she married Élie de Riquet, Prince de Chimay, a descendant of Pierre-Paul Riquet, the engineer responsible for constructing the Canal du Midi. They had...
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Countess Marie Anatole Louise Élisabeth Greffulhe (née de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay; 11 July 1860 – 21 August 1952) was a French socialite, known as a...
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Oise (river) (category Chimay)
341 km (212 mi) from its source in the Belgian province of Hainaut, south of Chimay. It crosses the border with France after about 20 km (12 mi). It flows into...
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engineer and canal-builder responsible for the construction of the Canal du Midi Joseph de Riquet de Caraman (1808–1886), 17th Prince de Chimay, Belgian diplomat...
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François Cabarrus (redirect from Francois, Conde de Cabarrus)
Canal del Lanquedoc was Pierre Paul Riquet, Count of Caraman and great-grandfather of Joseph Riquet, also Count of Caraman and later Prince of Chimay...
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Saint-Simon, to the Prince de Chimay, was celebrated at the chateau. The blessing was given by the Abbé Jean-Baptiste Languet de Gergy, the parish priest...
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slate roofs à la française. After 1830, Joseph, prince de Caraman-Chimay established at the Château de Menars an establishment he called the "prytanée" which...
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an Emperor: reminiscences of the Comtesse Louise de Mercy-Argenteau, née Princesse de Caraman-Chimay, describing her association with the Emperor Napoleon...
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Municipalities, Sub-Municipalities, Agglomerations, Sectors - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-04-13....
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Battle of the Frontiers (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
Fourth Reserve Group guarding the northern flank near Hirson, to watch the Chimay Gap and deflect a German attack from the north or east. The strategy assumed...
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Wallonia (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
became a center for brass working and bronze working, with Huy, Dinant and Chimay being important regional centers. In the 12th and 13th centuries, the iron...
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Bouchout Castle (redirect from Château de Bouchout)
mighty castle at about 1300. It included a large Donjon and five subsequent canals with an enormous drawbridge of 10 m (33 ft) in length. The Donjon Tower...
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Buyten, Belgian footballer with 83 caps for the Belgium national team; in Chimay Died: Anil Kumar Gain, 59, Indian mathematician and statistician Ghulam...
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List of rail trails (section Canal trails)
Ostend to Torhout Line 108 from Binche to Erquelinnes Parts of line 109 from Chimay to Froidchapelle, from Faurœulx to Estinnes, and from Faurœulx to Thuin...
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railroad or canal had been envisaged as early as 1830. The feasibility of a railroad was investigated by engineers Pierre Simons and Gustave De Ridder. The...
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remaining building, heavily changed, contains a shipping museum, with some old canal barges displayed on the quay outside. In 1890 Het Steen became the museum...
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late-19th-century society scandales. In 1896, Clara Ward, Princesse de Caraman-Chimay. The Princesse de Chimay saw the charming Rigó Jancsi, first violinist playing...
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One fatalities List of Dakar Rally fatal accidents Death of Dale Earnhardt De Angelis died on May 15, 1986, the day after his accident. "Motorsport Memorial...
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Prés, Hôtel de Chimay, Hôtel de Vendôme, Hôtel des Monnaies, Hôtel Lutetia, and L'Hôtel, cafés include Café de Flore, Café Procope, and Café de la Rotonde...
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Brabant Wallon [fr] INASEP - Intercommunale Namuroise de Services Publics The towns of Chimay, Burg-Reuland, Trois-Ponts and St-Vith have their own municipal...
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of metalworking shifted to Huy and the forested areas around Dinant and Chimay. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the Walloon method, involving...
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the capital being a first European systemized ancient city (with city canal system for transportation and also large aisle and road for major transportation)...
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previously been embroiled in scandal, eloping with Clara Ward, Princesse de Caraman-Chimay despite still being married to her first husband. The marriage didn't...
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dans le cadre de l'Action de Recherche Concertée. Université libre de Bruxelles. Robert Wielockx, "De Mercier à De Wulf: Débuts de l'École de Louvain", in...
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The Lord de Maingoval, Count of Chimay took this role. In 1493, we find Robert de Melun, in 1499, John of Luxembourg, in 1511, Philippe de Belleforière...
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the Minister of Public Works Charles de Freycinet, principally for the construction of railways, but also for canals and maritime ports. In its initial...
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solos to victory in Port de Andratx". 29 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. "Coppel wins Étoile de Bessèges". 7 February 2016...
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2017 UCI Europe Tour (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
Eurométropole Tour to his name]. De Standaard (in Dutch). Mediahuis. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017. "De Buyst wins Binche-Chimay-Binche". Cyclingnews.com...
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