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Counts And Dukes Of Châteauroux
The titles of Count of Châteauroux and Duke of Châteauroux take their name from the commune of Châteauroux, located in the Indre département of central France, and have changed hands several times. History Around 937, Raoul, known as the Large, or the Liberal, abandoned his palace at Déols, either due to its insecurity, or to endow the founded in 917 by his father ; Ebbes was titled prince de Déols, as was his father, prince Laune de Déols, and he built a fortress on a hillside on the left bank of the Indre. From 1112 onwards, this castle was called “”, after the first name often used by the lords of Déols, which became Châteauroux. A town of craftsmen and merchants eventually grew up around the castle. The lords of Châteauroux were powerful: their fief covered two-thirds of today's Indre department; in the 11th century, they had their own coinage. Initially a barony (the barony of Château-Raoul), the title was raised to a county in 1497 for Jean V d'Aumont, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Châteauroux
Châteauroux ( ; ; ) is the capital city of the French department of Indre, central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called ''Castelroussins'' () in French. Climate Châteauroux temperatures range from an average January low of to an average August high of . History The old town, close to the river, forms a nucleus around which a newer and more extensive quarter, bordered by boulevards, has grown up. The suburbs of St. Christophe and Déols lie on the right bank of the Indre. The castle from which the city takes its name was built in the latter part of the 10th century by Raoul, prince of Déols. From 920 to 1008, the Norman raids forced the monks of the abbey of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys, founded in Brittany by Saint Gildas, to bring his relics to the abbey of Saint-Gildas of Châteauroux that they founded under the protection of the prince Ebbes of Déols, father of Raoul. During the Middle Ages, it was the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dun-le-Palestel
Dun-le-Palestel (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming and light industrial village situated some northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D913, D44, D5 and the D951 roads. Population Sights * The church of Notre-Dame, built between 1905 and 1908. * The Lavoir of Dunet where the residents of the village washed their linens before the invention of the washing machine. * The portal of the old church, dating from the thirteenth century. * The war memorial. * Vestiges of the moat of a castle. * A dolmen known as the Pierre Eubeste, at La Valette. See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 255 communes of the Creuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counts Of France
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1992. p. 73. . Especially in earlier medieval periods the term often implied not only a certain status, but also that the ''count'' had specific responsibilities or offices. The etymologically related English term "county" denoted the territories associated with some countships, but not all. The title of ''count'' is typically not used in England or English-speaking countries, and the term ''earl'' is used instead. A female holder of the title is still referred to as a ''countess'', however. Origin of the term The word ''count'' came into English from the French ', itself from Latin '—in its accusative form ''comitem''. It meant "companion" or "attendant", and as a title it indicated that someone was delegated to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dukes Of Châteauroux
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and above sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranked below grand dukes and above or below princes, depending on the country or specific title. The title comes from French ''duc'', itself from the Latin ''dux'', 'leader', a term used in republican Rome to refer to a military commander without an official rank (particularly one of Germanic or Celtic origin), and later coming to mean the leading military commander of a province. In most countries, the word ''duchess'' is the female equivalent. Following the reforms of the emperor Diocletian (which separated the civilian and military administrations of the Roman provinces), a ''dux'' became the military commander in each province. The title ''dux'', Hellenised to ''doux'', survived in the Eastern Roman Empire where it continued in seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
