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Aiguillon (Lot-et-Garonne)
Aiguillon may refer to: Places *Aiguillon (Cèze), a river in southern France, a tributary of the Cèze *Aiguillon, Lot-et-Garonne, a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department, France **Siege of Aiguillon, 1346 *Col de l'Aiguillon, a pass in the Jura Mountains, Switzerland * L'Aiguillon, a commune in the Ariège department, France *L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île, a commune in the Vendée department, France *L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer, a former commune in the Vendée department, France * L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie, a commune in the Vendée department, France Other uses *Armand, duc d'Aiguillon (1761-1800), French military officer and politician *Duchesse d'Aiguillon (1604-1675), French aristocrat *Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon (1720-1788), French soldier and statesman * 1918 Aiguillon, a main-belt asteroid *EFW N-20 The EFW N-20 Aiguillon (in ) was Switzerland's first indigenous jet fighter project. The Swiss Federal Aircraft Factory developed a design for a four-engined swept winged f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiguillon (Cèze)
The Aiguillon is a river in southern France, a tributary of the Cèze. It is long. It is the departments of Gard, in the Occitanie region. The source of the Aiguillon is on Mont Bouquet, west of Lussan. It flows through Lussan, Les Concluses, Goussargues where it joined by the Merderis and it flows into the Cèze upstream of La Roque-sur-Cèze. Les Concluses The Aiguillon goes dry during the summer, but has carved out a rocky gorge called ''Les Concluses'' on the limestone plateau. From a viewpoint high above, the gorge is riddled with deep geological structures known as ''marmites des géants'' (potholes A pothole is a depression in a road surface, usually asphalt pavement, where traffic has removed broken pieces of the pavement. It is usually the result of water in the underlying soil structure and traffic passing over the affected area. Water ...). In summer it is popular with walkers, who follow the water course under the steeply overhanging limestone valley sides. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiguillon, Lot-et-Garonne
Aiguillon (; oc, Gulhon) is a commune of the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwestern France. It lies near the confluence of the rivers Lot and Garonne. Aiguillon station has rail connections to Agen, Langon and Bordeaux. The organist and composer Marc de Ranse (1881–1951) was born in Aiguillon. History Attached to the English crown in 1318, it was conquered by Du Guesclin in 1370. The future Jean II conducted a large-scale but unsuccessful siege of the place in 1346. In 1599 it was converted into a duchy of its own. Population See also *Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department *Duke of Aiguillon Duke of Aiguillon ( French: ''duc d'Aiguillon'') was a title of French nobility in the peerage of France, first created in 1599 by Henry IV of France for Henry of Lorraine, son of Charles, Duke of Mayenne. The title takes its name from the town o ... References Communes of Lot-et-Garonne Agenais {{LotGaronne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Aiguillon
The siege of Aiguillon, an episode in the Hundred Years' War, began on 1 April 1346 when a French army commanded by John, Duke of Normandy, laid siege to the Gascon town of Aiguillon. The town was defended by an Anglo-Gascon army under Ralph, Earl of Stafford. In 1345 Henry, Earl of Lancaster, was sent to Gascony in south west France with 2,000 men and large financial resources. In 1346 the French focused their effort on the south west and, early in the campaigning season, an army of 15,000–20,000 men marched down the valley of the Garonne. Aiguillon commands both the Rivers Garonne and Lot, and it was not possible to sustain an offensive further into Gascony unless the town was taken. Duke John, the son and heir apparent of Philip VI, laid siege to the town. The garrison, some 900 men, sortied repeatedly to interrupt the French operations, while Lancaster concentrated the main Anglo-Gascon force at La Réole, some away, as a threat. Duke John was never able to full ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Col De L'Aiguillon
Col de l'Aiguillon (el. 1293 m.) is a Swiss pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Vaud. The pass connects L'Auberson and Baulmes. The road is 13.7 km long and has a maximum grade of 18 percent. The cliff between the Col de l'Aiguillon and the highest point in the neighboring mountains, the Aiguilles de Baulmes, is a popular climbing wall for mountaineers. See also * List of highest paved roads in Europe * List of mountain passes *List of the highest Swiss passes This is a list of the highest road passes in Switzerland. It includes passes in the Alps and the Jura Mountains that are over above sea level. All the listed passes are crossed by paved roads. These are popular with drivers, bikers and cyclis ... References Aiguillon Aiguillon Mountain passes of the canton of Vaud {{Vaud-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Aiguillon
L'Aiguillon (; oc, L'Agulhon) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aiguillonnois'' or ''Aiguillonnoises'' Geography Location L'Aiguillon is part of the natural region of Olmes Country and lies halfway between Lavelanet, the capital of the canton and Bélesta. It has a number of hamlets and localities including Terris, Durenat, Couchou, Pagès, Jordy, Ramoundino, Les Peyriquets, Saint Charles, and Roudière.IGN Map of L’Aiguillon , co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île
