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Conches Valley
Conches is the plural form of conch, a type of mollusk. It may also refer to: Places in France * Conches-en-Ouche, a commune in the Eure département in northern France near Évreux ** Château de Conches-en-Ouche, a ruined castle in the commune of Conches-en-Ouche * Conches-sur-Gondoire, a commune on the Gondoire river in Brie, in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region near Paris * Conques, a former commune in the Aveyron department in southern France, in the Midi-Pyrénées region, location of the famous abbey, now part of Conques-en-Rouergue People * Raoul IV de Conches born Ralph de Tosny (before 1080 – 1126), a Norman nobleman * Isabel of Conches, wife of Ralph of Tosny * William of Conches (c. 1090 – after 1154), French scholastic philosopher who sought to expand the bounds of Christian humanism by studying secular works of the classics and fostering empirical science * Peter of Courtenay, Lord of Conches Peter of Courtenay ( ( – 1249 or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conch
Conch ( , , ) is a common name of a number of different medium-to-large-sized sea snails. Conch shells typically have a high Spire (mollusc), spire and a noticeable siphonal canal (in other words, the shell comes to a noticeable point on both ends). Conchs that are sometimes referred to as "true conchs" are Marine (ocean), marine gastropods in the family (biology), family Strombidae, specifically in the genus ''Strombus'' and other closely related genera. For example, ''Aliger gigas'', the queen conch, is a true conch. True conchs are identified by their long spire. Many other species are also often called "conch", but are not at all closely related to the family Strombidae, including ''Melongena'' species (family Melongenidae) and the horse conch ''Triplofusus papillosus'' (family Fasciolariidae). Species commonly referred to as conches also include the sacred chank or ''shankha'' shell (''Turbinella pyrum'') and other ''Turbinella'' species in the family Turbinellidae. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conches-en-Ouche
Conches-en-Ouche (, literally ''Conches in Ouche'') is a commune in the Eure '' département'' in northern France. Geography It is located by the Rouloir river, southwest of Évreux in the Normandy region. The town is located on a plateau known as the Pays d'Ouche. Population Sights and monuments * Château de Conches-en-Ouche, ruins of 11th-century castle * Church of St Faith () * Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Châtillon-lès-Conches * Arboretum * Folk museum Personalities linked to the commune * William of Conches, medieval grammarian, philosopher and theologian of the School of Chartres. * Diderot set an episode of '' Jacques le fataliste et son maître'' (1773/1775) in Conches. * Victor-Amédée Barbié du Bocage (1832–1890), renowned geographer and essayist, died in the Château de Quenet on 11 October 1890. * Paul Collin (1843–1915), writer and librettist, was born here. * François Décorchemont (1880–1971), master glassmaker who made the wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Conches-en-Ouche
A château (, ; plural: châteaux) is a manor house, or palace, 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 appropria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conches-sur-Gondoire
Conches-sur-Gondoire () is a commune on the Gondoire river in Brie, in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is roughly from Paris. Its remarkable sights include a monastery church of the 12th century, and a Second Empire castle. Until 1993, Conches-sur-Gondoire was simply called Conches. The name of the river was added to distinguish it from Conches-en-Ouche in Normandy (Eure department). History During the middle-ages, Conches-sur-Gondoire consisted of a monastery located on the top of a slope, but during the so-called " Wars of Religion" of the 16th century, the closter and the conventual buildings were destroyed by a troop of Protestant soldiers. Nowadays remain the church (13th century), a Gothic cellar with column and capital, a square pond faced with stones, tombs and peasant cottages. The valley meadows and fields have not been approved for development. During the Second Empire, 19th century, the castle of Conches w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conques
Conques (; Languedocien: ''Concas'') is a former commune in the Aveyron department in Southern France, in the Occitania region. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Conques-en-Rouergue. Geography The village is located at the confluence of the rivers Dourdou de Conques and Ouche. It is built on a hillside and has classic narrow medieval streets. As a result, large vehicles such as buses cannot enter the historic town centre and must park outside. Consequently, most day visitors enter on foot. The town was largely passed by in the nineteenth century, and was saved from oblivion by the efforts of a small number of dedicated people. As a result, the historic core of the town has very little construction dating from between 1800 and 1950, leaving the medieval structures remarkably intact. The roads have been paved, and modern-day utility lines are buried. It is one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (most beautiful villages of France). The town is situat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raoul IV De Conches
