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Château D'Apremont-sur-Allier
The Château d'Apremont-sur-Allier is a historic castle in Apremont-sur-Allier, France. History Built in the second half of the 15th century, the castle has five towers. By the 17th century, another story had been added. At the beginning of the 19th century, stables were built. In the 1930s, the castle was inherited by Antoinette de Saint-Sauveur, wife of Eugène Schneider, II.Michel LegrisApremont-sur-Allier (Cher) ''L'Express'', June 24, 1993 From 1934 to 1942, a Mr. de Galéa restored it in the Gothic Revival architectural style. Upon Schneider's death in 1942, the castle was occupied by the Germans. After the war, his widow moved back in and resumed restoration efforts. In more recent years, the castle has been the residence of the novelist Elvire de Brissac. De Brissac has expanded the forest by planting 400,000 trees, including 300,000 oak trees. Architectural significance It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 1989. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apremont-sur-Allier
Apremont-sur-Allier (, literally ''Apremont on Allier (river), Allier'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Cher (department), Cher Departments of France, department in the Centre-Val de Loire Regions of France, region of France. Geography An area of forestry and farming comprising a small village and two hamlets situated by the west bank of the river Allier (river), Allier, some southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D100 with the D76 and D45 roads. The river forms the boundary between the commune and the department of Nièvre. Population Sights * The church, dating from the 13th century. * The castle, dating from the 12th century and the surrounding "Parc Floral" gardens. * A museum, in the stables of the castle. The village is a member of the ''Les Plus Beaux Villages de France'' ("The most beautiful villages of France") association. See also *Communes of the Cher department References External links Official website of Apremont-sur-Allier {{DEFAU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Schneider, II
Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin". Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Gene is a common shortened form. The feminine variant is or Eugenie. , a common given name in parts of central and northern Europe, is also a variant of Eugene / Eugine. Other male foreign-language varia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Express
''L'Express'' () is a French weekly news magazine headquartered in Paris. The weekly stands at the political centre in the French media landscape, and has a lifestyle supplement, ''L'Express Styles'', and a job supplement, ''Réussir''. History and profile ''L'Express'' was co-founded in 1953 by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, future president of the Radical Party, and Françoise Giroud, who had earlier edited ''ELLE'' and went on to become France's first minister of women's affairs in 1974 and minister of culture in 1976. When founded during the First Indochina War, it was modelled on the US magazine ''Time'' and the German magazine ''Der Spiegel''. ''L'Express'' is published weekly. The magazine was supportive of the policies of Pierre Mendès-France in Indochina, and in general had a left-of-centre orientation. The magazine opposed the war in Algeria, and especially the use of torture. In March 1958, as a result of an article of Jean-Paul Sartre reviewing the book ''La Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvire De Brissac
Elvire de Brissac (born 19 January 1939) is a French novelist and biographer. Her awards include the Prix des Deux Magots, Grand prix des lectrices de Elle, Prix Contrepoint, Prix Goncourt, and the Prix Femina, Prix Femina Essai. Biography Elvire de Brissac was born on 19 January 1939.Philippe LançonElvire de Brissac. Proust au berceau ''Libération'', February 3, 2014 Her father Pierre de Cossé Brissac was the 12th Duke of Brissac, a businessman and author. Her mother Marie-Zélie Schneider, also known as May Schneider, was the daughter of French industrialist Eugène Schneider II and an heiress to the Schneider-Creusot fortune. She grew up at the Château de Brissac in Brissac-Quincé, Maine-et-Loire, France. She is a novelist and biographer. She received the Prix des Deux Magots for ''A Pleur-Joie'' in 1969, the Grand prix des lectrices de Elle and the Prix Contrepoint for ''Un long mois de septembre'' in 1972, the Prix Goncourt for ''Les anges d'en bas'' in 1999, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
