Nantes (/nɒ̃t/, US also /nɑːnt(s)/, French: [nɑ̃t] ; Gallo: Naunnt or Nantt [nɑ̃(ː)t]; Breton: Naoned [ˈnãunət]) is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department...
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Football Club de Nantes (Breton: Naoned; Gallo: Naunnt), commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (IPA: [nɑ̃t] ), is a French professional football...
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The Edict of Nantes (French: édit de Nantes) was signed in April 1598 by King Henry IV and granted the minority Calvinist Protestants of France, also known...
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The Battle of Nantes took place between Royalist and Republican French forces at Nantes on 29 June 1793 during the War in the Vendée. It consisted of...
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The Nantes Metropolis (French: Nantes Métropole) is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Nantes. It is located in the Loire-Atlantique...
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Dupont de Ligonnès murders and disappearance (redirect from Nantes slaughter)
disappearance also known as "la tuerie de Nantes" involved the murder of five members of the same family in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France, followed by...
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Nantes Atlantique Airport (IATA: NTE, ICAO: LFRS) (French: Aéroport Nantes Atlantique, formerly known as Aéroport Château Bougon) is an international airport...
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The drownings at Nantes (French: noyades de Nantes) were a series of mass executions by drowning during the Reign of Terror in Nantes, France, that occurred...
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Handball Club Nantes is a professional handball club team from Nantes, France, that plays in the LNH Division 1. Nantes Logo in the 2000s (-2011) Official...
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Neptunes de Nantes (previously Nantes Atlantique Handball) is the name of a French professional handball club from Nantes. This team currently competes...
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Nantes station (French: Gare de Nantes) is the principal passenger railway station serving the French city of Nantes. It is a through station aligned east–west...
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Nantes University (French: Nantes Université) is a public university located in the city of Nantes, France. In addition to the several campuses scattered...
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The counts of Nantes were originally the Frankish rulers of the Nantais under the Carolingians and eventually a capital city of the Duchy of Brittany....
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The Nantes tramway (French: Tramway de Nantes) is a tramway system operating in the city of Nantes in Pays de la Loire, France. The first tramway in Nantes...
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Edict of Fontainebleau (redirect from Revocation of the Edict of Nantes)
Louis XIV and is also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The Edict of Nantes (1598) had granted Huguenots the right to practice their religion...
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on Nantes, France. These bombings constituted the deadliest and most destructive air raids to be carried out in the Nantes area (comprising Nantes and...
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The Nantes tram-train (French: Tram-train de Nantes) is a tram-train network operating in the French city of Nantes and the surrounding region. The Nantes...
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The cemeteries of Nantes have each developed a unique history, with some being more notable than others. Each cemetery has its share of remarkable inhabitants...
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According to late traditions, Clair (Latin: Clarus) was the first bishop of Nantes, France in the late 3rd century. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic...
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Nantes (French pronunciation: [nɑ̃t] ) is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It is situated...
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Nantes Cathedral, or the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes), is a Roman Catholic...
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Lambert of Nantes may refer to: Lambert I of Nantes, Count of Nantes (818–831) and Duke of Spoleto (834–836) Lambert II of Nantes, Count of Nantes (843–851)...
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Felix of Nantes (514-584) was a 6th-century Bishop of Nantes, France. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Felix was married, and in 551...
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Nice v Nantes Nantes v Lyon Le Havre v Nantes Nantes v Rennes Montpellier v Nantes Brest v Nantes Nantes v Lille Monaco v Nantes Pau v Nantes Nantes v Laval...
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timeline of the history of the city of Nantes, France. 374 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Nantes established. 445 CE - Nantes besieged by Huns. 453 - Desiderius...
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Nantes is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 3,179 (2020 est.) in an area of 287 km2. The elevation is 418 m. In telecommunications...
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Judicaël of Nantes (c. 979–1004) was Count of Nantes from 992 to his death in 1004. Judicaël was the illegitimate son of Hoël I, Duke of Brittany. He was...
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county of Nantes was given to Fulk I of Anjou in 909. Nantes was seized by the Vikings in 914. At this time Brittany was also called Lydwiccum. Nantes was eventually...
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Chronicle of Nantes (Latin: Chronicon Namnetense, French: Chronique de Nantes) is an eleventh-century Latin chronicle of history extending from 570 to...
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The île de Nantes (Island of Nantes) is an island located in the centre of the city of Nantes, France, surrounded by two branches of the river Loire—the...
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