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  1. 4 days ago · Early life and family Guillaume de Montmorency, father of the Constable. Anne de Montmorency was born in 1493 at Chantilly, the son of Guillaume de Montmorency and Anne de Saint-Pol. His parents named him for his godmother, Anne, queen of France.

  2. 3 days ago · Death by hanging. Gilles de Rais ( c. 1405 – 26 October 1440), Baron de Rais, was a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou, a leader in the French army during the Hundred Years' War, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known for his reputation and later conviction as a confessed serial killer of children.

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  4. May 2, 2024 · François de Montmorency Laval (born April 30, 1623, Montigny-sur-Avre, Fr.—died May 6, 1708, Quebec) was the first Roman Catholic bishop in Canada, who laid the foundations of church organization in France’s North American possessions. Born into one of the greatest families of France, Laval was ordained priest in 1647.

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  5. May 1, 2024 · Montmorency family. François, duke de Montmorency (born 1530—died May 5, 1579, Écouen, Fr.) was the eldest son of Anne de Montmorency and a leader of the Roman Catholic moderates during the French Wars of Religion. Montmorency fought in Piedmont (1551), defended Thérouanne (1553), and was appointed lieutenant general of the Île-de-France ...

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  6. 3 days ago · The House of Medici (English: / ˈ m ɛ d ɪ tʃ i / MED-itch-ee, UK also / m ə ˈ d iː tʃ i / mə-DEE-chee, Italian: [ˈmɛːditʃi]) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' Medici, during the first half of the 15th century.

    • By Medico, Castellan of Potrone, considered the first ancestor of the house
    • 1230; 793 years ago
  7. May 13, 2024 · Montmorency cherries are the most popular sour cherries in North America. With their vibrant red color and tangy flavor, Montmorency cherries are highly sought after for culinary purposes, particularly in baking and preserving. These cherry trees are self-pollinating.

  8. 5 days ago · MILBORNE PORT. The parish of Milborne Port lies on the southern edge of Horethorne hundred, its southern boundary forming the boundary between Somerset and Dorset. (fn. 1) Its main settlement is the compact former borough of Milborne Port, in the south of the parish, with the more dispersed Kingsbury Regis in a valley running northwards.

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