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Le Mée-sur-Seine
Le Mée-sur-Seine (, literally ''Le Mée on Seine'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Seine-et-Marne Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in north-central France, next to Melun. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris from the Kilometre zero#France, center. Geography The town is located on the right side of the Seine on a limestone plateau. History * B.C.: the Sénons (Gaul tribe) may have lived here. * 13th century: Le Mée-sur-Seine is mentioned for the first time by "Mas" in 1253. "Mas" is an old French term for farm. * 15th century: castle of "Marchémarais" * September, 30th, 1833: birth of Henri Chapu, a famous sculptor. * 1889: construction of the "Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité". * 1845: first railway. * 1938: Originally called simply "Le Mée", the name of the commune became officially "Le Mée-sur-Seine" (meaning "Le Mée upon Seine") * 1944: Liberation of the town by allied troops who crossed the Seine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
A () is a level of administrative divisions of France, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in Canada and the United States; ' in Germany; ' in Italy; ' in Spain; or civil parishes in the United Kingdom. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlet (place), hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the Municipal arrondissem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles-Tristan De Montholon
Charles Tristan, Marquis de Montholon (; 21 July 1783 – 21 August 1853) was a French general during the Napoleonic Wars. He chose to go into exile on Saint Helena with the ex-emperor after Napoleon's second abdication. Early life and career Montholon was born in Paris and was trained for a military career from a young age. In his tenth year, he joined the expedition of Admiral Laurent Truguet to the coast of Sardinia. Entering the army in 1797, he rose rapidly and avowed himself, when Chef d'escadron in Paris at the time of the ''coup d'état'' of 18 Brumaire (November 1799), entirely devoted to Bonaparte. War service He served in several of the ensuing campaigns, participating in the Battle of Jena (1806) and distinguishing himself at the Battle of Aspern-Essling (May 1809), where he was wounded. At the end of that campaign on the Danube he received the title of count and remained in close attendance on Napoleon, who entrusted him with several important duties. He was chosen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Denzey
William Thongrasamy (born 19 August 1982), known under the pseudonym Willy Denzey, is a French-born contemporary R&B and soul singer of Laotian origin. Biography Denzey was born as William Thongrasamy in Melun, France, and spent his childhood in Le Mée-sur-Seine. At 15, he formed with his friends a band named Prodyge. In June 2000, he participated in the broadcast '' Graines de star'' and reached the final. A producer noticed him and proposed him to release a disc. In 2001, he participated in the Francofolies of La Rochelle, then in 2002 released his first single, "Que te dire". Denzey released in May 2003 a second single, "Le mur du son", which earned a gold disc in France for over 300 000 copies sold. On 3 November 2003, he released his first album, ''# 1'', in which many artists participated, including La Fouine, Diam's, Kader Riwan & Ol Kainry. His single "L'Orphelin" become a top ten hit in France. Reloaded on 15 March 2004 with bonus track "Badaboom Remix" (French Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Roberts
Nina Roberts is a French porn star, actress, author and contemporary artist (video and photo). Biography Roberts grew up in Créteil, near Paris. A single mother at the age of twenty, she answered an ad to appear in a porn film in order to raise some money. Agnès GiardFaire du X pour «faire face aux hommes» blog ''Les 400 culs'', ''Libération'', 17 April 2013 After a few amateur shoots, she became a full-time adult actressChristophe Lemaire, in ''Le Cinéma X'', La Musardine, 2012, p. 426 and took the name ''Nina Roberts'' because of her passing resemblance to Julia Roberts. ''Allocine.fr'', 21 March 2008 In 2003, she starred in ''Pretty Nina'', a pornographic parody of '' |
Prince Ernst August Of Hanover (born 1954)
Ernst August von Hanover (;Prince's Palace of Monaco. retrieved 10 August 2011.de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. ''Le Petit Gotha''. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 702 (French) born 26 February 1954) is the head of the House of Hanover, members of which reigned in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (Great Britain and Ireland were separate kingdoms, 1714 to 1801) from 1714 to 1901, the Kingdom of Hanover from 1814 to 1866 (electorate, from 1714 to 1814), and the Duchy of Brunswick from 1913 to 1918.Almanach de Gotha, ''Braunschweig-Lüneburg'' (Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1944), pages 38–39, 169 (French) As the husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco, he is the brother-in-law of Albert II, Prince of Monaco. Education He left secondary school at the age of 15 to work on a farm, but returned to education later to study at the Royal Agricultural College in England and the University of Guelph in Canada. Ancestry and name Erns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline, Princess Of Hanover
