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Riquet
Riquet is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Dominique Riquet (born 1946), French surgeon and politician of the Radical Party and MEP *François-Joseph-Philippe de Riquet (1771–1843), comte de Caraman was the 16th Prince de Chimay * Pedro Riquet (1598–1640), Spanish composer *Pierre-Paul Riquet (1609–1680), engineer and canal-builder responsible for the construction of the Canal du Midi *Joseph de Riquet de Caraman (1808–1886), 17th Prince de Chimay, Belgian diplomat and industrialist *Joseph de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay (1836–1892), Belgian diplomat and politician *Valentine de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay (1839–1914), Belgian princess *Marie-Clotilde-Elisabeth Louise de Riquet, comtesse de Mercy-Argenteau (1837–1890), Belgian pianist See also * Riquet (Paris Métro), a station of the Paris Métro *Riquet Obelisk The Riquet Obelisk (french: Obélisque de Riquet) is dedicated to the creator of the Canal du Midi, Pierre-Paul Riquet. In 1827, the heirs o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Paul Riquet
Stele in Toulouse Cathedral Pierre-Paul Riquet, Baron de Bonrepos (29 June 1609 (some sources say 1604) – 4 October 1680) was the engineer and canal-builder responsible for the construction of the Canal du Midi. Background Paul Riquet was born in Béziers, Hérault, France, the eldest son of solicitor, state prosecutor and businessman Guillaume Riquet. As a youth, Riquet was only interested in mathematics and science. He married Catherine de Milhau at age 19. As a '' fermier général'' ("farmer-general") of Languedoc-Roussillon, he was a tax farmer responsible for the collection and administration of the gabelle (salt tax) in Languedoc. He was appointed collector in 1630, and was also a munitions provider to the Catalan Army. Riquet became wealthy and was given permission by the King to levy his own taxes. This gave him greater wealth, which allowed him to execute grand projects with technical expertise. The Canal du Midi Riquet is the man responsible for building the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riquet (Paris Métro)
Riquet () is a station of the Paris Métro and located in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. History Riquet opened on 5 November 1910 with the commissioning of the first section of line 7 between Opéra and Porte de la Villette with service provided by all trains on the line until 18 January 1911, when a branch opened from Louis Blanc to Pré-Saint-Gervais, resulting in 1 of every 2 trains serving this branch. It was once again served by all trains on the line when the branch from Louis Blanc to Pré-Saint-Gervais was split to form an independent line, line 7bis, on 3 December 1967. As part of the ''Un métro + beau'' programme by the RATP, the station was renovated and modernised on 28 January 2003. It was named after French engineer Pierre-Paul Riquet (born Béziers, 1609; died Toulouse, 1680), who conceived and carried out the construction of the Canal du Midi from 1666. This work was completed by his sons in 1681. In 2019, the station was used by 2,312,581 passengers, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riquet With The Tuft
"Riquet with the Tuft" (french: Riquet à la Houppe), also known as "Ricky of the Tuft", is a French literary fairy tale first published by Catherine Bernard in 1696. The more famous version is that of Charles Perrault in his ''Histoires ou contes du temps passé'' in 1697. Name Three possible explanations of the name Riquet exist:''Charles Perrault, Contes'' (introduction, notices et notes de Catherine Magnien), Éditions Le Livre de Poche Classique * Perrault mischievously refers to the Riquetti family, whose name was Frenchified as Riquet. Pierre-Paul Riquet, protege of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, was the promoter of the Royal Canal in Languedoc. * Catherine Bernard, author of an earlier version which inspired Perrault, was from Normandy. Émile Littré Émile Maximilien Paul Littré (; 1 February 18012 June 1881) was a French lexicographer, freemason and philosopher, best known for his '' Dictionnaire de la langue française'', commonly called . Biography Littré was bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Riquet
