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Chaumont (Haute-Marne)
Chaumont () is a commune of France, and the capital (or ''préfecture'') of the Haute-Marne department. , it has a population of 21,847. The city stands on the river Marne and is situated on the Paris-Est–Mulhouse-Ville railway, which runs over a tall and long viaduct built in 1856. Chaumont station has rail connections to Paris, Reims, Dijon, Mulhouse and regional destinations. History Historically, Chaumont was the seat of the Counts of Bassigny and later of Champagne, receiving a charter in 1190. It was the venue of an offensive treaty against Napoleon I signed by the United Kingdom, Austria, Prussia, and Russia in 1814, by which they agreed to continue war until France returned to its 1792 boundaries. Chaumont was bombed in 1940 and 1944 during World War II. From 1951 to 1967, the United States Air Force under NATO operated the Chaumont-Semoutiers Air Base on the outskirts of the city. Notable buildings * The church of St-Jean-Baptiste dates from the 13th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prefectures Of France
In France, a prefecture (french: préfecture) may be: * the ''chef-lieu de département'', the commune in which the administration of a department is located; * the ''chef-lieu de région'', the commune in which the administration of a region is located; * the jurisdiction of a prefecture; * the official residence or headquarters of a prefect. Although the administration of departments and regions is distinct, a regional prefect is '' ex officio'' prefect of the department in which the regional prefecture is located. The officeholder has authority upon the other prefects in the region on a range of matters. Role of the prefecture There are 101 prefectures in France, one for each department. The official in charge is the prefect (french: préfet). The prefecture is an administration that belongs to the Ministry of the Interior; it is therefore in charge of the delivery of identity cards, driving licenses, passports, residency and work permits for foreigners, vehicle registration, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prussia
Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an emergency decree transferring powers of the Prussian government to German Chancellor Franz von Papen in 1932 and ''de jure'' by an Allied decree in 1947. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, expanding its size with the Prussian Army. Prussia, with its capital at Königsberg and then, when it became the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701, Berlin, decisively shaped the history of Germany. In 1871, Prussian Minister-President Otto von Bismarck united most German principalities into the German Empire under his leadership, although this was considered to be a "Lesser Germany" because Austria and Switzerland were not included. In November 1918, the monarchies were abolished and the nobility lost its political power during the Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Rieu
Nicole may refer to: People * Nicole (name) * Nicole (American singer) (born 1958), a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor'' * Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977) * Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), winner of the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest * Nicole, Countess of Penthièvre (c. 1424–after 1480) * Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine (1608–1657), French noblewoman * Nicole LaRoche, flutist in the band Brulé, releases solo albums as "Nicole" Storms * Tropical Storm Nicole, a number of named tropical and subtropical cyclones ** Tropical Storm Nicole (2010) ** Hurricane Nicole (2016) ** Hurricane Nicole (2022) Other uses * ''Nicole'' (film), a 1978 thriller * ''Nicole'' (video game), a visual novel style game * Nicole, Lot-et-Garonne, a town in France * “Nicole”, a song by Ween from the 1990 album '' GodWeenSatan: The Oneness'' * ''Nicole'' (album), an album by Indonesian singer NIKI See also * Nicolle * Nicoll Highway * Nichole * Nicholas (disambiguat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Pineau
Christian Pineau (; 14 October 1904, in Chaumont-en-Bassigny, Haute-Marne, France – 5 April 1995, in Paris) was a noted French Resistance fighter, who later served an important term as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1956 through 1958. Life and career Pineau was born in 1904 in Chaumont-en-Bassigny, Haute-Marne, France. His father was a colonel in the French Army died when he was a young child. His mother married again to the French playwright Jean Giraudoux. Later, Christian Pineau would say that it was Giraudoux who gave him his love of writing. He was educated at the École alsacienne in Paris and graduated with degrees in law and in political science. In 1931 he joined the staff of the Bank of France, and later worked for the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas. In 1937 he founded the journal '' Banque et Bourse''. A World War II French Resistance leader who established a network called Phalanx, Pineau helped found the underground newspaper ''Libération''. He was a close ally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Michel
Louise Michel (; 29 May 1830 – 9 January 1905) was a teacher and important figure in the Paris Commune. Following her penal transportation to New Caledonia she embraced anarchism. When returning to France she emerged as an important French anarchist and went on speaking tours across Europe. The journalist Brian Doherty has called her the "French grande dame of anarchy." Her use of a black flag at a demonstration in Paris in March 1883 was also the earliest known of what would become known as the anarchy black flag. Early life Louise Michel was born on 29 May 1830 as the illegitimate daughter of a serving-maid, Marianne Michel, and the son of the house, Laurent Demahis. She was raised by her paternal grandparents, Charlotte and Charles-Étienne Demahis, in north-eastern France. She spent her childhood in the Château de Vroncourt and was provided with a liberal education. When her grandparents died, she completed teacher training and worked in villages. Career and activism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Masson
