This city was placed under siege by the Vikings from 885-886 during the reign of Emperor Charles the Fat, but it was never taken.
This city was placed under siege by the Vikings from 885-886 during the reign of Emperor Charles the Fat, but it was never taken. In 1590, after defeating the Spanish forces of the Catholic League at Ivry, the Huguenots and Royal Army placed this city under siege. The city was saved through the help of Alexander Farnese, the Duke of Parma, who arrived from the Netherlands to oppose the forces of Henri of Navarre. This city was originally named Lutetia in Roman times. For ten points, name this city bisected by the river Seine, the home of the Eiffel Tower and the capital of France.
This city was placed under siege by the Vikings from 885-886 during the reign of Emperor Charles the Fat, but it was never taken.
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