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François De Civille
François de Civille, seigneur de Saint-Mards (1537–1610), was a French soldier and diplomat. The Civille family of Rouen was of Spanish origin. Buried alive François de Civille was a soldier in the French Wars of Religion. He wrote a memoir describing being found dead, buried, and resuscitated at the siege of Rouen in 1562. He was shot in the head and fell from the ramparts into the ditch, where workers buried him on 12 October 1562. Civille's groom went to collect the body to bury it properly and found he was still alive. During his recovery, soldiers looking for his younger brother discovered him in bed and threw him out of the window. He landed in a dung heap in the courtyard where he remained senseless in his night clothes for three days until he was found by his cousin. His injuries left him unable to close his mouth without pain. Subsequently, Civille would write "Dead, Buried, Resuscitated" under his signature. Civille wrote a memoir of his 1562 experience and had it p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sieur De Civille
Lord of the Manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England, referred to the landholder of a rural estate. The lord enjoyed Manorialism, manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as seignory, the right to grant or draw benefit from the estate. The title continues in modern England and Wales as a legally recognised form of property that can be held independently of its historical rights. It may belong entirely to one person or be a moiety title, moiety shared with other people. A Noble title, title similar to such a lordship is known in French as ''Sieur'' or , in German language, German, (Kaleagasi) in Turkish language, Turkish, in Norwegian language, Norwegian and Swedish language, Swedish, in Welsh language, Welsh, in Dutch language, Dutch, and or in Italian language, Italian. Types Historically a lord of the manor could either be a tenant-in-chief if he held a capital manor directly from English Crow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
