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D'Estaing
d'Estaing is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing (1729–1794), French general and admiral * Guillaume-Hugues d'Estaing (died 1455), French Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop * See also * *d'Estaing family *Estaing (other) {{surname, d'Estaing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Estaing Family
The d'Estaing family was one of the most notable nobility, noble families of the Rouergue and Auvergne (province), Auvergne regions of France. They originated from Estaing, Aveyron, Estaing, in the modern Aveyron Departments of France, department, where their châtelain was first mentioned in 1028. The d'Estaing family became extinct in 1794 with the death of Charles Hector, comte d'Estaing, Admiral Charles Henri d'Estaing, who had no son as heir. The genealogy of the d'Estaing family has not documented any connection to the family of Giscard d'Estaing, even if the latter was permitted to add the name to its own in 1922. History In 1214, at the Battle of Bouvines, Déodat, known as Tristan, was said to have saved the life of King Philip II of France, Philippe Auguste and given him his horse. In recognition, the king gave Déodat the right to adopt the arms of France, keeping the golden Chief (heraldry), chief that covered his former arms. Recent historians have not been able to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Henri Hector D'Estaing
Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, Count of Estaing (24 November 1729 – 28 April 1794) was a French military officer and writer. He began his service as a soldier in the War of the Austrian Succession, briefly spending time as a prisoner of war of the British during the Seven Years' War. Naval exploits during the latter war prompted him to change branches of service, and he transferred to the French Navy. Following France's entry into the American War of Independence in 1778, d'Estaing led a fleet to aid the American rebels. He participated in a failed Franco-American siege of Newport, Rhode Island, in 1778, and the equally unsuccessful 1779 Siege of Savannah. He did have success in the Caribbean before returning to France in 1780. His difficulties working with American counterparts are cited among the reasons these operations in North America failed. Although d'Estaing sympathized with revolutionaries during the French Revolution, he held a personal loyalty to the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Surname
French names typically consist of one or multiple given names, and a surname. One given name, usually the first, and the surname are used in a person's daily life, with the other given names used mainly in official documents. Middle names, in the English sense, do not exist. Initials are not used to represent second or further given names. Traditionally, most French people were given names from the Roman Catholic Tridentine calendar, calendar of saints. However, given names for French citizens from immigrant communities are often from their own culture, and in modern France it has become increasingly common to use first names of (international) English or other foreign origin. Almost all traditional given names are gender-specific, but a few are not. Many female given names are feminine forms of traditional masculine French names. The prevalence of given names follows Fads and trends, trends, with some names being popular in some years, and some considered out-of-fashion. Compou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume-Hugues D'Estaing
Guillaume-Hugues d'Estaing (died 28 October 1455) (called the Cardinal of Metz) was a French Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop. Biography Guillaume-Hugues d'Estaing was born in Étain, the son of Hugues d'Estaing. After becoming a doctor of both laws, he entered the Order of Saint Benedict. He was ordained as a priest and then became archdeacon of Verdun. He later became archdeacon of Metz. He was in attendance at the Council of Basle (1431–43). In 1437, he was a member of the conciliar commission that reported on the poor governance of the church by Pope Eugene IV. In the papal conclave of 5 November 1439 he was one of the supporters of Antipope Felix V. Antipope Felix V made him a pseudocardinal on 6 April 1444 in Geneva, offering him the titular church of San Marcello al Corso. Estaing refused Felix V's offer to make him a cardinal, instead choosing to side with Pope Nicholas V, who absolved him for his earlier support of Felix. In the consistory of 19 December 1449 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
