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Château D'Excideuil
Château d'Excideuil is a château in Excideuil, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar .... History Starting in the eleventh and twelfth century, the viscounts of Limoges fortify the site by building a dungeon and walls to monitor the road from Limoges to Périgueux via Saint Yrieix . Château d'Excideuil appears for the first time around 1100 in a deed of gift from Viscount Adémar to the abbey of Uzerche . Between 1037 and 1059, the bishop of Périgueux, fighting against the Count of Périgord, enfeoffs the Château d'Auberoche to the Viscount of Limoges; we can assume that the viscount's defense of Auberoche was possible only if Excideuil was already fortified. Bernard Comborn, Dean of the oratory of St. Yrieix, uncle and guardian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excideuil Château (1)
Excideuil (; oc, Eissiduelh) is a Communes of France, commune in the Dordogne Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Geography Excideuil is located in the ''Périgord Vert'' area, on a limestone plateau between the upper courses of the rivers Isle (river), Isle and Auvézère. The river Loue (Isle), Loue runs through the town. Excideuil is located about from Limoges, from Périgueux, from Hautefort and from Tourtoirac. Its built-up area continues into the territory of the adjacent communes Saint-Martial-d'Albarède and Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil. History The first reference to Excideuil, as ''Exidolium'' is found in a will document from Aredius, also known as Yrieix, dated 572. The town has been referred also as ''Issidor'', ''Excidour'' and ''Excideuilh''. This name is made of the Celtic languages, Celtic word ''ialo'' (meaning "clearing, glade", "place of") suffixed to a radical ''Exito'' (Gaul name) or ''Exitus''. Excideuil was att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château
A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowadays a ''château'' may be any stately residence built in a French style; the term is additionally often used for a winegrower's estate, especially in the Bordeaux region of France. Definition The word château is a French word that has entered the English language, where its meaning is more specific than it is in French. The French word ''château'' denotes buildings as diverse as a medieval fortress, a Renaissance palace and a fine 19th-century country house. Care should therefore be taken when translating the French word ''château'' into English, noting the nature of the building in question. Most French châteaux are "palaces" or fine "country houses" rather than "castles", and for these, the word "château" is appropriate in Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excideuil
Excideuil (; oc, Eissiduelh) is a Communes of France, commune in the Dordogne Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Geography Excideuil is located in the ''Périgord Vert'' area, on a limestone plateau between the upper courses of the rivers Isle (river), Isle and Auvézère. The river Loue (Isle), Loue runs through the town. Excideuil is located about from Limoges, from Périgueux, from Hautefort and from Tourtoirac. Its built-up area continues into the territory of the adjacent communes Saint-Martial-d'Albarède and Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil. History The first reference to Excideuil, as ''Exidolium'' is found in a will document from Aredius, also known as Yrieix, dated 572. The town has been referred also as ''Issidor'', ''Excidour'' and ''Excideuilh''. This name is made of the Celtic languages, Celtic word ''ialo'' (meaning "clearing, glade", "place of") suffixed to a radical ''Exito'' (Gaul name) or ''Exitus''. Excideuil was att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dordogne
Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is named after the river Dordogne, which runs through it. It corresponds roughly to the ancient county of Périgord. In January 2019, Dordogne had a population of 413,223. History The county of Périgord dates back to when the area was inhabited by the Gauls. It was originally home to four tribes. The name for "four tribes" in the Gaulish language was "Petrocore". The area eventually became known as the county of Le Périgord and its inhabitants became known as the Périgordins (or Périgourdins). There are four Périgords in thDordogne * The "Périgord Vert" (Green Périgord), with its main town of Nontron, consists of verdant valleys in a region crossed by many rivers and streams;. * The "Périgord Blanc" (White Périgord), situated around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquitaine
Aquitaine ( , , ; oc, Aquitània ; eu, Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Aguiéne''), archaic Guyenne or Guienne ( oc, Guiana), is a historical region of southwestern France and a former administrative region of the country. Since 1 January 2016 it has been part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is situated in the southwest corner of Metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain, and for most of its written history Bordeaux has been a vital port and administrative center. It is composed of the five departments of Dordogne, Lot-et-Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes and Gironde. Gallia Aquitania was established by the Romans in ancient times and in the Middle Ages, Aquitaine was a kingdom and a duchy, whose boundaries fluctuated considerably. History Ancient history There are traces of human settlement by prehistoric peoples, especially in the Périgord, but the earliest attested inhabitants in the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin. Its eighteen integral regions (five of which are overseas) span a combined area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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