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Damville (fortress)
Damville may refer to: Persons * Charles de Montmorency-Damville (1537–1612), duke of Damville, admiral of France, peer of France * Henri I de Montmorency-Damville (1534–1614), Marshal of France, Constable of France, seigneur of Damville, served as Governor of Languedoc from 1563 to 1614 Places Canada * Damville Lake, a body of water in the unorganized territory of Rivière-Mistassini, Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec * Damville (Quebec township), a township in the unorganized territory of Rivière-Mistassini, Quebec France * Buis-sur-Damville, a former commune in the department of Eure, Normandy * Damville, Eure Damville () is a former commune in the Eure Department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Mesnils-sur-Iton. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles De Montmorency-Damville
Charles de Montmorency, Duke of Damville (1537-1612) was a French nobleman, Baron, later Duke of Damville, Admiral of France. He was the third son of Anne de Montmorency, Duke of Montmorency and Marshal of France, and Madeleine, the daughter of René of Savoy. Originally his title was Seigneur de Méru, and in 1579, after his older brother died, Charles became Baron of Damville. From the youngest age he participated in the wars which France led almost continuously at the time. In 1557, he, together with his father, was taken prisoner after the Battle of St. Quentin. In 1562 in the course of the French Wars of Religion he participated in the Battle of Dreux, where his father headed the Catholic army against the Huguenots. In 1563, king Charles IX made him the lieutenant general of Paris and Ile-de-France. Further, Charles de Montmorency participated in the Battle of Saint-Denis in 1567 and subsequently was named the colonel general of the Swiss. In 1569, he participated in the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri I De Montmorency-Damville
Henri I de Montmorency (15 June 1534 in Chantilly, Oise – 2 April 1614), Marshal of France, and Constable of France, seigneur of Damville, served as Governor of Languedoc from 1563 to 1614. Biography Born on 15 June 1534, Henri was the son of Anne de Montmorency and Madeleine of Savoy. As ''Gouverneur'', he led an army into Toulouse, campaigning for nine months in 1570, and was chastized by the ''capitouls'' for letting Catholic property fall into the hands of a passing Protestant army without taking action. They accused Henri of being betraying the city and being in league with Protestants like his cousin Admiral Coligny. He responded by arresting four ''bourgeois'' and sending them to Paris with charges of slander. Henri also placed a ''procureur-général'' on the ''Parlement'' of Toulouse who was suspected of Protestantism. In October 1574 he joined with the Protestants of lower Languedoc), was deprived of his office by the ''Parlement'' of Toulouse, and arrests were made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damville Lake
Damville Lake is a freshwater body of the Rivière-Mistassini, unorganized territory of the Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality, north-west of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean administrative region, in province of Quebec, Canada. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second. Some secondary forest roads serve the vicinity of the lake; these forest roads are mainly attached to the forest road R0202 which runs along the west shore of the lake. Geography This lake has a length of oriented north-west, a maximum width of and an altitude of . The "Black Spruce Mountain" is located on the east side of the lake. A peninsula attached to the east bank stretches for to the northwest. This lake has seven large bays. This lake is mainly fed by a stream (coming from the north), by the outlet (coming from the north) from Clair, Long and Éric lakes, as well as the outlet (coming from the southeast) from several lakes. The mouth of Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damville (Quebec Township)
The township Damville is located in the unorganized territory of Rivière-Mistassini, in the Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality, in the regional administrative office of Mauricie, in province of Quebec, in Canada. This township was proclaimed on June 5, 1965. Forestry is the main economic activity in this forest area. Two secondary forest roads cross this uninhabited township. Geography This geographic entity extends mainly on the north shore of the course of the Ashuapmushuan River, to the northwest of Lac Saint-Jean. The Ashuapmushuan River crosses this township to the southeast. The latter collects the waters of the Brochets River, which is the outlet of Damville Lake. The Ashuapmushuan river also collects the waters of several small tributaries (coming from the north) which flow between the Brochets river and the Notaire island. Toponymy The toponym "canton Damville" evokes the life work of François-Christophe de Lévis, Duke of Damville, brother of the Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buis-sur-Damville
Buis-sur-Damville (, literally ''Buis on Damville'') is a former commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Mesnils-sur-Iton Mesnils-sur-Iton (, literally ''Mesnils on Iton'') is a commune in the department of Eure, northern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Condé-sur-Iton, Damville (the seat), Gouville, Ma .... 20 November 2018 Population See also * Communes of the Eure departmentReferences External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damville, Eure
Damville () is a former commune in the Eure Department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Mesnils-sur-Iton. 23 November 2015 Population History In the Middle Ages, Damville was important for its situation on the border. The fortress of Damville was built in 1035. The castle was burned down by , in 1189, it was rebuil ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
