Nesle (French pronunciation: [nɛl]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Nesle is situated at the junction of the...
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Blondel de Nesle – either Jean I of Nesle (c. 1155 – 1202) or his son Jean II of Nesle (died 1241) – was a French trouvère. The name 'Blondel de Nesle' is attached...
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The Tour de Nesle affair was a scandal amongst the French royal family in 1314, during which Margaret, Blanche, and Joan, the daughters-in-law of King...
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Clermont-en-Beauvaisis). Nesle is a commune in northern France near Saint-Quentin, Aisne. The founder of the House of Nesle is Yves de Nesle (d. after 1076) of...
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Raoul II of Nesle (died 1160), son of Raoul I, Seigneur of Nesle, and his wife Rainurde. Châtelain of Nesle and Bruges. Raoul was brother to Yves II,...
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The Tour de Nesle (French pronunciation: [tuʁ də nɛl]) was one of the four large guard towers on the old city wall of Paris, constructed at the beginning...
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Pauline Félicité de Mailly-Nesle, marquise de Vintimille (1712–1741), was the second of the five famous de Nesle sisters, four of whom would become mistresses...
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Marie Anne de Mailly-Nesle, duchesse de Châteauroux (French pronunciation: [maʁi an də maji nɛl]; 5 October 1717 – 8 December 1744) was the youngest of...
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Félicité de Mailly-Nesle, Mademoiselle de Chalon, marquise de Flavacourt (1715–1799) was a French courtier, one of the five famous de Nesle sisters, four of...
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La Tour de Nesle is a drama in five acts and nine tableaux, based on the circumstances of the Tour de Nesle Affair. It was written by Frédéric Gaillardet [fr]...
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Nesles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Nesles may also refer to the following places in France:...
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reign due to the Tour de Nesle Affair. Coat of arms unknown Imprisoned during her husband's reign due to the Tour de Nesle Affair. Coat of arms unknown...
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de Mailly-Nesle, comtesse de Mailly (French pronunciation: [lwiz ʒyli də maji nɛl]; 1710–1751) was the eldest of the five famous de Nesle sisters, four...
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Adélaïde de Mailly-Nesle, Duchesse de Lauraguais (11 February 1713 – 3 November 1769 in Paris) was the third of the five famous de Nesle sisters, four of...
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Guy II de Nesle (died August 14, 1352), Lord of Mello, was a Marshal of France (1348) who was killed in the Battle of Mauron. Guy was the son of Jean...
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49°45′31″N 2°54′38″E / 49.75861°N 2.91056°E / 49.75861; 2.91056 The Canton of Nesle is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie...
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Nesle-Normandeuse (French pronunciation: [nɛl nɔʁmɑ̃døz]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. A village...
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Philip IV of France (section Tour de Nesle affair)
final year saw a scandal amongst the royal family, known as the Tour de Nesle affair, in which King Philip's three daughters-in-law were accused of adultery...
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The Rue de Nesle is a street in Saint-Germain-des-Prés in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The street was opened in 1607. It was formerly called...
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Henri Nestlé (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi nɛsle]; born Heinrich Nestle, German: [ˈhaɪnrɪç ˈnɛstlə]; 10 August 1814 – 7 July 1890) was a German-Swiss confectioner...
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Amalric of Nesle (French: Amaury; died on 6 October 1180) was a Catholic prelate who served as the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem from late 1157 or early...
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Simon II of Clermont (redirect from Simon of Nesle)
Clermont-Nesle (c. 1210–1285/86) was Seigneur (Lord) of Ailly, Maulette and Nesle (in Picardy) Simon was the eldest son Raoul I of Clermont-Nesle, Seigneur...
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House of Clermont (redirect from House of Clermont-Nesle)
of Nesle with the marriage of Raoul II of Clermont and Gertrude of Nesle. The family is the sometimes referred to as the House of Clermont-Nesle (Maison...
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Robert de Nesle (1906–1978) was a French film producer. He controlled the production company Comptoir Français de Productions Cinématographiques (CFPC)...
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Ralph, Count of Soissons (redirect from Raoul III de Nesle)
1235), also known as Raoul III de Nesle, was the Count of Soissons from 1180. He was the third son of Raoul II de Nesle and Gertrude de Montaigu. In 1178...
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Nesle-l'Hôpital (French pronunciation: [nɛl lopital]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The commune is situated...
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Nesle-Hodeng (French pronunciation: [nɛl ɔdɑ̃]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. A farming...
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Armande Félice de La Porte Mazarin, Marquise de Nesle (1691–1729), was a French noblewoman, courtier and duelist. She is known for the famous duel she...
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Foucaucourt-Hors-Nesle (French pronunciation: [fukokuʁ ɔʁ nɛl], literally Foucaucourt outside Nesle; Picard: Foucaucourt-Hors-Nèle) is a commune in the...
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Nesles (French pronunciation: [nɛl]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Nesles is situated about 12...
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