Raoul III of Tosny (1079-1126), Lord of Conches-en-Ouche (A commune in the Eure département in northern France), was an Anglo-Norman nobleman of the House of Tosny. Life Born in 1079, Raoul was the son of Raoul II of Tosny and Isabel de Montfort. Following the death of William II of England, Raoul III chose to support Henry I "Beauclerc" instead of Robert Curthose who was on crusade. On Raoul III's father's death in 1102, he crossed the Channel to take up his father's possessions in England, rallying to Henry and thus allowing himself to make a good marriage to Adelise, daughter and heiress of the Anglo-Saxon earl Waltheof of Northumbria. From 1104, Raoul accompanied Henry in his campaign to conquer Normandy. After the Battle of Tinchebray (1106), the campaign led to the imprisonment of duke Robert Curthose and his replacement by Henry, thus re-uniting England and Normandy under one master as it had been at the time of William. Raoul III's support for Henry was confirmed dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Of Conches
Isabel of Conches, (–1102) wife of Ralph of Tosny, rode armed like a knight during a conflict in northern France during the late 11th century and was born in Montfort sur Risle, Eure, Normandy, in 1057. Early life She was the daughter of Simon I de Montfort. Marriage and issue Isabel married Raoul II of Tosny, they had: *Roger, died young. * Raoul IV de Conches, married Alice of Huntingdon, daughter of Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, and Judith of Lens. * Godehilde married Baldwin I of Jerusalem The legend The chronicler Orderic Vitalis in the Ecclesiastical history describes Isabel in some detail. Orderic describes Isabel "joyful, generous, daring and well loved by all." He describes her in the hall of Conches, listening to knights talk about their dreams. Isabel unfortunately also had a conflictual relationship with her sister-in-law, Helewise of Évreux. The disagreement reached a point that her husband took up arms against William, Count of Évreux William of Évr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Of Conches
William of Conches (; ; ), historically sometimes anglicized as William Shelley, was a medieval Norman- French scholastic philosopher who sought to expand the bounds of Christian humanism by studying secular works of classical literature and fostering empirical science. He was a prominent (member of the School of Chartres). John of Salisbury, a bishop of Chartres and former student of William's, refers to William as the most talented grammarian of the time, after his former teacher Bernard of Chartres. Life William was born around 10851090 in a small village near Évreux, Normandy. From his surname, that village is generally taken to have been Conches although it was possibly nearby Tilleul instead, the location of his later grave. At the time, Normandy was still uneasily controlled by Norman England in notional homage to France. William studied under Bernard of Chartres in Chartres, Blois, and became a leading member of the School of Chartres, early Scholastics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Of Courtenay, Lord Of Conches
Peter of Courtenay ( ( – 1249 or 1250 in Egypt) was a French knight and a member of the Capetian House of Courtenay, a cadet line of the royal House of Capet. From 1239 until his death, he was the ruling Lord of ConchesConches is much more likely to be Conches-sur-Gondoire in Seine-et-Marne rather than Conches-en-Ouche in Normandy (no family links and too far away from the other fiefs). and Mehun-sur-Yèvre. Life Peter was the eldest of five sons of Robert of Courtenay, Lord of Champignelles and his wife Matilda of Mehun. From his parents he inherited the castle of Conches and Mehun. On 25 August 1248, he sailed with his cousin, King Louis IX of France, from Aigues-Mortes to Egypt to fight the Seventh Crusade, during which he died. Most historians think he died during the battle for the city of Al Mansurah on 8 February 1250. On that day, Count Robert I, Count of Artois, Robert I of Artois led a vanguard of Crusaders in a spontaneous attack on the city. The vanguard was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix-Sébastien Feuillet De Conches
Félix-Sébastien Feuillet de Conches (4 December 1798 – 5 February 1887, in Paris) was a French diplomat, journalist, writer and collector. Having occupied the posts of 'introducteur des ambassadeurs' and head of protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was able to form a collection specialising in English painting, 19th century French painting, the history of civilisations, the art of the Near East and the art of Asia. His contemporary Charles Monselet judged de Conches' collection as unequalled, but it included some pieces of dubious authenticity. Works * 1846: Notice historique sur Léopold Robert ». Paris : Impr. de E. Duverger. * 1848: Léopold Robert, sa vie, ses œuvres et sa correspondance. Paris : bureau de la Revue des deux mondes. * 1851: Archives de l’art français : * 1855: In collaboration with Armand Baschet, ''Les femmes blondes selon les peintres de l'école de Venise'read online * 1856Peintres européens en Chine et les Peintres Chinois Paris : Im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conch (other)
A conch is a kind of large sea snail, especially those in the family Strombidae. Conch may also refer to: Places * Conch Key in Florida * Conch Republic, Key West, Florida micronation People * Conch (people) of Bahamas and Florida Architecture * Conch (architecture), semicircular apse or its domed roof * Conch house, a style of architecture found in Key West and Miami, Florida Art, entertainment, and media * "Conch", Patti Smith poem in ''kodak'' (book) * ''The Conch'', an album by the band moe Musical instruments * Conch (instrument), a musical instrument made from a seashell * Horagai, a shell used as a musical instrument in Japan Other uses * Conch (SSH), secure-shell software written in python * Anhui Conch Cement Company, Chinese business * Conch awards for audio production * Conch piercing, modification of human ear * Shankha, a shell used as a ritual object in Hinduism See also * Conche (other) * Conk The conk was a hairstyle popular among Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
