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    at the age of 97 at her residence in Paris. J'aime le théâtre, de Catherine Valogne, Rencontres, Suisse, 1962, 301.p. In-12, illustrated with B&W photography...
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    Sir Geoffrey de Valognes (died 1190), also known as Geoffrey de Valoines, lord of the manors of Burton, Sutton, Great Saling, Sline, Farleton and Cantsfield...
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    the aunt to Placide Viel. The Benedictine nuns oversaw her education in Valognes after her initial schooling and it was during that time that she discerned...
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    Merderet River and by the English channel to the east, and by the communes of Valognes and Carentan to the north and south, respectively. Besides Sainte-Mère-Église...
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    July and the negotiations opened soon after. The result was the Treaty of Valognes sealed on 10 September. Included among the provisions of the treaty was...
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    for his part despatched a military provost to Valognes to punish the perpetrators. The Catholics of Valognes threw the provost into prison and declared that...
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    in 1692 was fought off Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue near Barfleur. The town of Valognes was, until the French Revolution, a provincial social resort for the aristocracy...
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    September 1 – Otto I, bishop of Utrecht (b. 1194) November 5 – Philip de Valognes, Norman nobleman November 17 – Giles de Braose, bishop of Hereford December...
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  • 15 years imprisonment Suffocated and strangled her newborn infants in Valognes Louis, Émile 1975–1980 7 7 Died in prison Prime suspect in the murders...
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  • late 11th century Ruins A former Benedictine priory founded by Peter de Valognes and his wife Albreda. Today the nave of the much larger priory church has...
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  • William fitzJohn Alice, abbess of Barking Abbey Agnes, married Roger de Valognes Cokayne, Complete Peerage, new ed., vol. 12, part 2, pp. 268-269 Cokayne...
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    in north-western France. It is situated in the Cotentin Peninsula near Valognes. Its population was 2,099 in 2018. The Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte...
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    youth comparatively uneventful. Inspired by the character and ambience of Valognes, he set his works in the society of Normand aristocracy. Although he himself...
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  • (10) 1–7 US Côte-des-Isles (8) 11. Elan Tocqueville (10) 1–0 (a.e.t.) AS Valognes (9) 12. FC Val de Saire (10) 2–1 AS Querqueville (9) 13. AC...
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    artisan jeweller. The "Classiques & Contemporains" edition of La Nuit de Valognes (Don Juan on Trial) claims that Schmitt depicts himself as a rebellious...
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    (Compagnon de la Libération). Legentilhomme was born on March 26, 1884, in Valognes, Manche. He was a cadet at the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr 1905...
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    following year, on 10 September 1355 John and Charles signed the Treaty of Valognes, but this second peace lasted hardly any longer than the first, culminating...
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  • Exercises in Style Raymond Queneau Jacques Seiler (6) 1991 La Nuit de Valognes Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt Jean-Luc Tardieu La Sortie d'un théâtre Nicolas Gogol...
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    peace between Charles II of Navarre and John II of France. 1355 Treaty of Valognes Second peace between Charles II of Navarre and John II of France. Treaty...
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    reconciliation with him, which was ultimately sealed by the Treaty of Valognes on 10 September 1355. This agreement, too, did not last. Charles befriended...
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    covered with a grayish or sometimes colourful coating. The frames are then Valognes stone (limestone), pink granite of Fermanville, or brick, and the underpinnings...
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  • vice president 2nd Catherine Brunaud-Rhyn DVD Avranches Attractiveness and promotion of the territory 3rd Jacques Coquelin DVD Valognes Responsible purchasing...
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  • – Kujō Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (b. 1239) November 5 – Christina de Valognes, Scottish noblewoman Bertram de Criol (or Criel), English constable and...
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  • September 1 – Otto I, bishop of Utrecht (b. 1194) November 5 – Philip de Valognes, Norman nobleman November 17 – Giles de Braose, bishop of Hereford December...
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  • a work of general history. Source: Académie française 1995 Jean-Pierre Valognes, Vie et mort des chrétiens d'Orient, des origines à nos jours (Fayard)...
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    vassal who saved the life of William the Conqueror in his flight from Valognes during a revolt in 1047. He was the father of Eudo Dapifer. A man by the...
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  • histories, associated with the family of the elder Theobald de Valoines (Valognes, Valeines etc.), Lord of Parham (fl. 1135). These include Butley Priory...
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    Athènes, avec le plan de cette ville (Google books), Impr. Henri Gomont, Valognes, 1835. Denis Bousquet, Mon voyage en Grèce ou relation de notre campagne...
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  • Ver-sur-Mer 26 August 18:00 AS Brix 0 – 2 Equeurdr. Hainnev FC US Bricquebec – AS Valognes L. Saint Georges 0 – 3 JS Flerienne US Petruvienne – CS Orbec...
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    Tourville-sur-Sienne Tréauville Tribehou La Trinité Turqueville Urville Vains Valcanville Valognes Le Val-Saint-Père Varenguebec Varouville Le Vast Vaudreville La Vendelée...
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