In 1482, the Peace of Arras was signed in the town to end a war between Louis XI and Maximilian I of Austria; ten years later, the town was ceded to Maximilian and was bequeathed to the Spanish Habsburgs as part of the Spanish Netherlands.
The Peace of Arras was signed in the town. This was in 1482. This was to end a war between Louis XI and Maximilian I of Austria. The town was ceded to Maximilian. This was ten years later. The town was bequeathed to the Spanish Habsburgs as part of the Spanish Netherlands. This was ten years later.