Dominique Riquet (born 18 September 1946 in Valenciennes, Nord) is a French surgeon and politician of the Radical Party who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since the 2009 European election, representing the North-West constituency. From 2002 until 2012, he was also the mayor of Valenciennes. Political career In 2009, the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) selected him to lead the party's list in the North-West constituency ahead of the 2009 European elections. His list won 24.22% and he was easily elected to the European Parliament. In his first parliamentary term from 2009 until 2014, Riquet was a member of the European People's Party group. Following the 2014 elections, he moved to the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group; from 2017 until 2019, he was one of the group's vice-chairs under the leadership of chairman Guy Verhofstadt. Riquet has been serving on the Committee on Transport and Tourism since 2012; in this capacity, he no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riquet Obelisk
The Riquet Obelisk (french: Obélisque de Riquet) is dedicated to the creator of the Canal du Midi, Pierre-Paul Riquet. In 1827, the heirs of Riquet built the monument. The obelisk An obelisk (; from grc, ὀβελίσκος ; diminutive of ''obelos'', " spit, nail, pointed pillar") is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape or pyramidion at the top. Originally constructed by An ... has a dedication: "To Pierre-Paul Riquet, Baron Bonrepos, author of the Two Seas Canal in Languedoc". It is erected near the site of the former octagonal holding tank, called the Bassin de Naurouze, created during the building of the Canal du Midi. It is in the area of the Seuil de Naurouze on a mountain pass in southern France. References {{Reflist Canal_du_Midi Obelisks in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Joseph-Philippe De Riquet
François-Joseph-Philippe de Riquet (21 September 1771 - 2 March 1843), comte de Caraman was the 16th Prince de Chimay from 24 July 1804 to 1843. Early life François-Joseph-Philippe was born in Paris on 21 September 1771. He was a son of Victor Maurice de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay and Marie Anne Gabrielle Josephe Francoise Xaviere de Henin-Liétard. Career During the French Revolution, he emigrated but came back during the First French Empire, and received the title of ''chef de cohorte'' from Napoleon I of France, Napoleon. He became the sixteenth Prince of Chimay after the death of his childless uncle in 1804, inheriting the Chimay estates (now in Belgium). After the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, these became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. Personal life On 22 August 1805, he became the third husband of Thérésa de Cabarrus, who was known as Madame Tallien, former wife of Jean Lambert Tallien who bore eleven children by various husbands and lovers. After their m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph De Riquet De Caraman (1808–1886)
Joseph de Riquet de Caraman, 17th Prince de Chimay (20 August 1808, Paris – 12 March 1886, London) was a Belgian diplomat and industrialist. Family The eldest son of François Joseph de Riquet de Caraman, prince de Chimay and his wife Thérésa Cabarrus (''Madame Tallien''), Joseph married Émilie Pellapra (1806–1871) in Paris on 30 August 1830. She was the widow of comte de Brigode and with her Joseph had four children: * Marie Thérèse ''Emilie'' (1832–1851), countess of Lagrange, wife of Frédéric Lagrange ; * Marie ''Joseph'' Guy Henry Philippe (1836–1892) (married Marie de Montesquiou-Fezensac then Mathilde de Barandiaran) ; * Valentine (1839–1914), married Paul de Bauffremont then George Bibescu ; * Eugène (1847–1881) (married Louise de Graffenried-Villars, (1842–1901)). Life He led the negotiations which led to a treaty of friendship between the Netherlands and Belgium following William I of the Netherlands' abjuration, which guaranteed Belgian inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph De Riquet De Caraman-Chimay (1836–1892)
