When Charles the Bold was killed in 1477 without a male heir, Crèvecœur went over to serve King Louis XI of France, who claimed all the lands owned by Charles.
Philippe Starck | Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans | Philippe II, Duke of Orléans | Philippe Parreno | Philippe Pétain | Philippe Herreweghe | Louis Philippe I | Philippe Pinel | Jean-Philippe Rameau | Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque | Philippe I, Duke of Orléans | Philippe Quinault | Philippe Gilbert | Philippe Entremont | Philippe Beaussant | Philippe Léotard | Philippe Jaroussky | Philippe Douste-Blazy | Philippe d'Orléans | Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil | Philippe C. Schmitter | Philippe Boesmans | Philippe Bercovici | Jean-Philippe Collard | Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans | Prince Ferdinand Philippe | Prince Charles Philippe, Duke of Anjou | Philippe Troussier | Philippe Saisse | Philippe Quint |
The story of Esquerdes is linked to the development of two major industries of paper and gunpowder, which developed from the time of Louis XIV until the 19th century and which led to a large growth in population.