| Date |
Grésivaudan
History |
Dauphiné
History |
General
History |
| 9th
& 10th century |
The
valley suffers a lot from Saracen and Hungarian invasions |
The
region is part of the Lotharingian kingdom |
|
| 1029 |
|
Guigues
de Vion, Lord of Albon inherits territories around Grenoble
from the bishop of Vienne. |
|
| 1032 |
|
The
region is part of the Holy Roman Empire. |
|
| 1049 |
Castle
of Avalon is listed
for the first time. It was probably a simple wooden castle on
a motte. |
|
|
| 1066 |
|
|
Battle
of Hastings: William, Duke of Normandy, conquers England |
| 1070 |
|
Guigues
the Second |
|
| 1079 |
|
Guigues
the Third |
|
| 1099 |
First
listing of the castle
of La Buissière |
Guigues
doesn't take part in the First Crusade |
End
of the First Crusade with the conquest of Jerusalem |
| 1133 |
Guigues
the Fourth erects the keep
of La Buissière |
Guigues
the Fourth. He is the first Count of Albon to be called
Dauphin |
|
| 1142 |
Guigues
the Fourth dies in the castle
of La Buissière after being wounded at the siege of a
Savoyard castle. |
Guigues
the Fifth |
|
| 1162 |
|
Beatrix
of Albon inherits the title of Count as his father didn't have
a son. She first marries the son of the Count of Toulouse. She
then marries Hugues the Third, Duke of Burgundy.
|
|
| 1170 |
|
|
King Henri Plantagenet the Second orders the murder of Thomas
Becket in Cantorbery. |
| 1186 |
Hugues
of Avalon is made bishop of Lincoln in England |
|
|
| 1192 |
Guichard
Salvaing, Lord of La Buissière take part in the Third Crusade |
Hughes
of Burgundy leads the French army at the Third Crusades after
the departure of King Philip the Second. He dies in the Holy
Land. |
Richard
the Lionheart and Philip the Second besiege Acre. |
| 1202 |
|
André,
son of Beatrix and Hugues of Burgundy is the new Dauphin. |
|
| 1225 |
André
Dauphin acquires the village of
La Buissière and its
surrounding territories from Guiffray Salvaing. |
|
|
| 1230 |
André
Dauphin acquires the village
and castle of Avalon and its surrounding territories from
the Romestang noble family. |
|
|
| 1236 |
Aimeric
de Briançon, Lord of Bellecombe,
swears allegiance to the Dauphin |
Guigues
the Seventh. He is known for the detailed study he ordered to
know what kind of revenues he had. This account is our main
source to know how people lived at this time. |
|
| 1270 |
|
Jean
the First. He dies with no heir. |
|
| 1282 |
|
Humbert
the First, Duke of La Tour du Pin inherits the title of
Dauphin through his wife. |
Edward II orders the construction of three castles to rule the
newly conquered Welsh territories in Conwy, Caernarfon and
Harlech. The master mason James of Saint Georges originated from
Savoy. |
| 1289 |
Aimeric
de Briançon, Lord of Bellecombe, swears allegiance to the
Count of Savoie. To get him back, the Dauphin offers him to
exchange his frontier castle with extended, richer territories
south of Grenoble, which he accepts. As a revenge, the Count
of Savoie set fire to the village of Bellecombe and kills many
inhabitants. He then raids the valley up to the castle of
La Terrasse which
belonged to the Briançon family. |
Continuous
war with Savoy until 1355. |
|
| 1306 |
La
Buissière, Bellecombe
and Avalon villages
are fortified |
Jean
II forces people living along the border of Savoy to
fortify their villages to stabilize the population on the frontier
and establish strongholds. |
|
|
1312 |
The count of Savoy builds a fort in
Mont-Briton to
control the castle of
Avalon. The Dauphinois attack and destroy the fort which is
quickly rebuilt with a second moat. A raiding party leaves
Mont-Briton to attack the castle of Avalon which is captured and
burnt down. |
|
|
| 1318 |
|
Guigues
the Eighth. |
|
| 1325 |
Guigues
confirms all tax exemptions to the villagers of La Buissière. |
Outstanding
victory in Varey against the Count of Savoy by the 16-year
old Dauphin. |
|
| 1333 |
|
Humbert
II replaces his brother who was killed during a siege
by a crossbow shaft while inspecting it on horse (same as
Richard the Lionheart). |
|
| 1339 |
Detailed
inspection of the castles of Avalon,
La Buissière
Bellecombe and
La Terrasse. |
Humbert
is going bankrupt and tries to sell his province to the Pope
that lives in Avignon. He orders a series of inspection of all
his castles to evaluate what they are worth in the
transaction. |
Battle of Sluys. Edward III defeats the French navy in Flanders. |
| 1346 |
Pierre
de Cassard, Poncet and Pierre de Granges, all nobles from La Buissière take part in the battle of Crecy. |
|
Battle
of Crecy. English longbows defeat the French Chivalry. |
| 1349 |
Half
of the population in the various villages die from the Black
Death. |
Dauphiné
is eventually sold to the King of France. The title of Dauphin
is transferred to his eldest son from this day on. |
The
Black Death spreads quickly throughout Europe. |
| 1355 |
Most
repair expenses to the various castles of the valley are
stopped as war is over. |
The
King of France makes peace with Savoy. |
|
|
1418 |
Rampant unrest leads the governor of Dauphiné to order
reinforcements in the defenses of the castles of the valley,
like in La Terrasse. |
|
|
| 1488 |
Extensive
construction work is achieved in La Buissière to cope with
the new siege powder artillery. |
|
|
1494
(until 1559) |
Villages
see French troops rampaging the countryside; robbing,
murdering people and raping women. |
Dauphiné
becomes the point of gathering of the French Army prior to
proceed to Italy through Alpine passes. |
French
Kings lead several military campaigns in Italy. |
1562
(until 1589) |
Most
nobles turn to the Huguenot party to oppose the increasing
power of the King. Religion belief has little to do with this
Civil War. |
|
Religious
Wars in France between the Catholic Kings and Huguenots |
| 1573 |
Castles
of La Buissière
and Bellecombe
are turned down to rumbles by order of the King of France to
prevent their usage against Royal troops by Huguenots. |
|
|
| 1597 |
The
Duke of Savoy erects a Fort in
Barraux using the latest
techniques. |
|
|
Historical Background 
