Givet is in this archive for its events: 1 published here, with their dates.
What this page is
This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Givet, France: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.
Why visit
Givet is the birthplace of Étienne Nicolas Méhul, born on 22 June 1763, called the most important opera composer in France during the Revolution.
Origins and history
Legend has Saint Hubert living at Givet in 720 and working a miracle there. From the ninth century the Meuse carried iron, copper, tin and ceramics towards England and Russia. Like the other Walloon towns Givet was incorporated in 855 into Lotharingia and then into the Holy Roman Empire; at the end of the Middle Ages it belonged to the prince-bishops of Liège and housed a secondary episcopal residence. On 6 April 1555 the seigneurie of Agimont was sold by Louis de Stolberg, count of Stolberg-Königstein, to the Emperor Charles V for 145,000 florins.
Key facts
- Country: France
- Region: Grand Est
- Places in this archive: 0
- Centre of the documented entries: 50.1389°N, 4.8250°E
What is on in Givet
- Birth Anniversary: Étienne Nicolas Méhul — June 22, 1763 — 22 June 2027
Sources
The dates and the titles above are our own record. The history on this page rests on the two sources listed.
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