Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte Cathedral built in Nevers, which some time later became the capital of a county that stretched into a part of the future Nevers.
802
1429
Joan of Arc failed at La Charité-sur-Loire then Corbigny.
Francis of Cleves married Marguerite de Bourbon-Vandôme, when the country became a duchy.
1538
1550
River driving developed by Jean Rouvet.
The earthenware industry was started.
Between 1575 & 1585
1601-1637
Charles de Gonzague, Duke of Nevers.
Louise-Marie de Gonzague, Duchess of Nevers, future queen of Poland.
1637-1645
1659
Mazarin purchased the county for 1,800,000 pounds.
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The digging of the Canal du Nivernais is authorized.
1784
1790
The Department of Nièvre is created on 4 March, pursuant to the law of 22 December 1789, based in the Province of Burgundy.
Five out of seven deputies are democrats. Nièvre gains the reputation as a “red” department.
1849
1864
Emile Martin files a patent on 10 August for the open-hearth furnace, today used to process two-thirds of the world steel production.
Bernadette Soubirous canonized.
1933
26 mars 1959
François Mitterrand elected to the Château-Chinon town hall.
