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Saint-Aignan D'Orléans
Saint-Aignan may refer to : Catholic saints * Saint Aignan of Orleans (358–453), Bishop of Orléans, France, feast day 17 November * Saint Aignan, Aegnanus, or Aman, of Besançon (died c. 374), Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Besançon#Bishops, Bishop of Besançon, feast day 5 September * Saint Aignan of Chartres (5th century), Roman Catholic Diocese of Chartres#Bishops, Bishop of Chartres who allegedly did not exist and whose portrayed life was based on the one of Saint Aignan of Orléans Places in France *Saint-Aignan, Ardennes *Saint-Aignan, Gironde *Saint-Aignan, Loir-et-Cher *Saint-Aignan, Sarthe *Saint-Aignan, Tarn-et-Garonne *Saint-Aignan, Morbihan *Mont-Saint-Aignan, in the Seine-Maritime department *Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain, in the Mayenne department *Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil, in the Calvados department *Saint-Aignan-des-Gués, in the Loiret department *Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers, in the Cher department *Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu, in the Loire-Atlantique department *Saint-Aigna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aignan Of Orleans
Aignan or Agnan ( la, Anianus) (358–453), seventh Bishop of Orléans, France, assisted Roman general Flavius Aetius in the defense of the city against Attila the Hun in 451. He is known as Saint Aignan. Feast day: 17 November Life Aignan of Orléans (or Anianus) was born about 358 in Vienne in the Dauphiné to a family probably of Roman origin, who had fled the control of the Arian Goths in their homeland of Hungary. His brother Leonianus became an abbot, and is commemorated in the Gallican martyrology on 16 November.Baring-Gould, Sabine. ''The Lives of the Saints'' United Kingdom, J. Hodges., 1877. p. 378 As a young man, he retired to a hermitage he had built for himself near that city, to live a life o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers
Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A very small farming village situated some southeast of Bourges Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry. History The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, t ..., at the junction of the D91 with the D951 road. Population Sights * The church, dating from the nineteenth century. * The ancient medieval village of Venoux. See also * Communes of the Cher department References External links Annuaire Mairie website {{DEFAULTSORT:Saintaignandesnoyers Communes of Cher (department) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul-Hippolyte De Beauvilliers, Duke Of Saint-Aignan
Paul-Hippolyte de Beauvilliers, duke of Saint-Aignan (15 November 1684, in Paris – 22 January 1776, in Paris) was a French diplomat, soldier, chevalier des ordres du Roi and peer of France. Family He was the son of François Honorat de Beauvilliers, 1st duc de Saint- Aignan and of Antoinette Servien and the half brother of Paul de Beauvilliers, 2nd duc de Saint-Aignan. Life He served as ambassador to Spain (where in 1716 he accompanied don Philip to the baptismal font in the name of France), then as a member of the Regency council in 1719, governor of Le Havre and ambassador extraordinary to Rome in 1731. He was elected a member of the Académie Française in 1726 and of the Académie des inscriptions in 1732. See also * Duke of Saint-Aignan Duke of Saint-Aignan ( Fr.: ''duc de Saint-Aignan'') was a title of nobility in the peerage of France created by Louis XIV of France for François de Beauvilliers in 1663. It takes its name from Beauvilliers' hometown of Saint-Aig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul De Beauvilliers, 2nd Duc De Saint-Aignan
Paul de Beauvilliers, count and later (1679) 2nd duc de Saint-Aignan (1648–1714), often referred to as the ''duc de Beauvilliers'', was a French government official under King Louis XIV. Biography Born in Saint-Aignan (then in the Berry province, now in the Loir-et-Cher ''département''), he was the son of François de Beauvilliers, 1st duc de Saint-Aignan and brother of Anne Marie de Bethune. His half-brother was Paul-Hippolyte de Beauvilliers, 3rd duc de Saint-Aignan. As First Gentleman of the King's Bedchamber (''Premier gentilhomme de la Chambre du roi'') in 1666 (a high privilege whose recipient was in charge of ordering the servants and the doorkeepers attending the king in his public bedroom), he had daily access to Louis XIV with whom he could discuss personal and private matters. He married Henriette-Louise Colbert, the second daughter of Colbert in 1671, thereby becoming the brother-in-law of Charles Honoré d'Albert, duc de Luynes. Both were friends of Louis de Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François De Beauvilliers, 1st Duc De Saint-Aignan
