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    The House of Châtillon was a notable French family, with origins in the 9th century. The name comes from that of Châtillon-sur-Marne in Champagne, where...
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    Lord of Menetou-Salon Stephen II, Lord of Châtillon-sur-Loing, Grand Butler of France Stephen III, Lord of Châtillon-sur-Loing Stephen, King of England...
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    Grez-sur-Loing (French pronunciation: [gʁe syʁ lwɛ̃] , literally Grez on Loing; formerly Grès-en-Gâtinais, literally Grès in Gâtinais) is a commune in...
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    (Lord) de Châtillon, admiral of France and Protestant leader François de Coligny (1557–1591), comte de Coligny and seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Loing, a Protestant...
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    important part in the first period of the Wars of Religion: Odet, Gaspard and François. Born at Châtillon-sur-Loing in 1519, Gaspard was raised by Louise...
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    Montigny-sur-Loing (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tiɲi syʁ lwɛ̃] , literally Montigny on Loing) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France...
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    not to Châtillon-sur-Loing but to Châtillon-sur-Sèvre. The grantee, who was also made a peer, was (Charles-)Alexis-Madeleine-Rosalie de Châtillon, a lieutenant-general...
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    Montcresson PK 35 Montbouy PK 29 Châtillon-Coligny (12th-century castle) PK 19 Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses PK 8 Ouzouër-sur-Trézée PK 1 Briare PK 0 Baraban...
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    (1876), Souvenirs historiques sur l'amiral Coligny : sa famille et sa seigneurie de Châtillon-Sur-Loing [Historical memories of the Admiral Coligny: his family...
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  • François de Coligny (category House of Coligny)
    seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Loing was a French Protestant general of the Wars of Religion. He was the son of Gaspard II de Coligny (1519–1572), Admiral of France...
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  • annexation of the French Vexin 1081: acquisition of Moret-sur-Loing 1101: acquisition of the Viscounty of Bourges and the seigneury of Dun-sur-Auron from...
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    Orléans (redirect from History of Orléans)
    the town centre, is the Canal d'Orléans, which connects to the Canal du Loing and the Canal de Briare at Buges near Montargis. The canal is no longer...
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    Gaspard II de Coligny and Charlotte de Laval. Louise was born at Châtillon-sur-Loing. Her parents saw to it that she received a humanist education. When...
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  • connection of four canals in France from Saint-Mammès on the Seine to Chalon-sur-Saône on the Saône River: It includes the Canal du Loing, Canal de Briare...
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    Montargis (category Burial sites of the House of Valois-Orléans)
    there. The most famous of them, Deng Xiaoping, was a worker producing rubber galoshes in the Hutchinson factory of Châlette-sur-Loing for eight months from...
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    merchants, stores and counting houses. Of the four main fair towns in the County of Champagne (Troyes, Lagny-sur-Marne, and Bar-sur-Aube), Provins is the only...
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    François de Coligny d'Andelot (category House of Coligny)
    Châtillon and Gaspard de Coligny the admiral. He first gained military experience in the Italian Wars, and so distinguished himself at the battle of Ceresole...
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    Fontainebleau (category Venues of the 1924 Summer Olympics)
    prisoner of Napoleon) in the palace Philip IV of France, born and died in Fontainebleau Django Reinhardt, died near Fontainebleau, in Samois-sur-Seine Robert...
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    Montereau-Fault-Yonne (category Communes of Seine-et-Marne)
    going to be destroyed and replaced by individual houses. The old château-park in Surville (now the site of a high school Lycée André Malraux) however gives...
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    the house of Orléans, then to those of Dunois and Longueville, and ultimately again to that of Orléans. The city of Beaugency has been the site of numerous...
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    department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Inhabitants of Ussy-sur-Marne are called Ussois. André the Giant (1946–1993), professional wrestler...
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    Antwerp on 12 April 1583 to Countess Louise de Coligny (born in Châtillon-sur-Loing, 23 September 1555 – died in Fontainebleau, 13 November 1620). Hermanna...
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    Bussy-Saint-Georges (category Communes of Seine-et-Marne)
    city of Bussy was in the Canton of Lagny-sur-Marne, finally divided in smaller new subdivisions considering the growth of population. The canton of Torcy...
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  • Montréal, Yonne Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais Montreuil-Bellay Montverdun Moret-sur-Loing Morlaix Mougins Mouzon, Ardennes Nabas, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Nages-et-Solorgues...
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    Meaux (category Communes of Seine-et-Marne)
    (translated): "Here stood the house of ETIENNE MANGIN in which was constructed the first Reformed Church of France. In front of this location 14 Reformists...
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    Melun (category Communes of Seine-et-Marne)
    of Melun became a royal residence of the Capetian kings. Hugh Capet (See also: House of Capet) gave Melun to Bouchard, his favorite. In the reign of Hugh's...
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    French singer, had a house in the village, and had dedicated a song to it (Précy jardin) Yves Duteil, singer-songwriter, mayor of Précy-sur-Marne between 1989...
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    was born at Châtillon-sur-Loing in the present diocese. At the beginning of the religious wars, Orléans was disputed between the followers of the Guise...
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    historic publishing house Berger-Levrault, Hugh McKnight, David Jefferson, Editions de l'Ecluse (Fluvial magazine) and the series of waterway guides published...
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  • The count of Anjou was the ruler of the County of Anjou, first granted by Charles the Bald in the 9th century to Robert the Strong. Ingelger and his son...
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