which were won by Germany. The First Battle of Sedan in 1870 sealed the …

The Principality of Sedan (French: Principauté de Sedan) was an independent Protestant state centered on the Château de Sedan (now the city of Sedan) in the Ardennes. It was ruled by …

Sedan Castle (French: Château de Sedan) is a castle situated in Sedan, France, near the river Meuse. Covering an area of 35,000 square metres (380,000 sq ft) in its seven floors. [1] …

This modest triangular castle was enlarged and strengthened by Evrard's descendants: eight princes and a princess made it the largest fortified castle in Europe at 35,000m². It was this …

From the 15th to the 17th century, the princes and princesses of the principality of Sedan transformed what was only a simple manor in 1424 into a reputedly impregnable colossus, to …

King Henri II of France recognised Sedan as a sovereignty (the Sovereignty of Sedan) and it now comprises 21 villages. Strategically located between the Kingdom of France and the Holy …

Sedan was founded in 1424 and in the sixteenth century, became an official asylum for the Protestant émigrés from the religious wars. Sedan was originally a sovereign principality …

Sedan France, home to an extraordinary chateau, the largest in Europe, a beautiful and ancient town, just as Victor Hugo described it almost 200 year ago.

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