Tournai

Country

France

Coordinates

50.6056, 3.3881

History

• Tournai (–481)
• Tournai (481–843), Francia
• Tournai (843–987), West Francia
• Tournai (987–1513), France
• Tournai (1513–1519), Kingdom of England
• Tournai (1519–1521), France
• Tournai (1521–1556), Habsburg Netherlands
• Tournai (1556–1668), Spanish Netherlands
• Tournai (1668–1714), France
• Tournai (1714–1794), Austrian Netherlands
• Tournai (1794–1815), France
• Tournai (1815–1830), United Kingdom of the Netherlands
• Tournai (1830–), Belgium

Composers

• Gilles Joye (1424–1483), was born in Tournai
• Marbrianus de Orto (1460–1529), was born in Tournai
• Nicolas Gombert (1495–1560), died in Tournai
• Géry de Ghersem (1573–1630), was born and died in Tournai