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Count Of Forez
Forez is a former province of France, corresponding approximately to the central part of the modern Loire ''département'' and a part of the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme ''départements''. The final "z" in Forez () is not pronounced in the Loire département; however, it is pronounced in the western part of the former province, essentially when referring to the correspondent Forez Mountains (on the border between Puy-de-Dôme and Loire. The name is derived from the city of Feurs. Franco-Provençal is the language that was historically spoken in the region. The city of Montbrison, Loire is considered the historical capital of the Forez. Residents of the Forez are called Foréziens. The rue du Forez in the third arrondissement of Paris was built in the late 16th century and appears on Turgot's map of Paris. List of counts of Forez The origins of the county of Forez are obscure. There are several early figures who are sometimes supposed to have been counts of Forez. Whether thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pons De Gévaudan
The pons (from Latin , "bridge") is part of the brainstem that in humans and other bipeds lies inferior to the midbrain, superior to the medulla oblongata and anterior to the cerebellum. The pons is also called the pons Varolii ("bridge of Varolius"), after the Italian anatomist and surgeon Costanzo Varolio (1543–75). This region of the brainstem includes neural pathways and tracts that conduct signals from the brain down to the cerebellum and medulla, and tracts that carry the sensory signals up into the thalamus.Saladin Kenneth S.(2007) Anatomy & physiology the unity of form and function. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Structure The pons is in the brainstem situated between the midbrain and the medulla oblongata, and in front of the cerebellum. A separating groove between the pons and the medulla is the inferior pontine sulcus. The superior pontine sulcus separates the pons from the midbrain. The pons can be broadly divided into two parts: the basilar part of the pons (ventr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guigues IV Of Forez
Guigues IV or Guy IV (died 10 August. or 29 October. 1241) was the count of Forez, Auxerre and Tonnerre from 1203 and the count of Nevers from 1226. He was still a child when his father, Guigues III, died on the Fourth Crusade and he inherited Forez. His mother was Alix and his uncle, Renaud, archbishop of Lyon, acted as regent until he came of age in 1218. Guigues's first wife was Mahaut, daughter of Guy II of Dampierre. In 1223, Guigues granted a communal charter to the town of Montbrison. On 16 April 1224, he returned the places of Saint-Rambert, Bonson, Chambles, Saint-Cyprien and Saint-Just to the monastery of Île Barbe, declaring that they were allods held freely and that he and his predecessors had unjustly possessed them. In 1224, Guigues also founded a collegiate church of thirteen canons at Montbrison, dedicating it to the Virgin Mary. The foundation of Notre-Dame-d'Espérance was confirmed by Archbishop Renaud in October 1224. The charter of foundation mandated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guigues III Of Forez
Guigues III (died 1203), also numbered Guigues IV,His name is also rendered Guy, Guigo or Wigo, as in ("Guigo IV"). nicknamed ''Branda'', was the count of Forez from 1199 until his death while on the Fourth Crusade. Guigues succeeded his father, Guigues II, in 1199 when the latter retired to the . In 1202, he was at Lyon preparing to leave on crusade when he issued a charter in favour of his father's monastery. According to Geoffrey of Villehardouin, he and Bishop Walter of Autun did not travel with the main army, but took ship at Marseille direct for the Holy Land. They were accompanied by an army of 300 knights and sergeants. According to the ''Chronicle of Ernoul'', he died shortly after his arrival in Acre in 1203. He was buried in the Hospitaller church of Saint John in Acre. In 1215, his brother, Archbishop Renaud of Lyon, donated money for an annual celebration on the anniversary of Guigues's death at the hospital of Montbrison, a family foundation. Guigues's first wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guigues II Of Forez
Guigues may refer to: Nobility * Guigues I of Albon, count of Oisans, Grésivaudan, and Briançonnais * Guigues III of Albon, also Guigues the Old, count of Albon * Guigues IV of Albon, count of Albon * Guigues IV of Forez, count of Forez, Auxerre and Tonnerre * Guigues V of Albon, count of Albon and Grenoble * Guigues VI of Viennois, dauphin of Vienne * Guigues VII of Viennois, dauphin of Vienne * Guigues VIII of Viennois, dauphin of Vienne Other notable people * Guigues Guiffrey, French soldier * Joseph-Bruno Guigues (1805-1874), Oblate priest Places * Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues, often shortened to Guigues, is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality Témiscamingue is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region o ..., often shortened to Guigues, Quebec, Canada * Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues, Quebec, Canada {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guigues I Of Forez
