Episode 2 of 2
Siege of Paris
- When
- 7 May – 30 August 1590
- Where
- City of Paris
Henry IV blockades Paris to starve the city, but fails to capture it before relief arrives.
From May 7 to August 30, 1590, Henry’s army surrounded Paris, burning windmills to cut off food supplies. Lacking heavy artillery, he relied on starvation and rejected negotiations. The siege ended when Alexander Farnese led a Spanish army to relieve the city.
Sources
- Siege of Paris (1590) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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