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D'Étampes De Valençay
d'Étampes de Valençay is a titular family name that may refer to: * Jacques d'Étampes de Valençay * Léonore d'Étampes de Valençay * Achille d'Étampes de Valençay Château de Valençay The Château de Valençay was constructed for the d'Étampes de Valençay family. Commonly encountered variant spellings *D'Étampes-Valençay *D'Éstampes de Valençay *D'Éstampes *Stamp (surname) The surname Stamp is the anglicized version of the French family name, d'Étampes, which in turn is a locational derivation from Étampes (lat. ''Stampae''), a community near Paris, France. d'Étampes origins The mid-12th-century German colon ...
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Jacques D'Étampes De Valençay
Jacques d'Étampes de Valençay (born c. 1585, Château de Valençay; died ? ) held the French honorific titles ''Lord of Valençay'' and ''Grand Marshal of the Dwelling House of the King''. d'Étampes de Valençay was Governor of Calais, and made a Knight of the Holy Spirit in 1619. He was the son of Jacques d'Étampes de Valençay, and brother of Léonore d'Étampes de Valençay, Achille d'Étampes de Valençay Achille d'Étampes de Valençay (5 July 1593 – 27 June 1646) was a French military leader, a Knight of Malta and later a Catholic Cardinal. Early life He was the brother of Jacques d'Étampes de Valençay, Léonore d'Étampes de Valençay, ..., and Jean d'Étampes de Valençay. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacques d'Etampes de Valencay Government of France Society of France ...
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Léonore D'Étampes De Valençay
Léonore d'Étampes de Valençay (6 February 1589, Château de Valençay – 8 April 1651, Paris) was Bishop of Chartres from June 1620 to November 1641, and Archbishop of Reims Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded ... from 1641 until his death in 1651.The Pontifical France, Chartres, Paris, rest publishers, 1872, p. 186-190. 186-190. He was the brother of Jacques d'Étampes de Valençay, Achille d'Étampes de Valençay, and Jean d'Étampes de Valençay. See also * List of bishops of Chartres References Bishops of Chartres Archbishops of Reims 17th-century peers of France 1589 births 1651 deaths 17th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in France {{France-RC-archbishop-stub ...
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Achille D'Étampes De Valençay
Achille d'Étampes de Valençay (5 July 1593 – 27 June 1646) was a French military leader, a Knight of Malta and later a Catholic Cardinal. Early life He was the brother of Jacques d'Étampes de Valençay, Léonore d'Étampes de Valençay, and Jean d'Étampes de Valençay. He was made a Knight of Malta in 1606 at the age of 13 and became an officer of the galley. Thereafter he went to Paris where he earned a reputation as an impressive swordsman, though one regularly spoiling for a fight. Military career Valençay served during the siege of Montauban (during the Huguenot rebellions) after which he was appointed captain of light horse of the king at the age of 28, with the rank of colonel. In 1626, he foiled an attempted assassination of Cardinal Richelieu. After contributing to the defense of the island of Ré during the Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Valençay commanded the Royal Navy during the Siege of La Rochelle in 1628 with the rank of Vice- Admiral. He was prom ...
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Château De Valençay
Château de Valençay is a château in the commune of Valençay, in the Indre department of France. It was a residence of the d'Estampes and Talleyrand-Périgord families. Although it is part of the province of Berry, its architecture invites comparison with the Renaissance châteaux of the Loire Valley, notably the Château de Chambord. The manor was praised as "one of the most beautiful on earth" by George Sand, who also noted that "no king has owned a more picturesque park". History Château de Valençay is located at the edge of a plateau overlooking the Nahon River. In ancient times, the site of the château was home to a Gallo-Roman villa called ''Valencia us'', the domain of Valans. By the 10th or 11th century, a "heavy and massive tower" had been built, and between 1026 and 1047 a donation charter deeded Valençay to its first recorded lord, Bertrand. In 1220, the then lord of Valençay, Gauthier, was reported to have built a feudal castle or house on the site, bu ...
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