Craon (French pronunciation: [kʁã]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. The river Oudon flows through the middle of the commune...

Craon may refer to : Craon, Mayenne, municipality in the Mayenne department, France Craon, former municipality, now part of Sionviller, Meurthe-et-Moselle...

The Battle of Craon was a military engagement of the Brittany Campaign which took place in Craon, Mayenne between 21–24 May 1592. It was fought between...

The Craon family was a French noble house, known to date back to the 11th century, originating in Craon in the Mayenne region of Anjou, northern France...

Isabelle de Meulan, Dame de Mayenne, Dame de Craon (c. 1148 – 10 May 1220) was a French noblewoman, being the daughter of Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl...

received the region of La Flèche, and Mayenne received Château-Gontier and Craon. Flax was a feature of the Mayenne economy, and the southern limit for...

The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):...

Renaud de Craon, (c. 1060–1101) was Lord of Craon and the son of Robert de Nevers and Blanche de Sablé. He became Lord of Craon, title first granted by...

Maurice II de Craon (c. 1132–1196) was Lord of Craon, Governor of Anjou and Maine under Henry II, a military figure and Anglo-Norman of the 12th century...

Amaury I of Craon (1170–1226), was Lord of Craon, of Chantocé, Ingrandes, Candé, Segré, Duretal, Baugé and of Lude. Amaury I of Craon was the youngest...

entre Saint-Berthevin et Craon" [Boucles de la Mayenne 2021: discover the route of the 3rd stage between Saint-Berthevin and Craon] (in French). France Bleu...

September 1238), married Amaury I, Sire de Craon, by whom she had issue including a son Maurice IV de Craon, Sire de Craon (1213–1250), who married Isabelle de...

Bouchamps-lès-Craon (French pronunciation: [buʃɑ̃ lɛ kʁɑ̃], literally Bouchamps near Craon) is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France...

river Mayenne. In medieval times, the town was the seat of the Lords of Mayenne. The town originated when Juhel II of Mayenne (lord of Mayenne, Gorron...

about 300 km (190 mi) west-southwest of Paris, and the capital of the Mayenne department. Its inhabitants are called Lavallois. The commune of Laval...

great-grandmother, as Isabelle had married twice; Geoffroy de Mayenne was her first husband, and Maurice de Craon her second. The seneschalship and barony passed to...

Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne. It consists of the following communes: Bouchamps-lès-Craon Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne (partly) Chérancé Craon Denazé Marigné-Peuton...

Name Date Location Deaths Perpetrators Notes Battle of Craon 24 May 1592 Craon, Mayenne Unknown Spanish Empire Catholic League English prisoners executed...

of the king ensured the consent of Avoise de Craon, mother of Emma, and that of the lords of Mayenne, Craon and Beaumont. The ceremony took place at court...

as a contraction of Voltaire and Ferney). Volney was born at Craon, Anjou (today in Mayenne), of a noble family. His great-grandfather, son of a royal bailiff...

the region including Maurice III of Craon, Thibaud V of Blaison, Bernard III of La Ferte, and Juhel II of Mayenne traveled to Paris and offered their...

Maurice VI de Craon (c. 1255–1292) was Lord of Craon, Chantocé, Sablé, Briolé and La Suze. He served as Seneschal of Anjou, Touraine and Maine and in 1289...

2016-01-11. Bréal, Michel (1898). "Inauguration de la statue de Volney à Craon (Mayenne), dimanche 30 octobre 1898, discours suivi d'une notice sur le prix...

Laval, Mayenne. Guy was the son of Guy IV de Laval and Emma de Dunstanville. He married Avoise de Craon (died 1230), daughter of Maurice II de Craon. They...

in the Mayenne department in north-western France. Under the Ancien Régime, the town was part of the stronghold of the Angevin barony of Craon, depended...

Martigné-sur-Mayenne (French pronunciation: [maʁtiɲe syʁ majɛn], before 1984: Martigné) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France...

Craon, Château-Gontier and Laval, where peasants opposed a levy of volunteers for the army. At Saint-Ouën-des-Toits, in the department of Mayenne, Jean...

Talmont, comte of Taillebourg, comte of Guînes, comte of Benon, baron of Craon, baron of Royan, baron of Sully, baron of L'Ile-Bouchard, baron of Brandois...

married: 1. Marie Anne Françoise Esnüe de Lavallée on 1 October 1796 in Craon, Mayenne; they divorced on 22 August 1798; 2. Jeanne Marie Charlotte Letestu;...

Saint-Clément-Rancoudray Saint-Clément, former commune of the Mayenne department, now part of Craon Saint-Clément, Meurthe-et-Moselle, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle...