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Champagné may refer to: People * Lt.-Gen. Forbes Champagné (1754–1816), a British Army officer * Rev. George Champagné (–1828), an Irish clergyman * Gen. Sir Josiah Champagné (1755–1840), a British Army officer Places * Champagné, Sarthe, a commune in the Sarthe ''département'' * Champagné-le-Sec, a commune in the Vienne ''département'' * Champagné-les-Marais Champagné-les-Marais () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire (; ; br, Broioù al Liger) is one of the 18 regions of France, in the west of the mainland. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zo ..., a commune in the Vendée ''département'' * Champagné-Saint-Hilaire, a commune in the Vienne ''département'' See also * Champagne (other) {{disambiguation ...
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Forbes Champagné
Lt.-Gen. Forbes Champagné (2 July 1754 – 23 October 1816) was a British Army officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War and served as Commander-in-Chief of the British Indian Army, 1807–11. Background Champagné was born into a family of French Huguenot exiles in Ireland, the son of the Very Rev. Arthur de Robillard Champagné, Dean of Clonmacnoise, and Marianne Hamon, daughter of Colonel Isaac Hamon. His paternal great-grandfather was Chevalier Josias de Robillard, Seigneur de Champagné de Torxé, Saintonge, who fled to Holland after the Edict of Fontainebleau in 1685, joining William of Orange's army. He married Marie de la Rochefoucauld of the noble house of the same name. Their daughter Susanne married Henri de la Motte-Fouqué, baron de Saint-Seurin et de Tonnay-Boutonne, and was mother of Heinrich August de la Motte Fouqué. Their eldest son, Josias de Robillard (Forbes' grandfather), distinguished himself at a young age in service of Major-General Isaa ...
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George Champagné
Canon Rev. George Champagné ( – 26 October 1828) was an Anglican clergyman who was Canon of Windsor from 1802–28. Early life Champagné was born into a family of French Huguenot exiles who established themselves in Ireland. He was the eldest son of the Very Rev. Arthur de Robillard Champagné, Dean of Clonmacnoise, and Marianne Hamon, daughter of Colonel Isaac Hamon. He had three brothers: Lt.-Gen. Forbes Champagné; Rev. Arthur Champagné, vicar of Castlelyons; and Gen. Sir Josiah Champagné. He had six sisters including Jane (wife of the Earl of Uxbridge), Henrietta (wife of Sir Erasmus Dixon Borrowes, 6th Baronet), and Marianne (wife of Sir Charles des Voeux, 1st Baronet). His paternal great-grandfather, the Chevalier Josias de Robillard, Seigneur de Champagné de Torxé, Saintonge, fled France after the 1685 Edict of Fontainebleau for Holland, where he joined William of Orange's army. He married Marie de la Rochefoucauld of the noble house of the same name. Their da ...
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Josiah Champagné
Gen. Sir Josiah Champagné (26 September 1755 – 31 January 1840) was a British military commander who was the fifth General Officer Commanding, Ceylon. He was appointed in February 1799 until 1799. He was succeeded by Hay MacDowall. Background Champagné was born into a family of French Huguenot exiles in Ireland, the son of the Very Rev. Arthur Champagné, Dean of Clonmacnoise, and Marianne Hamon, daughter of Colonel Isaac Hamon. His paternal great-grandfather was the Chevalier Josias de Robillard, Seigneur de Champagné de Torxé, Saintonge, who fled to Holland after the Edict of Fontainebleau in 1685, joining William of Orange's army. He married Marie de la Rochefoucauld of the noble house of the same name. Their daughter Susanne married Henri de la Motte-Fouqué, baron de Saint-Seurin et de Tonnay-Boutonne, and was mother of Heinrich August de la Motte Fouqué. Their eldest son, Josias de Robillard, distinguished himself at a young age in service of Major-General Isaa ...
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Champagné, Sarthe
Champagné is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Sarthe {{Sarthe-geo-stub ...
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Champagné-le-Sec
Champagné-le-Sec () is a commune in the Vienne department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. See also * Communes of the Vienne department References Communes of Vienne (department) {{Vienne-geo-stub ...
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Champagné-les-Marais
Champagné-les-Marais () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire (; ; br, Broioù al Liger) is one of the 18 regions of France, in the west of the mainland. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful of "balancing metropolises" (). ... region in western France. See also * Communes of the Vendée department References Communes of Vendée {{Vendée-geo-stub ...
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Champagné-Saint-Hilaire
Champagné-Saint-Hilaire () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Champagné-Saint-Hilaire is located in the geographical area known as the seuil du Poitou The Seuil du Poitou is a geological denomination for an area in western central France where the Paris (Northeast) and Aquitaine (Southwest) sedimentary basins meet, and which also is a gap between the ancient mountain ranges Massif Armoricain (Nor .... It is also the highest commune in the vicinity. See also * Communes of the Vienne department References Communes of Vienne (department) {{Vienne-geo-stub ...
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