Jean Masson (8 September 1907, Bayon, Meurthe-et-Moselle – 10 August 1964) was a French politician who served as state secretary in various governments during the French Fourth Republic The French Fourth Republic (french: Quatrième république française) was the Republicanism, republican government of France from 27 October 1946 to 4 October 1958, governed by the fourth republican constitution. It was in many ways a revival of ..., Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in 1952–53. References 1907 births 1964 deaths People from Meurthe-et-Moselle Politicians from Grand Est Radical Party (France) politicians French Ministers of Veterans Affairs Members of the Constituent Assembly of France (1946) Deputies of the 1st National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic Deputies of the 2nd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic Deputies of the 3rd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic French people of the Algerian War {{France-politician-RP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Guillaume-Rey
Baron Alban Emmanuel Guillaume-Rey (28 May 1837 – 4 April 1916) was a French archaeologist, topographer and orientalist. He is known for his historical works on Crusader states and on military fortifications in the Near East. He is considered by some as the first archeologists of the Crusades. Biography Alban Emmanuel Guillaume-Rey was born in Chaumont, Haute-Marne, on May 28, 1837. His surname combined the name of his father, François-Victor Guillaume and his mother Marie-Françoise-Louise-Florestine Rey. On April 4, 1856, he was invited by one of his professors to the foundation of L' Œuvre d'Orient. The next year, at the age of twenty, Guillaume-Rey made his first trip to Syria, where he went to explore and study the Hauran region. In August 1859, he travelled with to Palestine. He made a final trip to the region in 1864. On 19 December 1865, Guillaume-Rey was conferred by the Vatican the title of Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great. The following year, on 13 Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Godard
André Godard (21 January 1881 – 31 July 1965) was an archaeologist, architect and historian of French and Middle Eastern Art. He served as the director of the Iranian Archeological Service for many years. Life Godard was born in Chaumont. A graduate of the École des Beaux-Arts of Paris, he studied Middle Eastern archaeology, particularly that of Iran, and later became known for designing the National Museum of Iran, where he was appointed inaugural director in 1936. He was also instrumental in the design of Tehran University campus. He made his first trip to the Middle East in 1910 with Henri Violle. Together, they began to excavate the ancient ruins of Samarra, located in modern-day Iraq. The ruins were fully excavated a few years later by German-born archaeologist Ernst Herzfeld. Godard returned to his architectural studies in 1912, focusing on Islamic architecture of Egypt. After World War I, Godard married Yeda Reuilly. The Delegation of French Archaeology in Afghanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Decrès
Denis Decrès (18 June 1761 – 7 December 1820) was an officer of the French Navy and count, later duke of the First Empire. Early career Decrès was born in Châteauvillain, Haute-Marne on 18 June 1761 and joined the Navy at the age of 18, in the squadron of Admiral De Grasse. He took part in all the combats which this fleet had to sustain. While he was a member of the crew of the ''Richmond'', during the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782, he went in a boat under fire from British ships to attach a tow cable to the ''Glorieux'', which had been dismasted out of the danger in which it was placed. He was rewarded with a promotion to ''enseigne de vaisseau''. This event is commemorated on one side of his tomb. He was in India when the French Revolution broke out. Revolutionary era In October 1793, Decrès was sent as a messenger to request assistance for the Isle de France (now Mauritius). He was arrested on his arrival in Lorient, on 10 April 1794, for being a member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucie Décosse
Lucie Décosse (born 6 August 1981 in Chaumont) is a retired female French judoka. Career Décosse competed in the half-middleweight (57–63 kg) category until 2008. Thereafter, she switched to the middleweight (63–70 kg) category. She was ranked number one in the world in both categories. Décosse won a total of 13 medals (8 of them gold) at the Olympic Games, the World Judo Championships and the European Judo Championships. She won the most important medal of her career – the middleweight (63–70 kg) gold medal – at the 2012 Olympic Games. Décosse retired from judo after losing her bronze medal match against South Korea's Kim Seong-Yeon at the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro. Video Videos of Lucie Décosse in action(judovision.org) References External links * * Factfile by L'Équipe ''L'Équipe'' (, French for "the team") is a French nationwide daily newspaper devoted to sport, owned by Éditions Philippe Amaury. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luc Chatel
Luc-Marie Chatel () (born on 15 August 1964 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who served as Minister of National Education in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from June 2009 to May 2012. In 2014, he served as the acting chair of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). Also, Chatel served as the Secretary of state for Consumer Affairs and Tourism from June 2007 to March 2008, and Government's Spokesman from June 2009 until November 2010. Political career Governmental functions * Minister of National Education, Youth and Voluntary : 2010–2012. * Minister of National Education, government's spokesman : 2009–2010. * Secretary of State for Industry and Consumer Affairs, government's spokesman : 2008–2009. * Secretary of State for Consumer Affairs and Tourism : 2007–2008. Electoral mandates ''National Assembly of France'' * Member of the National Assembly of France for Haute-Marne (1st constituency) : 2002- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmé Bouchardon
Edmé Bouchardon (; 29 May 169827 July 1762) was a French sculptor best known for his neoclassical statues in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, his medals, his equestrian statue of Louis XV of France for the Place de la Concorde (destroyed during the French Revolution); and for the Fountain of Four Seasons in Paris. He was also a draftsman and painter, and made celebrated series of engravings of working-class Parisians.''Le Petit Robert des Noms Propres'', Paris (2010) Biography Bouchardon was born in Chaumont-en-Bassigny, the son of a sculptor and architect, Jean-Baptiste Bouchardon. He learned sculpture first in the studio of his father, and then with Guillaume Coustou. He won the Prix de Rome of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1722, and as a consequence lived and worked in Rome from 1722 to 1732. He resisted the more ornate tendencies of the Rocaille style, and moved toward neoclassicism. While in Rome, he specialized in busts of distinguishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