Princess Caroline of Monaco (born 23 January 1957) is Princess of Hanover by marriage to Prince Ernst August. As the eldest child of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and Grace Kelly, she is the elder sister of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Princess Stéphanie. She was Hereditary Princess of Monaco and heir presumptive to the Monegasque throne from her birth in 1957 until her brother Albert was born the following year, and again from Albert's accession in 2005 until the birth of his twins, her niece Gabriella and nephew Jacques, in 2014. Family and early life Caroline was born on 23 January 1957 in the Prince's Palace, Monaco. She is the eldest child of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and his wife, former American actress Grace Kelly. Christened Caroline Louise Marguerite, she belongs to the House of Grimaldi. She was the heiress presumptive from her birth to 14 March 1958, when her brother Prince Albert was born. On 1 February 1965, her younger sister Princess St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Otto Lagerfeld also called Kaiser Karl (; 10 September 1933 – 19 February 2019) was a German fashion designer, photographer, and creative director. Lagerfeld began his career in fashion in the 1950s, working for several top fashion houses including Balmain, Patou, and Chloé before joining Chanel in 1983. As the creative director of Chanel from 1983 until his death, he oversaw every aspect of the fashion house's creative output, from designing collections to photographing advertising campaigns and arranging store displays. He was instrumental in revitalizing the Chanel brand, helping it regain its position as one of the top fashion houses in the world. He was also creative director of the Italian fur and leather goods fashion house Fendi, as well as his own eponymous fashion label. Throughout his career, he collaborated on numerous fashion, design, and art-related projects, and his photography was exhibited in galleries and collected in published volumes. Lagerfeld was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renée Saint-Cyr
Renée Saint-Cyr (; 16 November 1904 – 11 July 2004) was a French actress. Born Marie-Louise Catherine Eugénie Renée Vittore, she appeared in more than 60 films between 1933 and 1994. She was the mother of Georges Lautner, who also achieved fame in the film business, albeit as a director. Selected filmography * '' The Two Orphans'' (1933) - Henriette * '' Toto'' (1933) - Ginette * ''D'amour et d'eau fraîche'' (1933) - Colette * ''Incognito'' (1934) * ''Une fois dans la vie'' (1934) - Lili * ''Arlette and Her Fathers'' (1934) - Arlette * '' The Last Billionaire'' (1934) - Princess Isabelle * ''Le billet de mille'' (1935) - Gisèle, la vendeuse * '' School for Coquettes'' (1935) - Ginette * '' Royal Waltz'' (1936) - Thérèse Tomasoni * ''Les pattes de mouche'' (1936) - Suzanne * ''Valse éternelle'' (1936) - Marie-Claire * ''Donogoo'' (1936) - Josette * '' The Heart Disposes'' (1936) - Hélène * ''Wolves Between Them'' (1936) - Nicole Servigne * '' 27 Rue de la Paix'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Massenet
Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (; 12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently staged are ''Manon'' (1884) and ''Werther'' (1892). He also composed oratorios, ballets, orchestral works, incidental music, piano pieces, songs and other music. While still a schoolboy, Massenet was admitted to France's principal music college, the Paris Conservatoire. There he studied under Ambroise Thomas, whom he greatly admired. After winning the country's top musical prize, the , in 1863, he composed prolifically in many genres, but quickly became best known for his operas. Between 1867 and his death forty-five years later he wrote more than forty stage works in a wide variety of styles, from opéra-comique to grand-scale depictions of classical myths, romantic comedies, Drame lyrique, lyric dramas, as well as oratorios, cantatas and ballets. Massenet had a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Carraud
Gaston Carraud (20 July 1864 – 15 June 1920) was a French composer and music critic. Life Born at Le Mée-sur-Seine, Carraud was the son of Ivan Carraud (1826–1881), general inspector of water and forests, general adviser of the Cher, and of Zoé de Ridder (1835–1903), of Belgian origin, and the grandson of Zulma Carraud, ''née'' Tourangin, writer and friend of Honoré de Balzac. Carraud began his musical training at the "École Monge", receiving instruction from Albéric Magnard, Charles Koechlin, Jacques Pillois, André Caplet and Gabriel Bender. He then studied musical composition at the Conservatoire de Paris with Jules Massenet and obtained in 1890 the Premier Grand Prix de Rome with the cantata ''Cléopâtre'' after a text by Fernand Beissier. He later composed the symphonic poems ''La Chevauchée de la chimère'', ''Les Nuits'' after the poems by Alfred de Musset and the overture ''Buona Pasqua''. From 1905, he worked as a music critic for the newspaper '' La Libert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri-Auguste Patey
Henri Auguste Jules Patey (9 September 1855, Paris – 17 May 1930, Paris) was a French sculptor, medallist and coin engraver. Life Patey studied sculpture with Henri Chapu and engraving and medal making with Jules-Clément Chaplain. He was admitted to the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in 1873. In 1875, he won the second Prix de Rome for medal engraving and in 1881 he won the first Grand prix de Rome, also for medal engraving. He won further prizes in 1886 (third), 1887 (second) and 1894 (first). At the Universal Exhibition of 1889 he won a bronze medal. He produced many portrait medals, not only of clients, but also of relatives and friends. He also authored State decoration, decorations and pattern coin, patterns. In 1898, he became a knight of the Légion d'honneur. He was a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts from 1913. Henri-Auguste Patey died in 1930. Works He succeeded Jean Lagrange as chief engraver of the Paris mint in 1896, a position he held until his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
