| 1025-58 : First mention of a rural dwelling at Vincennes.
In 1037, Henry I grants the Saint-Maur Abbey user rights in his forest of Vincennes.
From 1075 to 1140, the sovereigns grant user rights to various Parisian abbeys in the forest of Vincennes.
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| In 1158, a Grandmontine priory is created in the forest.
In 1162, Louis VII has part of the forest closed off.
In 1178, Louis VII executes a deed at Vincennes.
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| Reign of Philippe Auguste
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| From 1182 to 1190, the abbey of Montmartre followed by other Parisian abbeys
surrender their user rights of the forest to the King.
In 1183, Philippe Auguste builds a wall around part of the forest.
From 1190 to 1200, Philippe Auguste executes several deeds at Vincennes. | |  | Philippe Auguste |
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| In 1239, Louis IX receives the first part of the relics of the Passion at Vincennes, purchased from the Emperor of Constantinople.
In April 1248, inauguration of the Sainte-Chapelle of the Palais de la
Cité in Paris; creation of a Chapellenie by Louis IX in the
Chapelle Saint-Martin de Vincennes.
In June 1248, Louis IX leaves Vincennes for his first crusade.
In 1270, Louis IX leaves Vincennes for his second crusade.
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| 1273-1276: Philippe III (1270-1285) extends the forest and
creates the Conciergerie de Saint-Mandé.
1296-1301: Philippe le Bel (1285-1314) commissions building work at Vincennes.
1336-1338: Philippe VI (1328-1350) commissions building work at Vincennes.
1338: Birth of the future King Charles V at Vincennes.
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| September 1356: John the Good (1350-1364), defeated at the battle of Poitiers, is made prisoner.
1357-1358: Parisians' revolt under the leadership of Etienne Marcel.
1360: Start of the conversion of the Hôtel Saint Pol by Regent Charles, later to become Charles V.
End of 1360: Peace Treaty with the English; Jean II the Good is freed;
start of the set-up of a comprehensive tax system.
In April 1361: Start of the construction of the donjon of Vincennes.
8 April 1364: Death of John the Good in London; he is succeeded by Charles V.
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| In 1364, probable start of the construction of the Châtelet of the donjon;
the pace of the building work intensified in 1365.
1365-1367: Restoration of the manor of Vincennes.
In 1367, the King set ups residence in the donjon with his coffers.
1369: Resumption of the war; completion of the donjon.
In 1369 starts a period of serious financial problems for the monarchy; completion of the Châtelet, enceinte of the donjon and buildings adjoining the wall.
1371: The monarchy's financial situation is restored.
1372: Victorious military campaigns in the mid-west.
1373: Start of the construction of the castle enceinte and bailey on the north side of the castle.
1373-1377: Purchase of plots of land to create the Parc de Beauté and
construction of the Manoir de Beauté.
1375: The war moves away from Paris.
In January 1378, visit of the Emperor Charles IV at Vincennes and the Manoir de Beauté.
1379: Sainte-Chapelle foundation charter at Vincennes.
1380: Completion of the construction of the château enceinte;
death of Charles V at the Manoir de Beauté.
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| 1385: End of the construction of the bailey on the north side of the castle.
1392: Beginning of Charles VI's madness.
1393: First confirmation of work at the Sainte-Chapelle.
1396: Completion of the choir and sacristy of the Sainte-Chapelle; the king's coffers are definitively removed from the donjon.
1405-1410: Probable stop of work on the Sainte-Chapelle.
1407: Murder of Louis d'Orléans.
1418: The Bourguignons seize Paris and chase away the Armagnacs.
1420: Treaty of Troyes which gives the kingdom to Henry V (1413-1422).
1422: Henry V dies in the donjon of Vincennes. | |  | Charles VI (g.) - Henry V (d.) |
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| In 1436, the troops of Charles VII (1422-1461) seize Vincennes and Paris.
In 1520, resumption of work on the Sainte-Chapelle, which is inaugurated in 1552, under the reign of Henry II. |
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| Reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV
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| In 1610, murder of Henry IV; Mary of Medicis seeks out safety at the Château of Vincennes, where her son Louis XIII (1610-1643) spends his youth.
From 1654 to 1661, Le Vau renovates the château where Louis XIV
(1643-1715) resides on a regular basis until 1671.
In 1667 the parish of Vincennes is created.
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| The king and his court leave the château, which houses the budding Ecole Militaire (1753-1756), a porcelain workshop (1740-1756) and arms workshops as well as prisoners such as Mirabeau, the Marquis de Sade and Diderot.
1790: Events known as the 'Affaire de Vincennes'.
1796: The Directoire transfers the Paris arsenal to Vincennes.
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| 1804 : Execution of the Duke of Enghien on 21 March.
1814: Daumesnil, governor of the Château since 1812, valiantly defends it against the allied troops.
1840: Adoption of a law for the fortification of Paris; Vincennes becomes a second-line fort to defend the capital. Construction of Fort-Neuf, East of the château in the years that followed.
1848: Imprisonment of Raspail in the donjon.
In 1936-1940, the castle becomes the headquarters of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces.
From 1940 to 1944, German troops occupy the castle; they inflict considerable damage to the castle upon their departure on 24 August 1944.
1948: The Historical Service of the Army, soon to be followed by its counterparts from the Navy and Air Force, set up premises at the Château.
1988: Following the filing of the Lecat report, creation of the Inter-Ministerial Commission of the Château, which reinstates the restoration of the Château.
| |  | 'General Daumesnil refusing to surrender Vincennes' (detail), oil on canvass by Gaston Mélingue, 1882. |
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