Marie-''Joseph''-Guy-Henry-Philippe de Riquet de Caraman, 18th Prince de Chimay (9 October 1836, Château de Menars, France – 29 March 1892, Brussels, Belgium), was a Belgian diplomat and politician. He was notable as Ambassador to the Holy See (1846-1847), governor of the province of Hainaut (1870-1878) and Foreign Minister of Belgium (1884-1892). Life His parents were Joseph de Riquet de Caraman, 17th Prince de Chimay, and Émilie Pellapra. His own six children included Joseph, Prince de Caraman-Chimay, Prince Alexandre (who married Mathilde Stuyvesant), and Élisabeth (who married the Count of Greffulhe). He also gave private concerts, with him on violin and his wife on piano. In memory of one of these at which he had assisted, Franz Liszt dedicated a mass to Caraman-ChimayAnne de Cossé-Brissac, La Comtesse Greffulhe, coll. « Terre des femmes », Perrin, Paris, 1991, p. 34. References External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20161113015527/http://www.chateaudechi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Clotilde-Elisabeth Louise De Riquet, Comtesse De Mercy-Argenteau
Marie-Clotilde-Elisabeth Louise de Riquet (3 June 1837 – 8 November 1890) was a Belgian pianist. She was the eldest daughter of Michel Gabriel Alphonse Ferdinand de Riquet (1810–1865), created prince de Chimay 1834, for himself only, and Rosalie de Riquet de Caraman (1814–1872) Life In childhood she developed considerable aptitude as a pianist. On 11 April 1860 she married Eugène Arnould Henri Charles François Marie, comte de Mercy-Argenteau (22 August 1838 – 2 May 1888). She met Franz Liszt the next year. In 1866, she met emperor Napoleon III and befriended him. After his defeat at the Battle of Sedan, she visited him for a last time when he was a prisoner of the Prussians at Schloss Wilhelmshöhe and consoled him playing music. She later wrote a book about their four-year relationship, ''The Last Love of an Emperor''. In the early 1880s, she developed an interest in Russian music. This led to her studying the Russian language, translating some vocal music by severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonrepos-Riquet
Bonrepos-Riquet (; Languedocien: ''Bonrepaus Riquet'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Riquetois. See also *Communes of the Haute-Garonne department The following is a list of the 586 communes of the French department of Haute-Garonne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Garonne {{HauteGaronne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Riquet
Pedro Riquet ( fl. 1598-1640) was a Spanish composer. His best known work is the romance ''Ya es tiempo de recoger'' of 1640.''Revista de musicología'' Volume 10, Issues 1-2; Volume 10, Issues 1-2 Sociedad Española de Musicología, Sociedad Española de Musicología - 1987 "De 1640 data el romance al Santísimo Sacramento Ya es tiempo de recoger de Pedro Riquet, cuyo estribillo Toca, toca, toca a recoger muestra un parecido notable con el Al arma, guerra del romance de Juan Blas de Castro Juan Blas de Castro (1561 – August 6, 1631) was a Spanish singer, musician, and composer. Born in Barrachina, in the province of Teruel (province), Teruel, Spain, he was the second of four brothers. In 1592, he became part of the court of the Lis ...." References {{DEFAULTSORT:Riquet, Pedro Spanish Baroque composers Spanish male classical composers 17th-century Spanish people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentine De Riquet De Caraman-Chimay
Countess Valentine de Riquet de Caraman (15 February 1839 - 25 August 1914) was a Belgian princess. She was the daughter of Joseph de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay (1808-1886) and Émilie Pellapra. Her first marriage was to prince Paul de Bauffremont on 13 April 1861, but this ended in divorce in 1875 - she gained custody of her two children and later the same year married Georges Bibescu, son of Gheorghe Bibescu Gheorghe Bibescu (;April 26th 1804 – 1 June 1873) was a ''hospodar'' (Prince) of Wallachia between 1843 and 1848. His rule coincided with the revolutionary tide that culminated in the 1848 Wallachian revolution. Early political career Born in ..., with whom she had three more children - Georges, Nadège (princess Stirbey) and Georges-Valentin (1880-1941). Sources *http://viaf.org/viaf/66457978 https://gw.geneanet.org/samlap?lang=fr&n=de+riquet+de+caraman+chimay&oc=0&p=valentine {{Belgium-bio-stub category:1839 births category:1914 deaths category:Belgian nobilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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