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Louis Marie Antoine, Vicomte De Noailles
Louis Marie de Noailles (17 April 17567 January 1804) was a French Army officer and politician who served in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary Wars. The second son of Philippe, duc de Mouchy, he was a member of Mouchy branch of the Noailles family of French nobility. Career De Noailles was born in Paris. He served under his brother-in-law the Marquis de Lafayette in America during the American War for Independence and was the officer who concluded the capitulation of Yorktown in 1781. He was elected to the Estates-General in 1789. On 4 August 1789, during the French Revolution, he began the famous "orgy" (as Honoré-Gabriel Mirabeau called it) when feudalism was to be abolished, and the Duc d'Aiguilion proposed the abolition of titles and liveries in June 1790. As the French Revolution progressed and became more dangerous for nobles, he emigrated to the United States and became a partner in William Bingham's Bank of North America in Philadelphia. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-Marie Vicomte De Noailles Gilbert Stuart 1798
Louis-Marie may refer to: *Louis Marie Baptiste Atthalin (1784–1856), French Army officer, politician, painter, watercolorist, and lithographer * Louis-Marie-Augustin d'Aumont, 4th Duke of Aumont of the Aumont family, a French noble house * Louis-Marie Autissier (1772–1830), French-born Belgian portrait miniature painter * Louis-Marie Baader (1828–1920), French painter of German descent *Louis-Marie-Edmond Blanquart de Bailleul (1795–1868), French Roman Catholic bishop * Louis-Marie-Raphaël Barbier (1792–1852), physician and surgeon from Berthier-en-Haut in Lower Canada *Louis-Marie Baudouin (1765–1835), French Roman Catholic priest, founder of the Sons of Mary Immaculate and the Ursulines of Jesus * Louis-Marie-Joseph Beaumont (1753–1828), farmer and political figure in Lower Canada * Louis-Marie Billé (1938–2002), French clergyman, archbishop of Lyon, cardinal until his death in office * Louis-Marie de Blignières (born 1949), French traditionalist Catholic priest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantaléon Costa De Beauregard
Louis Marie Pantaléon Costa, Marquis de Beauregard (19 June 1806 – 19 September 1864) was a French statesman, archaeologist, historian and Ornithology, ornithologist. Early life Costa de Beauregard was born at Bouvesse-Quirieu on 19 June 1806. He was the eldest son, and third child, of Henri Maurice ''Victor'' François Régis Costa, Marquis de Beauregard (1779–1836) and Catherine ''Élisabeth'' de Quinson (1785–1832). He was a grandson of Joseph Henry Costa de Beauregard, who was raised Marquis de Beauregard by the Duke of Savoy (King Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, Victor Amadeus II) in 1700 by letters patent. Career Costa was a member of the Savoyard nobility and a diplomat in Sardinia, friend and aide to King of Sardinia, King Charles Albert of Sardinia, Charles Albert (who served as the King of Sardinia from 1831 until his abdication in March 1849 in favor of his eldest son, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, Victor Emmanuel II). He was a member of the Académie des sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Philippe Henri De Noailles
Charles Philippe Henri de Noailles (9 September 1808 – 25 November 1854) 8th prince de Poix, from (1834) 5th duc espagnol de Mouchy, 4th duc français de Mouchy et duc de Poix, was a French nobleman. Son of Antonin Claude Dominique Just de Noailles (1777–1846), duc de Mouchy, and the duchesse Mélanie de Talleyrand-Périgord (1785–1863), he was married on 6 April 1834, to Anne Marie Cécile de Noailles (1812–1848), daughter of the financier Alfred Louis Dominique Vincent de Paul de Noailles (son of Louis Marc Antoine de Noailles), and vicomtesse Rosalie Charlotte Antoinette Léontine de Noailles (daughter of Charles Arthur Tristan Languedoc de Noailles). They had two children: # Antonin-Just-Léon-Marie de Noailles (1841–1909), duc de Mouchy, prince-duc de Poix # François Marie Olivier Charles de Noailles (1843–1861) Princes of Poix Dukes of Noailles 106 106 may refer to: * 106 (number), the number * AD 106, a year in the 2nd century AD * 106 BC, a year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier De Saint-Georges De Vérac
Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver. It may refer to: * Olivier (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Olivier (surname), a list of people * Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery *Olivier, Louisiana, a rural populated place in the United States * Olivier (crater), on the Moon * Olivier salad, a popular dish of Russian cuisine * ''Olivier'' (novel), the first published novel by French author Claire de Duras * The Olivier Theatre (named after the actor Laurence Olivier), one of three auditoria at the Royal National Theatre * The Laurence Olivier Awards, a theatrical award * Olivier (comics) Olivier is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of the antihero the Punisher. Olivier was created by Bernie Wrightson, Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegos ..., a foe of the Punisher See also * '' Olivier, Olivier'', a 1992 drama film {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Arthur Tristan Languedoc De Noailles
Charles Arthur de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Mouchy (''Charles Arthur Tristan Languedoc''; 14 February 1771-1834) was a French aristocrat and politician. Biography Early life Charles Arthur Tristan Languedoc de Noailles was born on 14 February 1771 in Paris.Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Jullien Courcelles, ''Histoire genealogique et heraldique des Pairs de France, des grands dignitaires de la couronne des principales familles nobles du royaume et des maisons princieres de l'Europe, precedee de la genealogie de la maison de france.'', pp. 79-8/ref> His father was Philippe Louis de Noailles (1752–1819), duc de Mouchy, and his mother, the duchesse Anne Louise Marie de Beauvau, ''Mademoiselle de Beauvau'' (1750–1834) (daughter of Charles Just de Beauvau and Marie Charlotte de la Tour d'Auvergne). He was educated in a military academy. Public service Shortly after graduating, he assisted his uncle in the Alsace. He was also a Knight of Malta. Due to the French Revolution, when many aristocr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean De Noailles, 5th Duke Of Noailles
