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Conches Station
Conches is the plural form of conch, a type of mollusk. It may also refer to: Places in France * Conches-en-Ouche, a commune in the Eure département in northern France near Évreux ** Château de Conches-en-Ouche, a ruined castle in the commune of Conches-en-Ouche * Conches-sur-Gondoire, a commune on the Gondoire river in Brie, in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region near Paris * Conques, a former commune in the Aveyron department in southern France, in the Midi-Pyrénées region, location of the famous abbey, now part of Conques-en-Rouergue People * Raoul IV de Conches born Ralph de Tosny (before 1080 – 1126), a Norman nobleman * Isabel of Conches, wife of Ralph of Tosny * William of Conches (c. 1090 – after 1154), French scholastic philosopher who sought to expand the bounds of Christian humanism by studying secular works of the classics and fostering empirical science * Peter of Courtenay, Lord of Conches (c. 1218 – 1249 or 1250), French kni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conch
Conch () is a common name of a number of different medium-to-large-sized sea snails. Conch shells typically have a high spire and a noticeable siphonal canal (in other words, the shell comes to a noticeable point at both ends). In North America, a conch is often identified as a queen conch, indigenous to the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. Queen conches are valued for seafood and are also used as fish bait. The group of conches that are sometimes referred to as "true conches" are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Strombidae, specifically in the genus ''Strombus'' and other closely related genera. For example, ''Lobatus gigas'', the queen conch, and ''Laevistrombus canarium'', the dog conch, are true conches. Many other species are also often called "conch", but are not at all closely related to the family Strombidae, including ''Melongena'' species (family Melongenidae) and the horse conch ''Triplofusus papillosus'' (family Fasciolariidae). Species comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conches-en-Ouche
Conches-en-Ouche (, literally ''Conches in Ouche'') is a commune in the Eure ''département'' in northern France. Geography It is located by the Rouloir river, southwest of Évreux in the Normandy region. The town is located on a plateau known as the Pays d'Ouche. Population Sights and monuments * Château de Conches-en-Ouche, ruins of 11th-century castle * L'église Sainte-Foy * Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Châtillon-lès-Conches * Arboretum * Folk museum Personalities linked to the commune * Guillaume de Conches, medieval grammarian, philosopher and theologian linked to the School of Chartres. * Diderot set an episode of ''Jacques le fataliste et son maître'' (1773/1775) in Conches. * Victor-Amédée Barbié du Bocage (1832–1890), renowned geographer and essayist, died in the Château de Quenet on 11 October 1890. * Paul Collin (1843–1915), writer and librettist, was born here. * François Décorchemont (1880–1971), master glassmaker who made the windows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Conches-en-Ouche
The Château de Conches-en-Ouche is a ruined castle in the ''commune'' of Conches-en-Ouche in the Eure department of France, demolished in the 16th century. History The start of construction dates back to 1034 and Roger I of Tosny. The castle was captured by Philip II of France in 1199. The castle was the target of bitter combat during the Hundred Years' War. Taken by the English in 1364, it was recaptured by Bertrand du Guesclin in 1371. The castle was lost again in 1420, retaken in 1440, lost once more in 1441 before being finally taken by the French in 1449. In 1591, members of the Catholic League took refuge there; a potential base for enemies of the monarchy, it was demolished afterwards. The castle has been designated as a '' monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture in 1886. Architecture Originally built on a motte, the structure had walls 2.60 metres thick and at least three storeys. See also *List of castles in France This is a list of castles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conches-sur-Gondoire
Conches-sur-Gondoire () is a commune on the Gondoire river in Brie, in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is roughly from Paris. Its remarkable sights include a monastery church of the 12th century, and a Second Empire castle. Until 1993, Conches-sur-Gondoire was simply called Conches. The name of the river was added to distinguish it from Conches-en-Ouche in Normandy ( Eure county). History During the middle-ages, Conches-sur-Gondoire consisted of a monastery located on the top of a slope, but during the so-called "Wars of Religion" of the 16th century, the closter and the conventual buildings were destroyed by a troop of Protestant soldiers. Nowadays remain the church (13th century), a Gothic cellar with column and capital, a square pond faced with stones, tombs and peasant cottages. The valley meadows and fields have not been approved for development. During the Second Empire, 19th century, the castle of Conches was built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conques
Conques (; Languedocien dialect, Languedocien: ''Concas'') is a former Communes of France, commune in the Aveyron Departments of France, department in Southern France, in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania Regions of France, region. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Conques-en-Rouergue. Geography The village is located at the confluence of the rivers Dourdou de Conques and Ouche. It is built on a hillside and has classic narrow medieval streets. As a result, large vehicles such as buses cannot enter the historic town centre and must park outside. Consequently, most day visitors enter on foot. The town was largely passed by in the nineteenth century, and was saved from oblivion by the efforts of a small number of dedicated people. As a result, the historic core of the town has very little construction dating from between 1800 and 1950, leaving the medieval structures remarkably intact. The roads have been paved, and modern-day utility lines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raoul IV De Conches
