Louis de Blois, O.S.B., (October 1506 – 7 January 1566) was a Flemish monk and mystical writer, generally known under the name of Blosius. Louis was born...
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Royal Château of Blois (French: Château Royal de Blois, pronounced [ʃɑto ʁwajal də blwa]) is a château located in the city center of Blois, Loir-et-Cher...
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2019, Blois is the most populated city of the department, and the 4th of the region. Historically, the city was the capital of the County of Blois, created...
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Louis of Blois can refer to: Louis I, Count of Blois (1172–1205), Count of Blois and participant in the Fourth Crusade Louis II, Count of Blois (died...
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counts of Blois were among the most powerful vassals of the King of France. This title of nobility seems to have been created in 832 by Emperor Louis the Pious...
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of Navarre Theobald V, Count of Blois Louis I, Count of Blois Theobald VI, Count of Blois Margaret, Countess of Blois William White Hands Stephen I of...
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Louis II of Châtillon (died 26 August 1346), son of Guy I, Count of Blois and Margaret of Valois, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes from 1342 to 1346...
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Blois Cathedral, or the Cathedral of St. Louis of Blois (French: Cathédrale Saint-Louis de Blois), is a Late Gothic Catholic cathedral in Blois, France...
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Centre-Val de Loire, France. The castle was founded in the 10th century by Odo I, Count of Blois. After Pierre d'Amboise rebelled against Louis XI, the king...
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de Blois, often written as DeBlois or Deblois, is a surname meaning "from Blois", a city in central France. The surname is most common in Quebec. Charles...
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Charles, Duke of Brittany (redirect from Charles de Blois)
revived in 1894. Charles of Blois was beatified in 1904. Charles was born in Blois, the son of Guy de Châtillon, count of Blois, by Margaret of Valois, a...
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Mademoiselle de Blois may refer to one of the following: Marie Anne de Bourbon (1666–1739) illegitimate daughter of Louis XIV of France and Louise de La Vallière...
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Count of Valois (1386?–1406) Blois (1397–1407), Angoulême (1404–1407), Périgord (1400–1407) and Soissons (1404–07). Louis was the younger brother of King...
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Louis III of Châtillon, Comte de Dunois (died 15 July 1391) was the son of Guy II of Blois-Châtillon and Marie of Namur. On 29 May 1386, in Bourges, he...
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Raoul I, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis (redirect from Raoul I de Clermont)
1184 to Louis de Blois, Count of Blois and Chartres. Aelis (d. before 1182) Mathilde, married to William I, Seigneur of Vierzon Philippe de Clermont...
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forms like Lode, Lou, Louis, or Ludo in daily life. People with the name include: Latinized name Ludovicus Blosius (Louis de Blois; 1506–1566), Belgian...
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of Châtillon, Count of Blois (died 12 August 1342), son of Hugh II of Châtillon and Beatrix of Dampierre, was Count of Blois and Lord of Avesnes 1307–1342...
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The County of Blois was a feudal principality centred on Blois, south of Paris, France. It was created just after king Clovis I conquered Roman Gaul around...
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Blois was a faithful vassal of the Duke of the Franks and is considered his best lieutenant. The district of his county power included Tours, Blois,...
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Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, vicomte de Saint-Exupéry, known simply as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (UK: /ˌsæ̃tɪɡˈzuːpɛri/, US: /-ɡzuːpeɪˈriː/, French:...
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four and a half years old, Louis XIV legitimised Françoise Marie and gave her the courtesy title of Mademoiselle de Blois, a style once held by her older...
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de Blois; 1253? – 19 or 29 January 1291) was Countess of Blois from 1280 to 1291, and Lady of Avesnes. She was the daughter of John I, Count of Blois...
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Louis III of Châtillon (died 1372), son of Louis II, Count of Blois and Jeanne of Hainault, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes 1346–1372, and count...
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request of King Louis XIV of France, canonically erected the diocese of Blois from territory of the Diocese of Chartres. The Archdeacon of Blois had up to that...
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Theobald II, Count of Champagne (redirect from Thibaut IV of Blois)
of Champagne Theobald V of Blois, count of Blois and seneschal of France Adela, queen of France as the wife of King Louis VII of France Isabella, married...
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Joël Dicker (category Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française winners)
unpublished manuscripts, Parisian editor Bernard de Fallois acquired Dicker's debut novel Les derniers jours de nos pères (The Final Days of Our Fathers). The...
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of Cologne, the Benedictine Louis de Blois (d. 1566) Abbot of Liessies in Hainaut, John of Avila (d. 1569), and Francis de Sales (d. 1622). The historical...
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Theobald V of Blois (1130 – 20 January 1191), also known as Theobald the Good (French: Thibaut le Bon), was Count of Blois from 1151 to 1191. Theobald...
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Joris (c.1501-1556) Hendrik Niclaes (c.1501-1580) Luis de Granada (1504–1588) Louis de Blois (1506 – 1566) also known as Blosius Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582)...
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Benedictines (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
1451) John Whethamstede (d. 1465) Johannes Trithemius (1462–1516) Louis de Blois (1506–66) Benedict van Haeften (1588–1648) Augustine Baker (1575–1641)...
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