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    Saint-Jean-de-Thouars (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ də twaʁ], literally Saint-Jean of Thouars) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western...
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  • Haute-Savoie department Saint-Jean-de-Thouars, in the Deux-Sèvres department Saint-Jean-de-Thurac, in the Lot-et-Garonne department Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux, in...
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    outside Thouars. He destroyed the Gallo-Roman town and torched the castle. In the ninth century the first of a line of viscounts took charge of Thouars: he...
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  • the abbeys at Saint-Cyprien de Poitiers, Saint-Jouin de Marnes (15 km to the south of Thouars), Saint-Florent de Saumur and Saint-Martin de Tours. In the...
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    Miles II de Thouars and mother of Rais' own wife, Catherine de Thouars. In short, Gilles de Rais' maternal grandfather married Catherine de Thouars' maternal...
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  • Its seat is in Thouars. It consists of the following communes: Louzy Sainte-Verge Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars Saint-Jean-de-Thouars Thouars "Décret n° 2014-176...
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    Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒak də twaʁ], literally Saint-Jacques of Thouars) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western...
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  • Bretagne Marie de La Trémoille, 9th Duke of Thouars (24 March 1764 – 10 November 1839), 9th Duke of Thouars, 7th Duke of La Trémoïlle, 10th prince de Tarente...
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    Aubert du Petit-Thouars (1758–1831), French botanist Their nephew: Abel Ferdinand Aubert du Petit-Thouars [fr] (1769-1829), aide-de-camp to General Vignolle...
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    killed in combat at the Battle of Pavia. Louis was born in Thouars, the eldest son of Louis I de la Trémoille. He commanded an army that attempted to secure...
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    Alix of Thouars (1200 – 21 October 1221) (in Breton Alis) ruled as Duchess of Brittany from 1203 until her death. She was also Countess of Richmond in...
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    Jean Main Lycée de l'horticulture et du paysage Lycée Saint-André / Notre-Dame (private) There is a post-secondary institution, Pôle universitaire de...
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    name of Mairé-L'Evescault are closely linked to that of Saint Junian (Junien), the patron saint of Poitou ploughmen. He was born in the year AD 500 or...
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    counterrevolution.[citation needed] He was present at the taking of Bressuire, Thouars, and of Fontenay-le-Comte - where he was wounded but recovered. Dissensions...
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    chapel of Saint Cyprien, dates back to the eleventh century. Medieval Bressuire ("Castrum Berzoriacum") belonged to the viscounts of Thouars and comprised...
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  • Eure-et-Loir) Bonneval-lès-Thouars Abbey (Abbaye de Bonneval-lès-Thouars), nuns, Diocese of Poitiers (Saint-Jean-de-Thouars, Deux-Sèvres) Bon-Secours Priory...
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  • Prince Jean Charles Lamoral de Ligne-La Trémoïlle (16 June 1911 – 9 July 2005), 14th Duke of Thouars, 13th Duke of La Trémoïlle, 16th Prince de Tarente...
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    Loublande, Rorthais, Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre, Saint-Aubin-de-Baubigné, Le Temple and Moulins. In January 1992 Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre was re-established as an...
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  • daughters: Alix of Thouars (1200 – 1221); she married Peter Mauclerc, the first Breton ruler of the House of Dreux; and Catherine of Thouars (1201 – c. 1240)...
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    It is situated on the river Thouet some 15 km upstream from the town of Thouars. Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department "Répertoire national des élus:...
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    the former communes Mazières-sur-Béronne, Paizay-le-Tort, Saint-Léger-de-la-Martinière and Saint-Martin-lès-Melle were merged into Melle. It is today best...
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    SNCF rail system, with lines to Niort, Thouars, Poitiers and Bressuire. However, only the lines to Niort and Thouars survive, and these lines now only carry...
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    built the main façade of the church in the 12th century. In 1204, Guy of Thouars, regent for the Duchess of Brittany, as vassal of the King of France, undertook...
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    (before 2015: Poitou-Charentes), western France. Saint-Maixent-l'École is located in the Haut Val de Sèvre area of western France, about 15 miles (24 km)...
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    Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc is located 17 km (11 mi) North of Niort...
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  • François de La Trémoille, Viscount of Thouars (1505–1541) was a French nobleman of the La Tremoille family. He was the son of Charles I de la Trémoille...
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    an army of 20,000 mercenaries retook Dol-de-Bretagne the same year. The town was again taken by Guy of Thouars in 1204. Located near the town is Cricket...
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    duke of Thouars (died 1741) Jean Bretagne Charles de La Trémoille, son of Charles-Armand, 7th duke of Thouars (died 1792) Charles Bretagne Marie de La Trémoille...
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    (79258) Saint-Jean-de-Thouars (79259) Saint-Léger-de-Montbrun (79265) Saint-Martin-de-Mâcon (79274) Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay (79277) Saint-Maurice-Étusson...
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    Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ də sɑ̃zɛ]) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. In January 1973 it...
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