Raoul III of Tosny (1079-1126), Lord of Conches-en-Ouche (A commune in the Eure département in northern France), was an Anglo-Norman nobleman of the House of Tosny. Life Born in 1079, Raoul was the son of Raoul II of Tosny and Isabel de Montfort. Following the death of William II of England, Raoul III chose to support Henry I "Beauclerc" instead of Robert Curthose who was on crusade. On Raoul III's father's death in 1102, he crossed the Channel to take up his father's possessions in England, rallying to Henry and thus allowing himself to make a good marriage to Adelise, daughter and heiress of the Anglo-Saxon earl Waltheof of Northumbria. From 1104, Raoul accompanied Henry in his campaign to conquer Normandy. After the Battle of Tinchebray (1106), the campaign led to the imprisonment of duke Robert Curthose and his replacement by Henry, thus re-uniting England and Normandy under one master as it had been at the time of William. Raoul III's support for Henry was confirmed durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Of Conches
Isabel of Conches, (fl. 1090) wife of Ralph of Tosny, rode armed like a knight during a conflict in northern France during the late 11th century and was born in Montfort sur Risle, Eure, Normandy, in 1057. Early life She was the daughter of Simon I de Montfort. Marriage and issue Isabel married Raoul II of Tosny, they had: *Roger, died young. * Raoul IV de Conches, married Alice of Huntingdon, daughter of Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, and Judith of Lens. *Godehilde married Baldwin I of Jerusalem The legend The chronicler Orderic Vitalis in the Ecclesiastical history describes Isabel in some detail. Orderic describes Isabel "joyful, generous, daring and well loved by all." He describes her in the hall of Conches, listening to knights talk about their dreams. Isabel unfortunately also had a conflictual relationship with her sister-in-law, Helewise of Evreux. The disagreement reached a point that her husband took up arms against William, Count of Évreux William, Count o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Of Conches
William of Conches (c. 1090/1091 – c. 1155/1170s) was a French scholastic philosopher who sought to expand the bounds of Christian humanism by studying secular works of the classics and fostering empirical science. He was a prominent member of the School of Chartres. John of Salisbury, a bishop of Chartres and former student of William's, refers to William as the most talented grammarian after Bernard of Chartres. Life He was born in Conches, Normandy. His teaching activity extended from c. 1120 to 1154, and about the year 1145 he became the tutor of Henry Plantagenet. It is possible, but uncertain, that he was teaching at Chartres before that. Warned by a friend of the danger implied in his Platonic realism as he applied it to theology, he took up the study of Islamic philosophy and physical science. When and where he died is a matter of uncertainty. William devoted much attention to cosmology and psychology. Having been a student of Bernard of Chartres, he shows the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Of Courtenay, Lord Of Conches
Peter of Courtenay (french: Pierre de Courtenay ( – 1249 or 1250 in Egypt) was a French knight and a member of the Capetian House of Courtenay, a cadet line of the royal House of Capet. From 1239 until his death, he was the ruling Lord of ConchesConches is much more likely to be Conches-sur-Gondoire in Seine-et-Marne rather than Conches-en-Ouche in Normandy (no family links and too far away from the other fiefs). and Mehun-sur-Yèvre. Life Peter was the eldest of five sons of Robert of Courtenay, Lord of Champignelles and his wife Matilda of Mehun. From his parents he inherited the castle of Conches and Mehun. On 25 August 1248, he sailed with his cousin, King Louis IX of France, from Aigues-Mortes to Egypt to fight the Seventh Crusade, during which he died. Most historians think he died during the battle for the city of Al Mansurah on 8 February 1250. On that day, Count Robert I of Artois led a vanguard of Crusaders in a spontaneous attack on the city. The vanguard was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix-Sébastien Feuillet De Conches
Félix-Sébastien Feuillet de Conches (4 December 1798 – 5 February 1887, in Paris) was a French diplomat, journalist, writer and collector. Having occupied the posts of 'introducteur des ambassadeurs' and head of protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was able to form a collection specialising in English painting, 19th century French painting, the history of civilisations, the art of the Near East and the art of Asia. His contemporary Charles Monselet Charles Monselet (30 April 1825, Nantes - 19 May 1888, Paris) was a French journalist, novelist, poet and playwright, nicknamed "the king of the gastronomes" by his contemporaries. He specialised in comedic and romantic novels and his total ou ... judged de Conches' collection as unequalled, but it included some pieces of dubious authenticity. Works * 1846: Notice historique sur Léopold Robert ». Paris : Impr. de E. Duverger. * 1848: Léopold Robert, sa vie, ses œuvres et sa correspondance. Paris : bureau de la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conch (other)
A conch is a kind of large sea snail, especially those in the family Strombidae. Conch may also refer to: Places * Conch Key in Florida * Conch Republic, Key West, Florida micronation People * Conch (people) of Bahamas and Florida Architecture * Conch (architecture), semicircular apse or its domed roof * Conch house, a style of architecture found in Key West and Miami, Florida Art, entertainment, and media * "Conch", Patti Smith poem in ''kodak'' (book) * ''The Conch'', an album by the band moe Musical instruments * Conch (instrument), a musical instrument made from a seashell * Horagai, a shell used as a musical instrument in Japan Other uses * Conch (SSH), secure-shell software written in python * Anhui Conch Cement Company, Chinese business * Conch awards for audio production * Conch piercing A conch piercing is a perforation of the part of the external human ear called the "concha", for the purpose of inserting and wearing jewelry. Conch piercings have become popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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