Philippeville 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 Philippeville, Belgium: 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
Philippeville is the birthplace of Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny, born on 20 January 1762.
Origins and history
Philippeville is a town created from nothing in 1555 by decision of Charles V, worried at seeing the new fortified town of Mariembourg in French hands since a year; the emperor chose the site and the engineer Sébastien van Noyen traced its pentagon. An inscription on a pillar of the church recalls that it was on 1 October 1555 that the plans of the town were «thrown» or completed, and four months later Colonel Lazare de Schwendi, the first governor, took possession of it.
Key facts
- Country: Belgium
- Region: Namur
- Places in this archive: 0
- Centre of the documented entries: 50.1830°N, 4.5330°E
What is on in Philippeville
- Birth Anniversary: Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny — January 20, 1762 — 20 January 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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