• The Council of Lillebonne was a meeting of the nobles and clergy of Normandy where, among other things, the expedition of William the Conqueror, then...
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    participating in the Council of Lillebonne. He funded ships for the Norman invasion of England and is one of the very few proven companions of William the Conqueror...
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    valley of the River Dives, which the younger Roger inherited. Roger inherited his father’s estates in 1055. By the time of the Council of Lillebonne, which...
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    guarded the borders of Brittany and Bellême. In early 1066, Robert was present at both the first Council of Lillebonne, that of William's inner circle...
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    He was one of the earliest and most vigorous advocates of the invasion of England, and tradition holds that, at the Council of Lillebonne, he convinced...
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  • Henry I of France. He participated in the Council of Lillebonne in January 1066 where the decision to invade England was made. In support of the actual...
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    Roger de Beaumont (category Year of birth uncertain)
    wrote that: "At the time of the invasion of England, Roger was summoned to the great council at Lillebonne, on account of his wisdom; but he did not...
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  • became the centre of William de Warenne's holdings in Normandy. William was among the Norman barons summoned to the Council of Lillebonne by Duke William...
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    Montgomerie family (category Counts of Alençon)
    inherit. This Roger was one of William the Conqueror's principal counsellors, playing a major role in the Council of Lillebonne by agreeing to contribute...
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  • of Rainer of La Trinité-du-Mont; this led to many of the monks at Saint-Evroul joining Robert in Norman Sicily. He attended the Council of Lillebonne...
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  • a meeting, the Council of Lillebonne, that included six of his key magnates, Walter Giffard being one of them. After telling them of his plan to invade...
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    Mr. Berge, General Councilor of Lillebonne and son-in-law of French President Félix Faure, was accused of delaying the project of crossing the Seine near...
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    Château de Chinon (category Châteaux of the Loire Valley)
    repeated by Philip II at the castles of Dourdan, Falaise, Gisors, Laon, and Lillebonne. For a time in the 14th century the Château de Chinon was used as a prison...
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    Pewsey and Easton Royal, the "east tun". "Lilbourne" is from Lillebonne, the surname of lords of the manor. The Manor House dates from c.1710 and is Grade...
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    partly as a memorial to the dead. At an ecclesiastical council held in Lillebonne in 1080, he was confirmed in his ultimate authority over the Norman church...
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    enable the reconstruction of the layout of the complex. The baths of Alauna, together with the ancient theater of Lillebonne, are the sole Roman-era structures...
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    served on the governing council for the infant king Henry VI, though it is likely he spent some time in France as well. The character of Exeter in Shakespeare's...
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    Claude Parent (category Commanders of the Legion of Honour)
    Republic (1992-1996) Lillebonne City Hall, France (1993-1998) French pavillon facade for the Venice Biennale, Italy (1996) Hill of Art pavillon for the...
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    Wellington is twinned to the town of Immenstadt in Germany, the town of Lillebonne in France and Torres Vedras in Portugal. Wellington Cricket Club have...
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    unit of Gallic politics was the tribe, which itself consisted of one or more of what Caesar called "pagi".[citation needed] Each tribe had a council of elders...
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  • Gallo-Roman cities of the estuary. A Roman road linked Lillebonne (Juliobona) at the mouth of the Seine through the current territory of the commune of Le Havre...
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  • This article lists the deputies who served in the 14th legislature of the French Fifth Republic, elected in the 2012 legislative elections, elected in...
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    Normandie ; suivi de notices sur Dieppe, Elbeuf, Le Havre, Bolbec, Tancarville, Lillebonne, Caudebec, Saint-Wandrille, Jumiége et les endroits les plus remarquables...
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    Galerie Jabalcuz. Jaén. 1987 He travels to Italy. Solo exhibition. Galerie Lillebonne. Nancy. Collective exhibition. "Le Flamenco dans l’Art actuel" (12 a Monographie)...
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    (1975–79) Henry of Harcourt (1654–1718), 1st duke of Harcourt, member of the regency council, named by Louis XIV in his will as governor of the Dauphin (the...
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    National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of Cities and Villages in Bloom. Le Havre is located 50 kilometres (31 miles) west of Rouen...
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    Member of Parliament (d. 1691) March 31 – Antoine Pagi, French ecclesiastical historian (d. 1699) April 4 – François Marie, Prince of Lillebonne, French...
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    Dieppe (category Communes of Seine-Maritime)
    Dieppe with Oscar Wilde The importance of being Sebastian - in Dieppe - Normandy Then and Now Dieppe Town Council website Gare Maritime Photographs Texts...
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    Normandy (category Former provinces of France)
    2015. The Regional Council has 102 members who are elected under a system of proportional representation. The executive consists of a president and vice-presidents...
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    Member of Parliament (d. 1691) March 31 – Antoine Pagi, French ecclesiastical historian (d. 1699) April 4 – François Marie, Prince of Lillebonne, French...
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