L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île is a commune in the Vendée department in western France. It was established on 1 January 2022 from the amalgamation of the communes of L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer and La Faute-sur-Mer. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Communes of Vendée 2022 establishments in France States and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer
L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer (, literally ''L'Aiguillon on Sea'') is a former commune in the Vendée department in western France. It was merged with La Faute-sur-Mer to form L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île on 1 January 2022. Population Geography The river Lay forms all of the commune's northwestern border, then flows into the Atlantic Ocean, which forms all of its western border. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Former communes of Vendée [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie
L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie (, literally ''L'Aiguillon on Vie'') is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Vendée department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Vendée department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Communes of Vendée {{Vendée-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand, Duc D'Aiguillon
Armand-Désiré de Vignerot du Plessis-Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon (31 October 1761 – 4 May 1800), was a French military officer and politician. Life and career He was the only son of Emmanuel-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis-Richelieu and his wife, Louise-Félicité de Brehan. In 1788, he succeeded his father as Duke of Aiguillon. In 1789, as a member of the National Assembly, he became one of the first to ally himself with the Third Estate and to renounce the privileges of the nobility. He became a general in the Republican Army, but had to flee during the Reign of Terror of 1793–1794. According to Michael Kelly in his ''Reminiscences'', the Duke of Aiguillon was, in 1796, in London with the revolutionaries Charles Lameth and the orator Dupont. He states that the duke had been 'one of the twelve peers of France, who, in former days, had an immense fortune, was a great patron of the arts, and so theatrical that he had a box in every theatre in Paris. He was particularly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchesse D'Aiguillon
Marie Madeleine de Vignerot du Pont de Courlay, Duchesse d'Aiguillon (160417 April 1675) was a French aristocrat, also remembered for her charitable work and her patronage of artists and mathematicians. Biography Courlay was the daughter of Cardinal Richelieu's sister, Françoise du Plessis, and her husband René du Vignerot. In 1620 Courlay married a nephew of the constable de Luynes, Antoine de Beauvoir du Roure, sieur de Combalet, who died in 1622. In 1625, through her uncle's influence, she was made a lady-in-waiting (''dame d'atour'') to the queen-mother Marie de Medici, and in 1638 was created duchess of Aiguillon. The Duchess did not marry a second time, although Richelieu wished to marry her to a prince, either to the comte de Soissons or to the king's brother. After the death of the cardinal in 1642, the Duchess retained her honours and titles, but withdrew from the court and devoted herself entirely to works of charity. She became a patron of work involving scie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel-Armand De Richelieu, Duc D'Aiguillon
Emmanuel-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis-Richelieu, Duke of d'Aiguillon (31 July 17201 September 1788), was a French soldier and statesman, and a nephew of Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd Duke of Richelieu. He served as the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under King Louis XV. Early life and intrigue He was the son of Armand-Louis de Vignerot du Plessis, duc d'Aiguillon (1683–1750), and until the death of his father, he was known at court as the duc d'Agénois. He entered the army at the age of seventeen, and at the age of nineteen was made colonel of the Régiment de Brie, which he would hold until 1748. His marriage in 1740 with Louise Félicité de Brehan, daughter of the Comte de Plélo, coupled with his connection with the Richelieu family, gave him an important place at court. Citations: *''Mémoires du ministère du duc d'Aiguillon'' (2nd ed., Paris and Lyons, 1792), probably written by J. L. Soulavie *On d'Aiguillon's governorship of Brittany: **Henri Carrà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 Aiguillon
1918 Aiguillon provisional designation , is a dark asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 20 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by French astronomer Guy Soulié at Bordeaux Observatory, France, on 19 October 1968. The asteroid was named for the French town of Aiguillon. Orbit and classification ''Aiguillon'' orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.8–3.6 AU once every 5 years and 9 months (2,085 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.13 and an inclination of 9 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The first observation was a precovery taken at Palomar Observatory in 1954, extending the body's observation arc by 14 years prior to its official discovery observation. Physical characteristics According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, ''Aiguillon'' measures 19.5 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an albedo of 0.062. Based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
