13th Century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1214 | 27 July | Battle of Bouvines: The French army defeated a combined English-Flemish force, enabling the kingdom to consolidate its control over Anjou, Brittany, Maine, Normandy and the Touraine. |
| 1223 | 14 July | Philip died. He was succeeded by his son Louis VIII, the Lion. |
| 1226 | 8 November | Louis died. He was succeeded by his son Louis IX. |
| 1241 | June | Louis IX announced that the County of Poitiers would go to his brother Alphonse – offending Isabella of Angoulême, whose son would have inherited the territory had the English won the Battle of Bouvines. |
| 1242 | 20 May | Saintonge War: Henry III of England arrived with an army in support of Isabella's claim to Poitiers. |
| 1270 | 25 August | Louis IX died. He was succeeded by his son Philip III. |
| 1285 | 5 October | Philip III died. He was succeeded by his son Philip IV. |
| 1297 | Louis IX was canonized by Pope Boniface VIII, and was from then on better known as Saint Louis. He is the only French monarch to be declared a saint. |
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