Jean de Noailles, 5th Duke of Noailles (''Jean Louis Paul François''; 26 October 1739, Paris20 October 1824) was a French nobleman and scientist. Early life Jean-Louis-Paul-François de Noailles was the son of Catherine de Cossé-Brissac and Louis, 4th duc de Noailles, a Marshal of France in 1775. His father was a nephew of Marie Victoire de Noailles, daughter-in-law of Louis XIV of France, and his paternal grandmother, Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné, was a niece of Madame de Maintenon. He was in the army for a period. However, his eminence as a chemist gained him the election as a member of the French Academy of Sciences, Académie des sciences in 1777. He was also a Knight of Order of the Golden Fleece, Golden Fleece. He became Counts and dukes of Alençon, Duc d'Ayen in 1766 on his grandfather's death, and Duc de Noailles on his father's in 1793. Having emigrated in 1792, he lived in Switzerland until the Bourbon Restoration in France, Bourbon Restoration in 1814, when he to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Of The Cincinnati
The Society of the Cincinnati is a lineage society, fraternal, hereditary society founded in 1783 to commemorate the American Revolutionary War that saw the creation of the United States. Membership is largely restricted to descendants of military officers who served in the Continental Army. The Society has thirteen constituent societies in the United States and one in France. It was founded to perpetuate "the remembrance of this vast event" (the achievement of American Independence), "to preserve inviolate those exalted rights and liberties of human nature," and "to render permanent the cordial affection subsisting among the officers" of the Continental Army who served in the Revolutionary War. Now in its third century, the Society promotes public interest in the American Revolution, Revolution through its library and museum collections, publications, and other activities. It is the oldest patriotic, hereditary society in the United States. History The Society is named af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana
Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuba ''The World Factbook''. Central Intelligence Agency. It is the most populous city, the largest by area, and the List of metropolitan areas in the West Indies, second largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region. The population in 2012 was 2,106,146 inhabitants, and its area is for the capital city side and 8,475.57 km2 for the metropolitan zone. Its official population was 1,814,207 inhabitants in 2023. Havana was founded by the Spanish Empire, Spanish in the 16th century. It served as a springboard for the Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish conquest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Môle-Saint-Nicolas
Môle-Saint-Nicolas (; or ) is a commune in the north-western coast of Haiti. It is the chief town of the Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement in the department of Nord-Ouest. History Christopher Columbus' first voyage to the Americas landed at the site of what is now Môle-Saint-Nicolas on December 6, 1492. The town received its present name after France gained control of the western part of Hispaniola in 1697. Vestiges of colonial forts can be found in several locations: Batteries de Vallières, Fort Georges, Saint-Charles, La Poudrière, Le Fort Allemand, Les Ramparts. Ruine Poudrière is an old magazine built sometime in the 1750s. In 1764, after the Grand Dérangement had exiled thousands of Acadians from their northern homelands, there was an attempt by French authorities to settle them at Môle-Saint-Nicolas, to shore up France's most lucrative colony of Saint-Domingue and build a base that could be used by the French Navy. It was a disaster, thanks to disease and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donatien-Marie-Joseph De Vimeur, Vicomte De Rochambeau
Divisional-General Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau (7 April 1755 – 20 October 1813) was a French Army officer and colonial administrator who served in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He was the son of Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau. Biography He served in the American Revolutionary War as an '' aide-de-camp'' to his father, spending the winter of 1781–1782 in quarters at Williamsburg, Virginia. In the 1790s, he participated in an unsuccessful campaign to re-establish French authority in Martinique and Saint-Domingue. Rochambeau was later assigned to the French Revolutionary Army in the Italian Peninsula, and was appointed to the military command of the Ligurian Republic. In 1802, he was appointed to lead an expeditionary force against Saint-Domingue (Haiti) after General Charles Leclerc's death. His remit was to restore French control of their rebellious colony, by any means. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Domingue
Saint-Domingue () was a French colonization of the Americas, French colony in the western portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the area of modern-day Haiti, from 1659 to 1803. The name derives from the Spanish main city on the island, Santo Domingo, which came to refer specifically to the Spanish-held Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, now the Dominican Republic. The borders between the two were fluid and changed over time until they were finally solidified in the Dominican War of Independence in 1844. The French had established themselves on the western portion of the islands of Hispaniola and Tortuga (Haiti), Tortuga thanks to the Devastations of Osorio. In the Treaty of Ryswick of 1697, Spain formally recognized French control of Tortuga Island and the western third of the island of Hispaniola. In 1791, slaves and some Saint-Domingue Creoles, Creoles took part in a Haitian Vodou, Vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman and planned the Haitian Revolution. The slave rebe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
