its commander in the centre. The French van was commanded by Marquis de Preuilly d'Humières, a chef d'escadre and the rear by Louis Gabaret, another chef...

in 1360). The future king of France, Charles VII (r. 1422–1461), sought refuge there in the 1420s during the Hundred Years' War. His son, Louis XI, was...

John Multon, alias Lunel, born 3 July 1908 at Preuilly-sur-Claise and died at Montrouge on 10 September 1946, was a defector from the French Resistance...

centuries later, in 974, some benedictine monks of Sacierges-Saint-Martin took refuge on a granite spur, where they founded a priory: Salis, future Saint-Benoît-du-Sault...

residence to Châteauroux, where the monks of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys in Brittany took as well refuge from Norman raids from 920 to 1008 with the relics of Saint...

(1337–1453) when the heir apparent, the future Charles VII of France sought refuge and installed his court there in 1425. The province remained faithful to...

the archdeacon of Angoulême, was forced to flee Paris in 1533 and took refuge in Angoulême in the caves of Rochecorail at Trois-Palis. He wrote some of...

close to the outside wall that was used by pilgrims of Santiago de Compostela as refuge and accommodation. In the 13th century, the Lusignan family (the...

Sully to be the capital of the principality of Boisbelle and possibly a refuge for the protestants of the region. The principality approximated to the...

PAUL" (Made in 1831 Chaillou Paul). An Underground refuge (Antiquity). A staircase to the refuge has been identified but its location remains unknown...