Michel Bégon (1667

	Michel Bégon (1667–1747) Begon or Bégon may refer to: Persons * , bishop of Nîmes 943-946 * Michel Bégon (1638–1710), French naturalist and administrator after whom begonias were named * Michel Bégon de la Picardière, his son; an intendant of New France * Claude-Michel Bégon de la Cour, French colonial officer in Quebec * Antoinette Begon, wife of Étienne Pascal * Beggo, Count of Toulouse, Count of Paris. Also known as "Begon", "Beggon" etc. Places * Begon or Begon II, a Sara iron mining/ironworks site in Chad * Causse-Bégon Causse-Bégon (; oc, Lo Causse Begon) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Population See also Communes of the Gard department This is a list of the 351 communes of the Gard department of France. The communes coope ... , a commune in the Gard department in southern France {{dab, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Michel Bégon (1638–1710) Michel Bégon, known as Michel V Bégon or le Grand Bégon (25 December 1638 in Blois – 14 March 1710 in Rochefort) was a French ancien regime official. He was intendant de la marine at the port of Rochefort and intendant of the généralité of La Rochelle, as well as a passionate plant collector (he met the naturalist Charles Plumier in the Antilles, and Plumier later named the begonia after him). Life He was the son of Michel IV Bégon (1604 – 17 August 1683, Blois) and his wife Claude Viart. The Bégon family was an established court family, producing as many justices as finance ministers (two great-uncles were avocat and conseiller to the of Blois, and Michel V's father and grandfather were receveurs des tailles). Michel V devient became garde des Sceaux of the présidial of Blois (1662) then president of the tribunal (1667). He only entered the naval administration late in life, aged around 40, when Colbert made him treasurer of the marine du Levant at Toulon (1677) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Michel Bégon De La Picardière Michel Bégon de la Picardière (21 March 1667 – 18 January 1747)R. M. Dipanda. Black Race, Who Are You?: Great Black Race Chronoholocaust Cataclysm'. Xlibris US; 28 January 2018. . p. 458–. was an early administrator in charge of the French colony of New France, in what is now the province of Quebec, Canada. Early life Bégons was born into a French family with a history of service to the King of France in fiscal and judicial matters. His father, Michel V Bégon, was intendant of the port of Rochefort from 1688 to 1710.The Memoir of Lieutenant Dumont, 1715–1747: A Sojourner in the French Atlantic'. UNC Press Books; 19 November 2013. . p. 74–.Iroquoisie: 1688-1701'. Les éditions du Septentrion; 1998. . p. 43–. Career Bégon was appointed to serve as the intendant of New France in 1710. However, he, his new wife Jeanne-Élisabeth de Beauharnois de La Boische, and his brother Claude-Michel sailed for the colony in 1712.Marcel Moussette. Le site du Palais de l'intendan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Claude-Michel Bégon De La Cour Claude-Michel Bégon de la Cour (March 15, 1683 – April 30, 1748) was an officer in the colonial regular troops and a governor of Trois-Rivières. Claude-Michel was the brother of Michel Bégon de la Picardière and they came to Canada together in 1713. Their father was Michel V Bégon who was intendant de la marine at the port of Rochefort and intendant of the généralité of La Rochelle. It was through the father's influence that Michel had been appointed intendant of New France and Claude-Michel had risen quickly in his military career. Claude-Michel Bégon came to New France and was promoted to full captain with command of a company of troops in the Montreal garrison and, in 1714, he was made a naval lieutenant. In 1718, against his family's advice, he married Marie-Elisabeth Rocbert, the daughter of the garde magasin of Montréal. While this marriage did not appear to affect his career in Canada, it probably closed the door to a rising career in France like his brother Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Étienne Pascal Étienne Pascal (; 2 May 1588 – 24 September 1651) was a French chief tax officer and the father of Blaise Pascal. Biography Pascal was born in Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont to Martin Pascal, the treasurer of France, and Marguerite Pascal de Mons. He had three daughters, two of whom survived past childhood: Gilberte (1620–?) and Jacqueline Pascal, Jacqueline (1625–1661). His wife Antoinette Begon died in 1626. He was a tax official, lawyer, and a wealthy member of the ''Nobles of the Robe, petite noblesse'', who also had an interest in science and mathematics. He was trained in the law at Paris and received his law degree in 1610. That year, he returned to Clermont and purchased the post of counsellor for Bas-Auvergne, the area surrounding Clermont. In 1631, five years after his wife's death, Pascal moved with his children to Paris. They hired Louise Delfault, a maid who eventually became an instrumental member of the family. Pascal, who never remarried, decided to home-e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Beggo, Count Of Toulouse Beggo (died 28 October 816) was the son of Gerard I of Paris. He was appointed Count of Toulouse, Duke of Septimania, Duke of Aquitaine, and Margrave of the Hispanic March in 806 and followed his father as Count of Paris in 815. In 806, William of Gellone abdicated and Charlemagne appointed Beggo to take his place in Toulouse and the March of Gothia. He did not succeed his father in Paris, but was later placed in the comital office there, but did not live long after that. He married Alpais, granddaughter of Charlemagne. Their children were: * Leuthard II, who later ruled Paris Eberhard. He may also have been the father of the following children, by one or more other women.Hlawitchka, E. (1969) ''Die Anfänge des Hauses Habsburg-Lothringen. Genealogische Studien zur Geschichte Lothringens und des Reiches im 9.,10. und 11. Jahrhundert'', pp. 166-168. Landrade Susanna, whose son was Adalhard, eighth Count of Paris Engeltrude, whose son was Eberhard of Friuli Eberhard (c. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Begon {{otheruses The metallurgical site of Begon (or Begon II) is located in southern Chad, approximately 150 km from the regional center of Moundou. Site description Covering an area of roughly 1800 sq m, the metallurgical site of Begon was used as a source of iron by the Sara people. The iron they extracted from the site between the 9th and 11th Centuries went into the production of tools, weapons, and currency for use by the Sara. 53 stoves were found during an inventory undertaken in 2003. World Heritage Status This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on July 21, 2005 in the Cultural category. Notes ReferencesLe site métallurgique de Begon II - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Accessed 2009-02-25. Geography of Chad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]