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Timeline of Jersey

This scheme is a timelime of the history of Jersey, part of the series of Series of multiple timelines of European countries and territories.

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The Bailiwick of Jersey (Bailiwick of Jersey / Bailliage de Jersey) is a crown dependency of the United Kingdom and has a lieutenant-governor as representative of the monarch, a parliament, the States of Jersey, elected in free elections and a government responsible to the parliament.

Roman Republic 50s BC: Present-day Jersey, populated by Celtic tribes, are conquered by the Roman Republic. Roman Empire 27 BC: Gaius Octavianus becomes sole ruler of Rome and as Augustus the first emperor. 395: After the death of emperor Theodosius I, the Roman Empire is partitioned in the (Eastern) Roman Empire and the (Western) Roman Empire. The region becomes part of the Western part of the Empire. 400s: After the collapse of the Roman Empire, Jersey remains outside the Kingdom of the Franks. Celts from Britain settle in Brittany and the Channel Islands. Kingdom of Brittany c. 851: Erispoe becomes king of Brittany, established by Bretonic tribes. 800s/900s: Vikings invade and raid parts of Brittany. County of Normandy 933: Jersey is conquered by Normandy. Duchy of Normandy 996: Count Richard II is raised in rank to duke of Normandy. 1066: Duke Williame I conquers England, defeats Ēadgar Æðeling and becomes king of England the first of the House of Normandy. 1204: Normandy is conquered by France with the exception of the Channel Islands. Bailiwick of Jersey → England/Great Britain/United Kingdom 1259: England cedes its claim, except for Guernsey and Jersey. Jersey becomes a English (and later British) crown dependency. 16th century: The states of Jersey develop into a legislative body. 1771: The bailiff is confirmed as the chief power and president of the states. The states become the final legislative body. 19th century: The states develop into a parliament. 1940: Jersey is occupied by Nazi Germany. 1945: Jersey is liberated. 2005: After a reorganization the queen is represented by a lieutenant-governor. Jersey has a parliament elected in free elections on a universal suffrage, headed by the bailiff, and a chief-minister is responsible to the parliament.