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Estates Of Béarn
The Estates of Béarn are the former Provincial Estates of Béarn. It was formed following the death of Gaston III/X of Foix-Béarn, alias Gaston Phoebus,Barraqué, p. 33(in French)/ref> on 1 August 1391, as a sort of Extraordinary Assembly, regrouping the representatives of the various courts of Béarn, most notably those of the "Cour des Communautés" and of the " :fr:Cour majour" that had been disbanded by Gaston Phoebus. It assembled for the first time on 8 August 1391 and held its last meeting from 12–23 October 1789.Bidot-Germa, p. 5(in French)/ref> However, it was dissolved in 1620 amid strong opposition voiced by the Bearnese representatives, following the royal military expedition to Pau. The Chancery of Navarre and the Estates of Béarn were merged into the Parliament of Navarre. When the National Assembly abolished all privileges on 4 August 1789, an exception was made allowing the Estates of Béarn to express their consent. Deliberations took place in a charged atmos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estates Of The Realm
The estates of the realm, or three estates, were the broad orders of social hierarchy used in Christendom (Christian Europe) from the Middle Ages to early modern Europe. Different systems for dividing society members into estates developed and evolved over time. The best known system is the French ''Ancien Régime'' (Old Regime), a three-estate system which was made up of clergy (the First Estate), nobles (Second Estate), peasants and bourgeoisie (Third Estate). In some regions, notably Sweden and Russia, burghers (the urban merchant class) and rural commoners were split into separate estates, creating a four-estate system with rural commoners ranking the lowest as the Fourth Estate. In Norway the taxpaying classes were considered as one, and with a very little aristocracy, this class/estate were as powerful as the monarchy itself. In Denmark, however, only owners of large tracts of land had any influence. Furthermore, the non-landowning poor could be left outside the estates, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurat
The ''jurats'' () are lay people in Guernsey and Jersey who act as judges of fact rather than law, though they preside over land conveyances and liquor licensing. In Alderney, however, the jurats are judges of both fact and law (assisted by their learned clerk) in both civil and criminal matters. Etymology The term derives from the Latin ''iūrātus'', "sworn an. History Under the ''Ancien Régime'' in France, in several towns, of the south-west, such as La Rochelle and Bordeaux, the jurats were members of the municipal body. The title was also borne by officials, corresponding to aldermen, in the Cinque Ports, but is now chiefly used as a title of office in the Channel Islands. There are two bodies, consisting each of twelve jurats, for the Bailiwicks of Jersey and of Guernsey respectively. They form, with the bailiff as presiding judge, the Royal Court in each Bailiwick. In Guernsey and Jersey, the jurats, as lay people, are judges of fact rather than law, though they pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salies-de-Béarn
Salies-de-Béarn (, literally ''Salies of Béarn''; oc, Salias) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. The name comes from its naturally occurring saline water ( Gascon ''salias'' for Standard Occitan ''salinas''). During the expanded, pre-liberation occupation of France by Nazi Germany, Salies was on the border between the occupied zone and the free zone. Between September 1941 and the summer of 1942, Jean Anouilh wrote his famous adaptation of Sophocles' tragedy, ''Antigone'' in the comparatively idyllic setting of Salies-de-Bearn, relieved of the invader's presence, the evening curfews and the deprivations of Paris. The play premiered in Occupied Paris in February 1944. Salies-de-Bearn served as the setting for the writer Trevanian's novel, The Summer of Katya. In the book, it was renamed Salies-les-Bains. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following is a list of the 546 Communes of France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lembeye
Lembeye (; oc, Lenveja) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following is a list of the 546 Communes of France, communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 202 ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{PyrénéesAtlantiques-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nay, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Nay (; oc, Nai; from the ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departments of France, department in south-western France. It lies in the Provinces of France, former province of Béarn. Geography The land of the commune are crossed by the Gave de Pau and one of its tributaries, the Béez. Place names Claracq, on the other side of the Gave de Pau, was once a separate town. Today, it is a district of Nay, along the canal. Neighboring communes *Bourdettes and Mirepeix, to the north *Arros-de-Nay, to the west *Asson, to the south *Igon and Coarraze, to the east History The fortified town (Bastide) was founded in 1302, by Marguerite de Moncada, Viscountess of Béarn, after she had purchased the land from the Hôpital Sainte-Christine de Gabas. Nay had much to suffer throughout its history; the town was destroyed in 1534 by a fire, of unknown origin, which entirely consumed the city. Shortly thereafter, the religious wars followed, and in 1569, the papi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monein
