Place details
Place nameCompiègne
Other namesCompendium
CountryFrance
Latitude49.417
Longitude2.833
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Flourished duringthe Middle Ages; site of assemblies and councils under Merovingian kings; taken from duke of Burgundy by Charles VI in 1415; scene of capture of Joan of Arc by English in 1430; headquarters of Germany 1870-1871; site of noted 18th-century palace.
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