François-Honorat de Beauvilliers, 1st duc de Saint-Aignan (30 October 160716 June 1687), born in Paris, was a French military leader, administrator and man of letters. He was peer of France and a member of the Académie française. Biography He was the son of Honorat de Beauvilliers, comte de Saint-Aignan (1579–1622) and of Jacqueline de La Grange d'Arquian. After having been through the campaigns in Germany (1634–1635), Franche-Comté (1636), and Flanders (1637), was sent to the Bastille in consequence of his having lost the Battle of Thionville in 1640. In reward for his devotion to the court party during the Fronde, his county of Saint-Aignan was elevated to a dukedom in 1663, with the special privilege of the peerage (''duché-pairie''), making him one of the highest ranking aristocrats of the kingdom of France. Beauvilliers was famous by his protection of writers and literary people, as well as by his military skills and services. He entered the Académie frança ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Saint-Aignan
Duke of Saint-Aignan ( Fr.: ''duc de Saint-Aignan'') was a title of nobility in the peerage of France created by Louis XIV of France for François de Beauvilliers in 1663. It takes its name from Beauvilliers' hometown of Saint-Aignan (which is close to Blois Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours. With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the most populated city of the ...). List of Dukes of Saint-Aignan, 1663—1828 ReferencesProfile of Saint-Aignan{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828111330/http://www.heraldique-europeenne.org/Regions/France/Duche_Saint_Aignan.htm , date=2010-08-28 * 1663 establishments in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles De Blanchefort
Charles I de Créquy, Prince de Poix and Duc de Lesdiguières (1578–1638), was a leading French soldier of the first half of the 17th century. Life Charles de Créquy, ca. 1575 to 17 March 1638, was the only child of Antoine de Blanchefort (ca. 1545-1575), and Chrétienne d’Aguerre (1556-1611), Lady-in-waiting or ''dame d’honneur'' to Louise of Lorraine, Louise de Lorraine. The de Créquy family were distributed throughout Northern France, with branches at Fressin, Bernieulles, Auffay and Heilly. They originated from Créquy, in Artois, which formed part of the French-speaking Southern Spanish Netherlands until annexed by France in 1659. Charles' father Antoine de Blanchefort inherited his titles and lands from his uncle, another Antoine (1531-1574), Roman Catholic Diocese of Amiens, Roman Catholic Bishop of Amiens and advisor to Charles IX of France, Charles IX. This background is significant in understanding their importance; Catholic loyalists from a disputed border ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Aignan-sur-Ry
Saint-Aignan-sur-Ry (, literally ''Saint-Aignan on Ry'') is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A small village northeast of Rouen on the D93 road, and borders on the southwest the bank of the river Crevon . Heraldry Population Places of interest * The church of St. Aignan, dating from the twelfth century. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Seine-Maritime {{Rouen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë
Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë (, literally ''Saint-Aignan on Roë'') is a commune in the Mayenne department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... in north-western France. See also * Communes of Mayenne References Saintaignansurroe {{Mayenne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Aignan-le-Jaillard
Saint-Aignan-le-Jaillard () is a commune in the Loiret department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... in north-central France. See also * Communes of the Loiret department References Saintaignanlejaillard {{Loiret-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu
Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu (; br, Sant-Enion-al-Lenn-Veur; Gallo: ''Saent-Aenyan-Graund-Loe'') is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in the administrative region of Pays de la Loire, France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Loire-Atlantique {{LoireAtlantique-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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