Monein (; oc, Monenh) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. Geography Neighbouring Communes *North: Lahourcade and Pardies *West: Lucq-de-Béarn and Cardesse *South: Estialescq and Lasseube *East: Aubertin, Lacommande, Arbus, Cuqueron and Parbayse Administration List of mayors of Monein Population Notable people * Jean Sarrailh * Jean-Patrick Lescarboura * Marie Bartête (1863-1938), French prisoner Gallery File:Monein eglise 001.JPG, Saint-Girons church in Monein, that was built by the local cagot craftsmen in 1464. File:Charpente eglise Saint-Girons Monein.jpg, Heart of oak beams of the frame of Saint-Girons church, representing Middle-Age architecture. File:Monein chateau 002.JPG, The entrance of le parc du château (the Park of Castle). File:Monein halles 001.JPG, The halls. File:Cagot saint girons.jpg, Sculpture of a "Cagot" in Saint-Girons church. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pau (, ) is a Communes of France, commune overlooking the Pyrenees, and prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The city is located in the heart of the former sovereign principality of Béarn, of which it was the capital from 1464. Pau lies on the Gave de Pau, and is located from the Atlantic Ocean and from Spain. This position gives it a striking panorama across the mountain range of the Pyrenees, especially from its landmark "Boulevard des Pyrénées", as well as the hillsides of Jurançon AOC, Jurançon. According to Alphonse de Lamartine, "Pau has the world's most beautiful view of the earth just as Naples has the most beautiful view of the sea." The site has been occupied since at least the Roman Gaul, Gallo-Roman era. However the first references to Pau as a settlement only occur in the first half of the 12th century. The town developed from the construction of its Château ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navarrenx
Navarrenx (; oc, Navarrencs, ; eu, Nabarrengose, eu, label=Zuberoan, Nabarrenkoxe) is a town and commune in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques ( Béarn) and the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The demonym is Navarre. Since 2014, the town has been in the association Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. Etymology The name Navarrenx comes from ''sponda Navarrensi'', meaning the "bedstead of Navarre" or "House of the Navarreses". According to linguist Michel Grosclaude it may have meant the edge of the Navarre. There may be kinship between the Basque radical '' Navarre'' and Navarrenx, but Basque philologists hesitate to link the several etymologies. The first written mention of the name of the city lies in a charter of 1078. Navarrenx (Navarrensis) is mentioned five times. History The earliest history of the site dates to the first century. Navarrenx is reported in a cartulary of the eleventh century under the name of Sponda-Navarrensis. There was a long-standing agree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ossau Valley
The Ossau Valley (French: ''Vallée d'Ossau''; Gascon: ''Aussau'' / ''la vath d'Aussau'') is a valley of the France, French Pyrénées, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques ''departments of France, département''. Administration 18 communes of France, communes belong to the Valley: Arudy, Aste-Béon, Béost, Bescat, Bielle, Bilhères, Buzy, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Buzy, Castet, Eaux-Bonnes, Gère-Bélesten, Izeste, Laruns, Louvie-Juzon, Louvie-Soubiron, Lys, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Lys, Rébénacq, Sainte-Colome and Sévignacq-Meyracq. See also * Gave d'Ossau (river) * Pic du Midi d'Ossau * Col d'Aubisque * Gourette * Ossau-Iraty (cheese) * Petit train d'Artouste References External links Landforms of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Valleys of France Nouvelle-Aquitaine region articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{PyrénéesAtlantiques-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauveterre-de-Béarn
Sauveterre-de-Béarn (, literally ''Sauveterre of Béarn''; oc, Sauvatèrra; eu, Salbaterra Bearno) is a medieval village perched above the Gave d'Oloron and facing the Pyrenees in south-western France. It is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. History While the stone portions of the drawbridge remain, the wooden section is no longer there and the terminal of the bridge has been walled. The church and many buildings remain in their original condition. In the Middle Ages the town was used to keep a watch from its lofty heights on Gascony and the bordering Navarre. The remains of the bridge provide the most impressive view of the town above. Miscellaneous Sauveterre de Bearn appeared in the Trevanian (aka Rod Whitaker) novel '' The Summer of Katya'' under the name Alos. In the book, it is where the Festival of the Drowned Virgin takes place. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following is a list of the 546 communes of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
