siege of Falaise (1204)

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The siege of Falaise (1204) was a key military operation during King Philip II of France’s conquest of Normandy, marking the collapse of one of the last major Angevin strongholds in the duchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation ⓘ
siege ⓘ
commandedBy Philip II of France ⓘ
conflict French conquest of Normandy ⓘ
conflictType medieval siege ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 1204 ⓘ
defendedBy Anglo-Norman garrison loyal to King John of England ⓘ
followedBy completion of French conquest of Normandy in 1204 ⓘ
hasCause Philip II of France’s campaign to conquer Normandy ⓘ
hasParticipant Angevin Empire ⓘ
Anglo-Norman garrison of Falaise ⓘ
French royal army ⓘ
linked to: French royal forces

King John of England ⓘ
King Philip II of France ⓘ
linked to: Philip II of France

Kingdom of France ⓘ
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
location Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
Falaise ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ
objective capture of Falaise from Angevin control ⓘ
opponent Angevin forces ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
partOf Philip II of France’s conquest of Normandy ⓘ
relatedTo Capetian–Plantagenet rivalry ⓘ
Philip II of France’s expansion of royal domain ⓘ
loss of Normandy by King John of England ⓘ
result French victory ⓘ
collapse of one of the last major Angevin strongholds in Normandy ⓘ
consolidation of Capetian control over Normandy ⓘ
fall of Falaise to Philip II of France ⓘ
significance contributed to the end of Angevin rule in Normandy ⓘ
marked the collapse of one of the last major Angevin strongholds in the duchy of Normandy ⓘ
strengthened the territorial power of the French crown ⓘ

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Falaise, Duchy of Normandy → hasHistoricalEvent → siege of Falaise (1204) ⓘ