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François Louis Michel Chemin Deforgues
François Louis Michel Chemin des Forgues (born 29 September 1759, in Vire – 10 September 1840, in Maincy (Seine-et-Marne)) was a French politician, and Foreign Minister. Biography Son of Jean Forgues Path and Anne-Bertrand Thomas de la Marche, he came to Paris, at twelve years old, studying at the College Louis-le-Grand and then to law school. According to Madame Roland, he was clerk to Georges Danton, Danton, when he was attorney for the Parliament of Paris, He was also committed to the authority of the octroi of Paris. Member of the Commune of Paris, created 10 August 1792 and protected by Danton, he was appointed bureau chief of illumination, on 24 August and was deputy, from 2 September, with Marat, of the Supervisory Committee the town. On 3 September, he co-signed a Committee circular to justify the September massacres and considered a call to imitate the example of the "common good of Paris." Later, he protested his innocence, saying that his name had replaced another. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vire
Vire () is a town and a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vire Normandie. Geography The town is located on the river Vire. Much of its surroundings consist of the ''bocage virois'', a type of mixed woodland and pasture common in Normandy. History In 1123, King of England and Duke of Normandy Henry I had a redoubt constructed on a rocky hill top, which was surrounded by the Vire river. The redoubt was stoned square at the bottom to assure the defense of the Duchy of Normandy against any attacks from Brittany or Maine. At the beginning of the 13th century, King Louis IX of France ordered that the existing stonework be supplemented with exterior ramparts. However the second precinct was finished only in the early the 14th century. At the end of the Middle Ages, the village prospered first with leather and then with textiles During the Hundred Years' War, Vire wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
