The Citadel of Besançon (French: Citadelle de Besançon) is a 17th-century fortress in Franche-Comté, France. It is one of the finest masterpieces of military...
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members of the French Resistance shot in the citadel's ditch during World War II. The Citadel of Besançon, in Besançon, Doubs, is considered one of Vauban's...
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seminary at Besançon (first book, chapters 24 to 30): Eventually he saw the white walls beyond the distant mountain; it was the citadel of Besançon. "What...
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France Citadel of Besançon, France Citadel of Bitche, France Citadel of Brouage, France Citadel of Calais, France Citadel of Entrevaux, France Citadel of Lille...
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at Besançon. His death came in useful to many political actors. Otto was buried at St Stephen's Cathedral, today the site of the Citadel of Besançon. Otto...
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Besançon Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon) is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint John located in the city of Besançon, France...
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Henri Fertet (category Knights of the Legion of Honour)
compose a last letter. They were taken to the Citadel of Besançon and, between 7:36 and 8:25 AM, shot in batches of four. The German officer who commanded the...
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Arbois (category Wine regions of France)
1941 and shot on 18 September at the Citadel of Besançon; Jean-Luc Bouilleret (1953-), Bishop of Besançon; Jean-Paul Jeunet (1954-), Chef at Arbois (2 Michelin...
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The Besançon–Le Locle railway line is a standard gauge railway line in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in France. A small section of the line extends...
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Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Besançon) was a Roman Catholic church located in Besançon on the site of the current Citadel of Besançon in Franche-Comté, eastern...
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begins. 1674 – Siege of Besançon. 1676 – Parlement of Besançon established. 1678 – Besançon becomes part of France per Treaty of Nijmegen. 1694 - Bibliothèque...
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Audierne (2000) Centre de la Mer et des Eaux (closed 2010) - Paris Citadel of Besançon - Besançon Dorée Tropical Aquarium (Aquarium tropical de la Porte Dorée)...
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The siege of Besançon took place from 25 April to 22 May 1674 during the Franco-Dutch War, when French forces nominally led by Louis XIV of France invaded...
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Paris Zoological Park (category Buildings and structures in the 12th arrondissement of Paris)
Zoo, is a facility of the National Museum of Natural History, located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, which covers an area of 14.5 hectares (36 acres)...
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Children's Zoo – Tampere Tropicario – Helsinki Zoolandia – Lieto Citadel of Besançon – Besançon Cleres Zoological Park – Clères Haute Touche Zoological Park...
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(Fort Carré), Arras, Auxonne, Barraux, Bayonne, Belfort, Bergues, Citadel of Besançon, Bitche, Blaye, Briançon, Bouillon, Calais, Cambrai, Colmars-les-Alpes...
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Centre-Chapelle des Buis (category Besançon)
statue (Citadel of Besançon) Hilaire de Chardonnet memorial (Pont de la République) Becquet bust (promenade Micaud) Le Témoin (Citadel of Besançon) La Charité...
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to defend the old city of Besançon. This hill is higher than the principal fortification of the city, the citadel of Besançon. Because the hill's strategic...
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François d'Aubusson de La Feuillade (category People of the War of Devolution)
the Siege of Besançon and took Salins-les-Bains on 22 June. He was rewarded by being made Marshal of France in 1675 and military Governor of Dole, regional...
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to defend the old city of Besançon. This hill is higher than the principal fortification of the city, the citadel of Besançon. Because the hill's strategic...
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Pyrénées-Atlantiques Citadelle de Besançon Fort de Bregille, Besançon Fort de Chaudanne, Besançon Fort Griffon, Besançon Fort de La Hougue, Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue...
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Claude-Anne de Rouvroy de Saint Simon (category Commanders of the Order of Saint Louis)
The sentence was commuted and Saint-Simon was imprisoned in the Citadel of Besançon, where his daughter joined him as a willing companion in his captivity...
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Doubs (redirect from Département of Doubs)
painter The citadel and the old town of Besançon in a meander of the Doubs Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans Montbéliard Fort de Joux Lods, one of the most...
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synagogue of Besançon, the Jewish cemetery and the Castle of the Jewess are all testimonies to the contribution of this community to the history of Besançon. Before...
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Avanne-Aveney (category Communes of Doubs)
south-west of Besançon with the town of Avanne joined to the Besançon urban area. The smaller town of Aveney is on the opposite bank of the river linked...
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Besançon-les-Bains, then and now Besançon-les-Bains was a former thermal establishment in Besançon during the 19th century. The term "Besançon-les-Bains"...
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The lunettes of Trois-Châtels and Tousey are two lunettes located in the French city of Besançon. Their foundations were constructed in 1792 to support...
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Étienne Radet (category French Republican military leaders of the French Revolutionary Wars)
abdicated for the second time. Upon the return of the Bourbons he was imprisoned in the citadel at Besançon on 28 June 1816, but on 24 December 1818 a royal...
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Belfort (redirect from History of Belfort)
Belfort to Montbéliard, Besançon, Mulhouse, Vesoul, Épinal and Nancy. Belfort station is the main railway station in the centre of the city. Belfort – Montbéliard...
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The defence of Besançon had hardly changed since the guidance of Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban which had provided the city with its citadel, but it was...
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