Besançon. Grand Siècle Weekend at the Citadel: the Vauban site relives the visit of the Sun King

The year 1683 in the old Spanish city. The second conquest of Franche-Comté had been completed nine years earlier. Formerly part of the County of Burgundy, the territory of Franche-Comté had been officially annexed to the Kingdom of France since the Treaty of Nijmegen (1678). Begun just under a decade earlier, the construction of the Citadel, overseen by the Marquis de Vauban, was nearing completion. A valid reason for Louis XIV to travel to Besançon. His carriage passed through the entrance to the royal front. Some residents shouted "Long live the king," others refrained, not content with...

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