inhabitants of Normandy are known as Normans; the region is the historic homeland of the Norman language. Large settlements include Rouen, Caen, Le Havre and...
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William the Conqueror (redirect from William of Normandy)
of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy (as William II) from 1035 onward. By 1060, following a long struggle, his hold on Normandy was secure. In 1066, following...
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province and formerly of Upper Normandy; Caen (420,000 in the metropolitan area) and formerly the capital of Lower Normandy; Le Havre (296,773 in the metropolitan...
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Le Havre Normandy University (French: Université Le Havre Normandie) is a French university located in Le Havre. Along with five other schools, Le Havre...
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Hotel Barrière Le Normandy Deauville is a grand hotel of the Groupe Lucien Barrière in Deauville, Normandy. It was built as the Hôtel Normandy in 1912. The...
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Operation Overlord (redirect from Invasion of Normandy)
Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western...
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The Duchy of Normandy grew out of the 911 Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between King Charles III of West Francia and the Viking leader Rollo. The duchy...
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well as a small portion of the Pays d'Ouche, are located in Lower Normandy. Rouen and Le Havre are important urban centers. Rouen is the regional capital...
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Richard II (died 28 August 1026), called the Good (French: Le Bon), was the duke of Normandy from 996 until 1026. Richard was the eldest surviving son...
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In the Middle Ages, the duke of Normandy was the ruler of the Duchy of Normandy in north-western France. The duchy arose out of a grant of land to the...
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986), died Montivilliers Abbey, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, wife of Ansfred (Ansfroi) II "le Dane" le Goz, vicomte of Exmes and Falaise, mother of Robert...
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to the Prime Meridian. Le Havre is the most populous commune of Upper Normandy, although the total population of the greater Le Havre conurbation is smaller...
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I of Normandy (22 June 1000 – July 1035), also known as Robert the Magnificent and by other names, was a Norman noble of the House of Normandy who ruled...
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The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord...
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Normandy was a province in the North-West of what later became France under the Ancien Régime which lasted until the later part of the 18th century. Initially...
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Lower Normandy (French: Basse-Normandie, IPA: [bɑs nɔʁmɑ̃di, bas -] ; Norman: Basse-Normaundie) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January...
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The politics of Normandy regulate the political and governmental administration. The modern region was created on 1 January 2016 by reunification of the...
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The Invasion of Normandy by Philip II of France were wars in Normandy from 1202 to 1204. The Angevin Empire fought the Kingdom of France as well as fighting...
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Naked Normandy (French: Normandie nue) is a 2018 French comedy-drama film directed by Philippe Le Guay. François Cluzet - Georges Balbuzard François-Xavier...
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The flag and coat of arms of Normandy are symbols of Normandy, a region in north-western France. The traditional provincial flag, gules, two lions passant...
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Adelaide of Normandy (or Adeliza) (c. 1030 – bef. 1090) was the ruling Countess of Aumale in her own right in 1069–1087. She was the sister of William...
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Caen (redirect from Caen, Normandy)
largest urban area in Normandy and the 19th largest in France. It is also the third largest commune in all of Normandy after Le Havre and Rouen. It is...
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Le Havre Athletic Club (French pronunciation: [lə ɑvʁ]) is a French professional association football club based in Le Havre, Normandy. The football club...
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Emma of Normandy (referred to as Ælfgifu in royal documents; c. 984 – 6 March 1052) was a Norman-born noblewoman who became the English, Danish, and Norwegian...
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Our Own Kathryn Bigelow'". Variety. "" Week-ends " : carambolage tragi-comique dans la maison du bonheur". Le Monde. Weekends in Normandy at IMDb v t e...
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Duchy of Normandy and are known as Les Iles Anglo-Normandes in French. Operation Overlord, the 1944 Normandy Campaign of World War II The Normandy landings...
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The Bombing of Normandy during the Normandy invasion was meant to destroy the German communication lines in the Norman cities and towns. However, few German...
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architecture of Normandy spans a thousand years. In Upper Normandy and in the pays d'Auge, Mortainais, Passais and Avranchin (Lower Normandy), the vernacular...
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Normans (redirect from King of Normandy)
Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norse Viking settlers and locals of West...
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Truttemer-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [tʁytmɛʁ lə ɡʁɑ̃] ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France...
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