Free Imperial City of Aachen

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Free Imperial City of Aachen/Aix-la-Chapelle
Freie Reichsstadt Aachen (German)
1166–1797
Flag of Aachen
Flag
Coat of arms of Aachen
Coat of arms
Administrative republic
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Settlement founded
ca sixth millennium BC
• Gained Imp. immediacy
1166
• Fire devastated city
1656
2 May 1668
April – May 1748
• Annexed by France
1797
1815
 Succeeded by
Roer (department)
Today part ofGermany

The Free Imperial City of Aachen, also known in English by its French name of Aix-la-Chapelle and today known simply as

Free Imperial City and spa of the Holy Roman Empire west of Cologne[1] and southeast of the Low Countries, in the Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle.[2] The pilgrimages, the Coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor, flourishing industries and the privileges conferred by various emperors made it one of the most prosperous market towns of the Holy Roman Empire.[1]

History

In 1166, Aachen was given

Ambrogio Spinola's Spanish Army forced the recalcitrant city back into the Catholic fold.[1] In 1656 a great fire[1] destroyed 4,000 houses. This calamity completed the ruin started by the Thirty Years' War
.

Aachen hosted several

Department. Later, the Congress of Vienna gave Aachen to the Kingdom of Prussia
.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aix-la-Chapelle" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 448.
  2. ^ Aachen. 2012. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 19 June 2012, from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/200/Aachen

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