Île de Ré (French pronunciation: [il də ʁe]; variously spelled Rhé or Rhéa; Poitevin: ile de Rét; English: Isle of Ré, /reɪ/ RAY) is an island off the...
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Lérins Islands (redirect from Iles de Lerins)
in Cannes. The two largest islands in this group are the Île Sainte-Marguerite and the Île Saint-Honorat. The smaller Îlot Saint-Ferréol and Îlot de...
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province of Île-de-France before the French Revolution The modern départements covered by the historical Île-de-France Modern region of Île-de-France and...
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called it Île de Bascuz (from Bacchus) because of the abundance of wild grapes growing on the island. Officials later changed the name to Île d'Orléans...
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Cannes, the Île de Sainte-Marguerite is low in profile and heavily wooded with umbrella pines and eucalyptus. Both islands (with the Île Saint-Honorat)...
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4,453. Île aux Vaches and Île Notre-Dame in Vassalieu Plan (1609) The islands Île aux Vaches and Île Notre-Dame in 1618 Île Saint-Louis in Turgot Map...
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Duke of Nemours was a title in the Peerage of France. The name refers to Nemours in the Île-de-France region of north-central France. In the 12th and...
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List of islands of France (section Île-de-France)
de terre Île d'Or Île des Vieilles Rocher du torpilleur Île Bruzzi Île de Cavallo Îles Cerbicale Île de Gargalo Corsica Île de Pinarellu Îles Lavezzi Îlots...
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Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino and his wife Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark.[citation needed] He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France,...
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Duke William was a ship which served as a troop transport at the Siege of Louisbourg and as a deportation ship in the Île Saint-Jean Campaign of the Expulsion...
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Paris (redirect from Paris, Île-de-France)
became known as the City of Light. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population...
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the present-day région Île-de-France are taken from the historic province of Champagne. See French history. The history of Île-de-France (Isle of France)...
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fortifying his fief of Belle Île secretly. Louis persuades d'Artagnan to re-enter his service, and tasks him to investigate Belle Île, promising him a substantial...
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the disaffected nobles, the duke of Longueville, who had taken Péronne. Next year he commanded the forces collected in the Île-de-France, and obtained some...
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Louis XIV (redirect from Louis François, Duke of Anjou)
negotiations in 1709 and 1710.[citation needed] France retained Île-Saint-Jean and Île Royale, and Louis acquired a few minor European territories, such...
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rebuilt between 1856 and 1862 in a Louis XIII style, is now the museum of Île-de-France open for visits. Housing costs in the area are very high, higher...
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Monsieur Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (21 September 1640 – 9 June 1701) was the younger son of King Louis XIII of France and Anne of Austria, and the younger...
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Mauritius (redirect from Île Maurice)
. Mauritius is also commonly known as Maurice (pronounced [mɔˈʁis]) and Île Maurice in French, Moris (pronounced [moʁis]) in Mauritian Creole. The island...
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Prince Edward Island (redirect from Île-du-Prince-Édouard)
French colonists, its French name was Île Saint-Jean (St. John's Island). In French, the island is today called Île-du-Prince-Édouard (ÎPÉ). The island...
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throne. Île d'Orléans, in Canada, is named after Duke of Orléans Henri II, and the city of New Orleans in the United States is named after Duke of Orléans...
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Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis (redirect from St. Denis, Île-de-France)
economic base. It is set to become the second most populated commune in Île-de-France after Paris on 1 January 2025 upon the absorption of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine...
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François de Montmorency, 2nd Duke of Montmorency KG (17 July 1530 – 6 May 1579) was a French noble, governor, diplomat and soldier during the latter Italian...
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The Île de la Jatte or Île de la Grande Jatte is an island in the river Seine, located in the department of Hauts-de-Seine, and shared between the two...
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became Napoléon III in 1852. Napoléon Louis is buried at Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, Île-de-France. Portrait by François Kinson, c. 1810 With family and Emperor Alexander...
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Channel Islands (redirect from Îles d'la Manche)
islands in the Channel. Chausey is referred to as an 'Île normande' (as opposed to Anglo-normande). 'Îles Normandes' and 'Archipel Normand' have also, historically...
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and became Governor of Île de Ré. Toiras famously sustained the 3-month Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré in Île de Ré by the Duke of Buckingham in 1627. After...
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Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (Louis Henri Joseph; 18 August 1692 – 27 January 1740), was a French nobleman and politician who served as Prime Minister...
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Charles de Lorraine, 4th Duke of Guise and 3rd Prince of Joinville (20 August 1571 – 30 September 1640), was the son of Henry I, Duke of Guise and Catherine...
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priory on the Grande île. The islands became subject to the Kingdom of England following the conquest of England by William, Duke of Normandy in 1066....
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to his brother, the failure of the defence and of the English attack on Île de Ré was mainly due to the alternate obstinacy of the townsfolk and the...
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