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Carignan, Ardennes

Also known as Ivoix, Yvois

Carignan is a small town on the Chiers in the Ardennes department of north-eastern France, known until 1662 as Ivoix or Yvois. A Roman settlement and medieval fortified town, it belonged to the County of Chiny and then to Luxembourg, and changed hands repeatedly between Spain and France. After it passed to France in 1659, Louis XIV gave it to Eugene Maurice of Savoy, prince of Carignano, after whose title it was renamed.

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County of Chiny

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Carignan, Ardennes. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/carignan-ardennes
MLA: “Carignan, Ardennes.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/carignan-ardennes. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Carignan, Ardennes.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/carignan-ardennes.
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