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Ralph De Gacé
Ralph de Gacé (†1051) (a.k.a. Raoul de Gacé) Seigneur de Gacé and other estates in Normandy, was a member of the House of NormandyRalph de Gacé was a first cousin of Robert I, Duke of Normandy making him the cousin once removed of William the Conqueror. See: '' Europäische Stammtafeln'', Band II (1984), Tafel 79. who played a significant role during the minority of William the Conqueror. Life RalphRalph was jokingly called ''Tète d'Ane'' or 'Ass-head' due to his large head and shaggy hair. See: William M. Aird, ''Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy: C. 1050-1134'' (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2008), p. 128 n. 130. was the middle son of Robert, Archbishop of Rouen and his wife Herlevea, and, as such, a member of the royal house of Normandy.Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 79. While his older brother Richard received the countsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seigneur
''Seigneur'' is an originally feudal title in France before the Revolution, in New France and British North America until 1854, and in the Channel Islands to this day. A seigneur refers to the person or collective who owned a ''seigneurie'' (or ''seigneury'')—a form of land tenure—as a fief, with its associated rights over person and property. A seigneur could be an individual—male or female (''seigneuresse''), noble or non-noble (''roturier'')—or a collective entity such a religious community, monastery, seminary, college, or parish. This form of lordship was called ''seigneurie'', the rights that the seigneur was entitled to were called ''seigneuriage'', and the jurisdiction exercised was ''seigneur justicier'' over his fief. In the wake of the French Revolution, seigneurialism was repealed in France on 4 August 1789 and in the Province of Canada on 18 December 1854. Since then, the feudal title has only been applicable in the Channel Islands and for sovereign princ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Écouché
Écouché () is a former Communes of France, commune in the Orne Departments of France, department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Écouché-les-Vallées. The village Écouché stands out today for the monumental church, a very rare Republican altar, several medieval merchants' houses, a number of original towers, a network of well-conserved lanes and – a reminder of the ordeal of World War II and the Liberation – a Sherman assault tank. Until 2015, Écouché was the administrative centre of a canton within the arrondissement of Argentan.Populations légales 2012: 61 Orne Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, INSEE It is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère. History timeline [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
