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Saint-Léger (Cognac)
Saint Leger or Saint-Léger () may refer to: People * Leodegar (615–679), martyred Burgundian Bishop of Autun * Saint-Léger Didot (1767–1828), French papermaker * St. Leger family, an Anglo-Irish family * Anne St Leger (1476–1526), Baroness de Ros, niece of Edward IV and Richard III * Anthony St Leger (British Army officer) (1731–1786/32–1786), Member of Parliament * Anthony St Leger (Lord Deputy of Ireland) (1496–1559), English politician and Lord Deputy of Ireland * Anthony St Leger (Master of the Rolls) (died 1613), English-born judge * Barry St. Leger (1733–1789), British army officer * Barthélemy Mercier de Saint-Léger (1734–1799), French abbot and librarian * The Honorable Elizabeth Aldworth, born the Hon. Elizabeth St Leger, first Irish woman to be initiated as a Freemason * Francis Saint-Léger (born 1957), member of the National Assembly of France * Frank St. Leger (1890–1969), British-American symphony conductor of Indian birth * Frederick Yor ...
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Leodegar
Leodegar of Poitiers (; ; 615 – October 2, 679 AD) was a martyred Burgundian Bishop of Autun. He was the son of Saint Sigrada and the brother of Saint Warinus. Leodegar was an opponent of Ebroin, the Frankish Mayor of the Palace of Neustria, and the leader of the faction of Burgundian nobles. His torture and death made him a martyr and saint. Early life Leodegar was the son of a high-ranking Burgundian nobleman, Bodilon, Count of Poitiers and Paris and St. Sigrada of Alsace, who later became a nun in the convent of Sainte-Marie at Soissons. His brother was Warinus. He spent his childhood in Paris at the court of Clotaire II, King of the Franks and was educated at the palace school. When he was older he was sent to Poitiers, where there was a long-established cathedral school, to study under his maternal uncle, Desiderius (Dido), Bishop of Poitiers. When he was twenty, his uncle made him an archdeacon. Shortly afterwards Leodegar became a priest, and in 650, with the bish ...
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St Leger St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile
St Leger St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile, 2nd creation (born St Leger Aldworth; died 15 May 1787) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer, who was a member of Parliament for Doneraile from 1749 to 1776. He is known for his conviction for assaulting a Catholic priest, and for challenging the prosecuting counsel, John Philpot Curran, to a duel. Life and career He was the son of Richard Aldworth by his wife Elizabeth, a daughter of Arthur St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile (d. 1727), of the first creation (1703) of that title. He was given the name of St Leger Aldworth at birth, but he legally changed his surname to St Leger on 9 May 1767, so that he become known as St Leger St Leger, as a condition of succeeding to the Doneraile estates in County Cork upon the death of his childless uncle, Hayes St Leger, 4th Viscount Doneraile. Like several other members of his family, he served in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Doneraile, sitting between 1749 and 1776 ...
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Saint-Léger, Pas-de-Calais
Saint-Léger () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments of France, with 890, and is the ... department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Saint-Léger lies south of Arras, at the junction of the D12, D9 and D36E roads. The A1 autoroute passes by half a mile to the east of the commune. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Leger, rebuilt, as was all of the village, after the First World War. * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. See also Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links The CWGC military cemetery
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Saint-Léger, Mayenne
Saint-Léger () is a commune in the Mayenne department and Pays de la Loire region of France. Geography The Vaige has its source in the commune and forms part of its south-western border. See also *Communes of the Mayenne department The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Saintleger {{Mayenne-geo-stub ...
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Saint-Léger, Lot-et-Garonne
Saint-Léger (; ) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department The following is a list of the 319 communes of the French department of Lot-et-Garonne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):


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Saint-Léger, Charente-Maritime
Saint-Léger () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Geography The commune is traversed by the Seugne River. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 462 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):


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Saint-Léger, Charente
Saint-Léger () is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Coteaux du Blanzacais.Arrêté préfectoral
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Communes of the Charente department The following is a list of the 359 communes of the Charente department of France on 1 January 2025. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
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Saint-Léger, Alpes-Maritimes
Saint-Léger (; ; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department The following is a list of the 163 communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories inclu ... References Communes of Alpes-Maritimes Alpes-Maritimes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{AlpesMaritimes-geo-stub ...
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Hainaut (province)
Hainaut ( , also , ; ; ; ; ), historically also known as Heynault in English, is the westernmost Provinces of regions in Belgium, province of Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium. To its south lies the France, French department of Nord (French department), Nord, while within Belgium it borders (clockwise from the north) on the Flemish Region, Flemish provinces of West Flanders, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant and the Walloon provinces of Walloon Brabant and Namur Province, Namur. Its capital is Mons, Belgium, Mons (Dutch: ''Bergen'') and the most populous city is Charleroi, the province's urban, economic and cultural hub, the financial capital of Hainaut and the List of cities in Belgium, fifth largest city in the country by population. Hainaut is one of the two only Belgian provinces whose capital is not its largest city; the other one is Walloon Brabant. Hainaut has an area of and as of January 2024 a population of over 1.36 million. Another notable city is Tourn ...
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Saint-Léger, Belgium
Saint-Léger (; also unofficial Saint-Léger-en-Gaume; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. On 1 January 2022 the municipality, which covers 35.86 km2, had 3,735 inhabitants, giving a population density of 104.0 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the districts of Châtillon, Meix-le-Tige, and Saint-Léger.There is a spar near the town center. Transport Saint-Léger is not served by any highways. The closes highway entrance is exit 31 of the E25/ E411 highway (Brussels/Liège - Luxembourg) in neighbouring Arlon. There is one major national road that passes Saint-Léger from southwest to northeast. This is the N82 from Virton to the provincial capital Arlon. All N-roads are maintained by the Walloon government. The following roads cross the municipality: * N82: Virton - Saint-Léger - Châtillon - Arlon * N813: Aubange - Meix-le-Teige - Châtillon - Étalle Saint-Léger is served by the Walloon transport aut ...
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William St Leger
Sir William St Leger PC (Ire) (1586–1642) was an Anglo-Irish landowner, administrator and soldier, who began his military career in the Eighty Years' War against Habsburg Spain. He settled in Ireland in 1624, where he was MP for County Cork in two Irish parliaments and Lord President of Munster. During the Irish Rebellion of 1641, he played a leading part in suppressing the rising in Munster before dying in 1642. Personal details William St Leger was born in August 1586, probably in County Cork, eldest son of Sir Warham St Leger (1560–1600) and his wife Elizabeth Rothe, for whom it was her third marriage. His great-grandfather Anthony St Leger (1496–1559), had served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1540 to 1548, whereas his father held a number of administrative positions in Munster before he was killed during the Nine Years' War in 1600. While resident in Dordrecht during the Dutch War of Independence, he married Gertrude de Vries (1588–1624) in 1616; they had two ...
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