Guigues may refer to: Nobility * Guigues I of Albon, count of Oisans, Grésivaudan, and Briançonnais * Guigues III of Albon, also Guigues the Old, count of Albon * Guigues IV of Albon, count of Albon * Guigues IV of Forez, count of Forez, Auxerre and Tonnerre * Guigues V of Albon, count of Albon and Grenoble * Guigues VI of Viennois, dauphin of Vienne * Guigues VII of Viennois, dauphin of Vienne * Guigues VIII of Viennois, dauphin of Vienne Other notable people * Guigues Guiffrey, French soldier * Joseph-Bruno Guigues (1805-1874), Oblate priest Places * Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues, often shortened to Guigues, is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality Témiscamingue is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region o ..., often shortened to Guigues, Quebec, Canada * Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues, Quebec, Canada {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Guînes
The County of Guînes, was a Flemish fief and later French fief in the Middle Ages. The county was split from the County of Boulogne in about 988. Counts *?-c.965 - Siegfried, Count of Guînes **Although he never seemed to be formally designated as Count, he is historically referred to as such. *c.965-? - Ardolf, Count of Guînes * Raoul, Count of Guînes (son of Ardolf), also known as Ralph or Rodolphe * Eustace, Count of Guînes (son of Raoul) * Baldwin I, Count of Guînes (son of Eustace), also known as Baudouin * Robert Manasses, Count of Guînes (son of Baldwin I) *1138-1146 - Aubrey de Vere - jure exoris *?-1169 - Arnoul I, Count de Guînes (son of Gisela of Guînes, daughter of Baldwin I) *1169-1205 - Baldwin II, Count of Guînes *1205-1220 - Arnold II of Guînes *1220-1244 - Baldwin III, Count of Guînes *1244-? - Arnould III, Count of Guînes * Baldwin IV, Count of Guînes *1294–1302 - John II of Brienne, Count of Guînes *1302–1344 - Raoul I of Brienne, Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Of Guînes
Guy or GUY may refer to: Personal names * Guy (given name) * Guy (surname) * That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart Places * Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet * Guy, Arkansas, US, a city * Guy, Indiana, US, an unincorporated community * Guy, Kentucky, US, an unincorporated community * Guy, Texas, US, an unincorporated community * Guy Street, Montreal, Canada Art and entertainment Films * ''Guy'' (1997 film) (American, starring Vincent D'Onofrio) * ''Guy'' (2018 film) (French, starring Alex Lutz) * '' That Guy... Who Was in That Thing'' (2012), a documentary film * Free Guy (2021), an action comedy film Music * ''Guy'' (album), debut studio album of Guy (band) 1988 * Guy (band), an American R&B group * "G.U.Y.", a 2014 song by Lady Gaga from the album ''Artpop'' Transport * Guy (sailing), rope to control a spinnaker on a sailboat * Air Guyane Express, ICAO code GUY * Guy Motors, a former British bus and truck builder * ''Guy'' (ship, 1933), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eustace Of Forez
Eustace, also rendered Eustis, ( ) is the rendition in English of two phonetically similar Greek given names: *Εὔσταχυς (''Eústachys'') meaning "fruitful", "fecund"; literally "abundant in grain"; its Latin equivalents are ''Fæcundus/Fecundus'' *Εὐστάθιος (''Eustáthios'') meaning "steadfast", "stable"; literally "possessing good stability"; its exact Latin equivalents are ''Constans'' and its derivatives, '' Constantius'' and ''Constantinus''. Equivalents in other languages include Ostap (Ukrainian, Russian), Eustachy (Polish), Yevstaphiy (Russian), Eustachio (Italian), Eustache or Eustathe (French), Eustaquio (Spanish), Eustáquio (Portuguese), Eustàquio (Valencian), Ustes (Guyanese) and Eustice (English). The originally Hebrew name Ethan or Eitan can also mean "steadfast" or "stable". The Greek ''Eústachys'' is no longer used; ''Eustáthios/Ευστάθιος'' (usually transliterated ''Efstáthios'') on the other hand is still popular and ofte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William II Of Forez
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William I Of Forez
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artaud III Of Forez
Antoine Marie Joseph Paul Artaud, better known as Antonin Artaud (; 4 September 1896 – 4 March 1948), was a French writer, poet, dramatist, visual artist, essayist, actor and theatre director. He is widely recognized as a major figure of the European avant-garde. In particular, he had a profound influence on twentieth-century theatre through his conceptualization of the Theatre of Cruelty. Known for his raw, surreal and transgressive work, his texts explored themes from the cosmologies of ancient cultures, philosophy, the occult, mysticism and indigenous Mexican and Balinese practices. Early life Antonin Artaud was born in Marseille, to Euphrasie Nalpas and Antoine-Roi Artaud. His parents were first cousins—his grandmothers were sisters from Smyrna (modern day İzmir, Turkey). His paternal grandmother, Catherine Chilé, was raised in Marseille, where she married Marius Artaud, a Frenchman. His maternal grandmother, Mariette Chilé, grew up in Smyrna, where she married Louis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
