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Francis-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval, commonly referred to as François de Laval (30 April 1623 – 6 May 1708), was a French Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Vicar of New France from 1658 to 1674 and as Bishop of Quebec from its creation in 1674 until he retired due to poor health in 1688. He continued to work in New France until his ...
The Pot family was originally from Bourgogne, and had served both the king's of France and Valois ducs de Bourgogne (dukes of Bourgogne). His elder brothers were Jean de Montmorency, sieur d'Écouen (who died young in 1516) and Anne de Montmorency. He had a younger brother, Phillipe de Montmorency, bishop of Limoges, who also died young in 1519.
The Serpent Queen is an American historical drama television series about the life of Catherine de' Medici, the 16th century Queen of France, as portrayed by actress Samantha Morton. The series was created by Justin Haythe and is based on the 2004 nonfiction book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda .
The family lived at the Wissekerke Castle, in Basel. Viscount Charles Ghislain Guillaume Vilain XIIII (5 May 1803 – 1878), minister of State for Belgium, eldest son of Philippe-Louis. [13] Born in Brussels. Studied at the Lyceum of Brussels, the Charlemagne college in Paris, and the Jesuit college in Saint-Acheul.
Media in category "House of Montmorency". The following 55 files are in this category, out of 55 total. Anne Charles Sigismond de Montmorency-Luxembourg, by Louis Carrogis called Carmontelle.jpg 1,110 × 1,980; 1.76 MB. Anne de Gouyon duchesse de Montmorency.JPG 421 × 551; 59 KB.
Montmorency is a crime novel and thriller set in Victorian era London, written by Eleanor Updale and published by Scholastic in 2003. It inaugurated the Montmorency series featuring a petty thief who turns gentleman and spy, namely Montmorency and his alter ego Scarper. The US edition was published in 2004 as Montmorency: thief, liar, gentleman ...
Amicia de Beaumont. Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester ( c. 1175 – 25 June 1218), known as Simon IV (or V [a]) de Montfort and as Simon de Montfort the Elder, was a French nobleman and knight of the early 13th century. He is widely regarded as one of the great military commanders of the Middle Ages. [4] [5] [6] He took part in the ...
