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1 History

There have been several councils held at Troyes.

The 1420 Treaty of Troyes, which settled the Hundred Years' War, was signed here. During the Middle Ages, it was an important trading town, and gave its name to troy weight.

2 Miscellaneous

Troyes was the birthplace of:

• Pierre Mignard ( 1610- 1695), painterA painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. for a trade. See: decorator. portrait in Montmartre In the fine arts, a painter is a person who creates paintings—two-dimensional artworks—tby applying a coloured emulsion called paint to a flat surfa
• Pierre PithouPierre Pithou ( November 1, 1539 November 1, 1596), was a French lawyer and scholar. He was born at Troyes. From childhood he loved literature, and his father Pierre encouraged this interest. Young Pithou was called to the Paris bar in 1560. On the outbre ( 1539Events May 30 In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal to find gold. Hernando de Soto introduced Pigs into North America 6 Articles Statute of English Parliament, important in the English Reformation Births Deaths Ma- 1596Events April 9 Spanish troops capture Calais September 17 The Spanish capture Amiens September 20 Diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey, Mexico. First water closet, by Sir John Harrington, is installed in a manor near Kelston in England Births), lawyerA lawyer or attorney at law is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law and other legal agencies. Most countries today require professional law advisors in their judicial systems. Lawyers have m and scholar.
• François GirardonFrancois Girardon ( March 17, 1628 September 1, 1715) was a French sculptor. He was born at Troyes. As a boy he had for master a joiner and wood-carver of his native town, named Baudesson, under whom he is said to have worked at the chateau of Liebault, w ( 1628Events March 1 writs were issued in February 1628 by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date August 10 The Swedish 64 gun sailing ship HMS Wasa sinks on her maiden voyage September 6 Puritans se- 1715Events September 1 King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, leaving the throne of his exhausted and indebted country to his great-grandson Louis XV. Regent for the new, five years old monarch is Philippe d'Orleans, nephew of Louis XIV.), sculptor
• Édouard Herriot ( 1872- 1957), Radical politician of the Third Republic who served three times as Prime Minister