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Château D'Agnou
The Château d'Agnou is a château, or manor house, situated in a place locally known as Bout d'Agnou in Maule, France. It is classified as a French historical monument. History Medieval castle In the 12th century, a castle called the Château Saint-Vincent was raised on the spot of the present manor. Built in the faubourg of Agnou, within the fiefdom of the Boutigny family, it stood outside the long walls that enclosed Maule. The Boutignys owned the castle from the 13th century on: first Hugues de Boutigny, Lord of Gavral, then his son Jean de Boutigny. However, it was later dismantled by order of King Louis VI. In 1357, the city was pillaged by Charles II of Navarre, who totally leveled the edifice. From then on, the barons of Maule lived in town, in houses constructed for them. This situation would change in the 16th century. Manor House The barony of Maule was held by the Morainvillier family until 1597, soon after which it would pass to the Harlays of Sancy, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maule, Yvelines
Maule () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the ÃŽle-de-France in north-central France. Population Twin towns * Carnoustie, Angus, United Kingdom See also *Communes of the Yvelines department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ... References Communes of Yvelines {{Yvelines-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wing (building)
A wing is part of a building – or any feature of a building – that is subordinate to the main, central structure.Curl, James Stevens (2006). ''Oxford Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture'', 2nd ed., OUP, Oxford and New York, p. 853, . The individual wings may directly adjoin the main building or may be built separately and joined to it by a connecting structure such as a colonnade or pergola. New buildings may incorporate wings from the outset or these may be added at a later date as part of an expansion or remodelling. History In Classical and Palladian buildings, the wings are smaller buildings either side of the ''corps de logis'' and joined to it by quadrants or colonnades, partially projecting forward to form a court or ''cour d'honneur''. In medieval and early modern times, kings, princes and nobles upgraded their palaces, stately homes and villas in order to improve their outward appearance. The larger the building complex, the wealthier and more pow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recognition for her portrayal of icy, aloof, and mysterious beauties for various directors, including Jacques Demy, Luis Buñuel, François Truffaut, and Roman Polanski.Catherine Deneuve Biography . Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. In 1985, she succeeded as the official face of , France's national symbol of liberty. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Écoute Voir
''Écoute voir '' is a 1979 French drama-thriller film directed by Hugo Santiago from a screenplay by Santiago and Claude Ollier. It stars Catherine Deneuve, Sami Frey, and Anne Parillaud. Synopsis Arnaud de Maule, young lord of the manor, distinguished scholar, has resort to the detective Claude Alphand (Catherine Deneuve), so that she might make enquiries into some individuals who are getting into his estate in Yvelines. Claude discovers that it is a question of the members of a strange sect, the Church of the Final Revival, which has recently won over Chloé, the young mistress of Arnaud. Cast * Catherine Deneuve : Claude Alphand * Sami Frey : Arnaud de Maule * Florence Delay : Flora Thibaud * Anne Parillaud : Chloé/Moune * Didier Haudepin : Claude's secretary * Antoine Vitez : delegate of the sect * Jean-François Stévenin : Inspector Mercier * François Dyrek François Dyrek (16 August 1933 – 17 December 1999) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 140 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Santiago
Hugo Santiago Muchnick (12 December 1939 – 27 February 2018) was an Argentine film director. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and lived in France from 1959 until his death in 2018. Santiago studied Literature, Philosophy and Music. From 1959-66 he was assistant director to Robert Bresson. In 1969, he made his first feature film ''Invasión'' in his native Argentina based on an idea by celebrated writers Adolfo Bioy Casares and Jorge Luis Borges, who also co-wrote the script. Adolfo Bioy Casares described the film in May 1969 as follows:"''Invasión'' modernises the theme of The Iliad: it does not praise the shrewdness and effectiveness of the conqueror, but rather the courage of a handful of warriors ready to defend their Troy-which is far too much like Buenos Aires-where there is always a group of friends and a tango inviting you to fight for just and noble causes. Homer will forgive me: the heart is always on the side of those who resist. I believe Hugo Santiago has created a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wehrmacht
The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previously used term and was the manifestation of the Nazi regime's efforts to rearm Germany to a greater extent than the Treaty of Versailles permitted. After the Nazi rise to power in 1933, one of Adolf Hitler's most overt and audacious moves was to establish the ''Wehrmacht'', a modern offensively-capable armed force, fulfilling the Nazi régime's long-term goals of regaining lost territory as well as gaining new territory and dominating its neighbours. This required the reinstatement of conscription and massive investment and defense spending on the arms industry. The ''Wehrmacht'' formed the heart of Germany's politico-military power. In the early part of the Second World War, the ''Wehrmacht'' employed combined arms tactics (close-cover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Balagny
George or Georges Balagny was a French photographer from the Batignolles neighborhood in Paris, France. He was born on 16 February 1837 and died in Paris on 17 December 1919. Son of Auguste Balagny and Adélaïde Léopoldine Genet, his father was a notary and the future mayor of the 17th arrondissement of Paris, and later of the commune of Maule. Georges first obtained a law degreeGeorges Balagny, ''Du contrat de mariage et en particulier de la communauté jusqu'à la dissolution''. Paris: Typ. Hennuyer, 1859. followed by a doctorate, before abandoning his legal career in order to dedicate himself to research in photography at his workshop on the Rue Salneuve. He published several texts about his work under the name George Balagny. He was received as a member of the French Photographic Society (''Société française de photographie'') and promoted to ''Officier d’Académie'' of the Order of Academic Palms. After purchasing the Château du Buat at Maule, he was married t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Revolution
The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, while phrases like ''liberté, égalité, fraternité'' reappeared in other revolts, such as the 1917 Russian Revolution, and inspired campaigns for the abolition of slavery and universal suffrage. The values and institutions it created dominate French politics to this day. Its causes are generally agreed to be a combination of social, political and economic factors, which the ''Ancien Régime'' proved unable to manage. In May 1789, widespread social distress led to the convocation of the Estates General, which was converted into a National Assembly in June. Continuing unrest culminated in the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July, which led to a series of radical measures by the Assembly, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keeper Of The Seals Of France
Keeper of the Seals of France () was an office of the Kingdom of France, French monarchy under the ''Ancien Régime''. Its principal function was to supplement or assist the Chancellor of France. Its successor office under the French First Republic, Republic is the Keeper of the Seals, a title held by the Ministry of Justice (France), Minister of Justice. References Political history of the Ancien Régime Court titles in the Ancien Régime Offices in the Ancien Régime {{France-history-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude De Bullion
Claude de Bullion (13 October 1569 – 22 December 1640) was a French aristocrat and politician who served as a Minister of Finance under Louis XIII from 1632 to 1640.Ranum, Orest A. (1963). ''Richelieu and the councillors of Louis XIII: A study of the secretaries of state and superintendents of finance in the ministry of Richelieu, 1635-1642.'' Clarendon Press He was a close ally of Cardinal Richelieu.Kettering, Sharon (1986). ''Patrons, brokers, and clients in seventeenth-century France.'' Oxford University Press, Life and career He became a lawyer at the Parliament of Paris in 1594 and an advisor in 1595. In 1605, he became ''Maître des Requêtes'', and in 1606 he joined the Parliament of Grenoble as State Councillor and Chairman. In 1611 he bought the lordship of Bolt and later bought the lordship of Maule. In 1612, Seigneur de Bonnelles named him special ambassador to the Court of Turin. He bought in 1620 and built the famous gardens and ponds there. His holdings became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
