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    Le Cateau-Cambrésis (French pronunciation: [lə kato kɑ̃bʁezi], before 1977: Le Cateau) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The term...
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    The Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis or Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis in April 1559 ended the Italian War of 1551–1559, the last of the Italian Wars (1494–1559)...
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  • Its seat is in Le Cateau-Cambrésis. It consists of the following communes: Awoingt Banteux Bantouzelle Bazuel Beaumont-en-Cambrésis Bertry Briastre Busigny...
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    French artist Henri Matisse. It is displayed at the Musée Matisse, in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, having been on loan from the Centre Pompidou since 2002. It shows...
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    European affairs. The war ended following the signing of the Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis between the monarchs of Spain, England and France in 1559. Historians...
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    Matisse Museum (Musée Départemental Henri Matisse) is a museum in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France that primarily displays paintings by Henri Matisse. The museum...
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    The Battle of Le Cateau was fought on the Western Front during the First World War on 26 August 1914. The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and the French...
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    southeast of Le Cateau-Cambrésis, and 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Cambrai. Communes of the Nord department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in...
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    recognition as a leading figure in modern art. Matisse was born in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, in the Nord department in Northern France on New Year's Eve in 1869...
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  • and inflicted four French casualties for every Austrian casualty. Le Cateau-Cambrésis is located 24 kilometres (15 mi) southwest of Cambrai. Pre-empting...
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    Le Cateau is a railway station serving the town Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Nord department, northern France. It is situated on the Creil–Jeumont railway. It...
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    drastically in France during his reign. Under the April 1559 Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis which ended the Italian Wars, France renounced its claims in Italy...
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  • Jean-Claude-Républicain Arnoux (Le Cateau-Cambrésis (1792-12-16)16 December 1792 – 1866) was a French civil engineer known for his invention of the Arnoux...
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  • Szymusiak, Musée Matisse, Le Cateau-Cambrésis,2002. 204 p. : ill. ; 34 cm. ISBN 2907545337 • Niki Papadopoulou, Tériade et le livre de peintre manuscrit...
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    Anglo-allies were in the vicinity of Cambrai, Englefontaine, and Le Cateau-Cambrésis which is where Wellington had his headquarters. The next week (25...
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    awaiting the return of the Bourbon King Louis XVIII, who was in Le Cateau-Cambrésis. The Commission held power for two weeks, but never formally summoned...
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    Le Quesnoy (French pronunciation: [lə kenwa]; Picard: L' Kénoé) is a commune and small town in the east of the Nord department of northern France. It was...
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  • sculptures. The plaster originals are housed in the Musée Matisse in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France. They were modeled between 1909 and 1930. Back (I) appeared...
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    Beauvois-en-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Communes of the Nord department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in...
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    becoming independent in 1979 as the University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambrésis.[citation needed] In 2005, a local resident, Isabelle Dinoire, became...
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      Prince-Bishopric of Cambrésis Cambrésis in 1659 by Joan Blaeu Le Cateau-Cambrésis Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cambrai Le Cambrésis(french) Encarta-encyclopedie...
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    de Cambrai) of the Latin Church and is attached to the Cambrai - Le Cateau-Cambrésis educational district contractually regulated by Lille. It is part...
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    Beaumont-en-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. In 1794 the Battle of Beaumont took place near Beaumont-en-Cambrésis as a part...
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    Dunkirk (redirect from Malo-les-Bains)
    December 2010. Dunkirk has the third-largest harbour in France, after those of Le Havre and Marseille. As an industrial city, it depends heavily on the steel...
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    Édouard Mortier, Duke of Treviso (category People from Le Cateau-Cambrésis)
    assassination attempt on King Louis Philippe I. Mortier was born at Le Cateau (now Le Cateau-Cambrésis), northern France, on 13 February 1768. He was the son of...
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  • Cateau-Cambrésis Catillon-sur-Sambre Cattenières Caudry Caullery Clary Dehéries Élincourt Estourmel Fontaine-au-Pire La Groise Haucourt-en-Cambrésis Honnechy...
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    under Colonel Driant in Verdun and a street was named after him in Le Cateau-Cambrésis where he is considered a local hero. His parents were Jules Romain...
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    her post as the president of the conference, which took place in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, in February–April 1559. The peace treaty was regarded as a triumph...
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  • fortified town of Le Quesnoy yielded to Orange, to be relieved a few days later by the Spanish. Nearby the fortified town of Le Cateau-Cambrésis put up a fight...
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  • Aulnoye-Aymeries Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes Avesnes-sur-Helpe Bailleul Cambrai Le Cateau-Cambrésis Caudry Coudekerque-Branche Croix Denain Douai Dunkerque-1 Dunkerque-2...
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