Kœur-la-Petite () is a commune in the Meuse

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in Grand Est in north-eastern France. In 1463, during the Wars of the Roses, Kœur became a refuge for members of the defeated

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's wife,

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found shelter and lived there with her son Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, and John Fortescue.

Notable people

* Jean-Joseph Tranchot (1752 – 1815): French military

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Notable people

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