Place details
Place nameArtois
Other namesArras, Atrecht, Artesium, Artesia, Atrebatum, Atrebatensis comit.
CountryFrance
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Formerly Flemish; given as dowry to Isabella of Hainaut 1180; made royal domain by Louis VIII 1222; returned to Flanders 1382; passed to Dukes of Burgundy 1384-1477; passed to Austria and later to Spain 1640; France received final sovereignty 1659-1678.