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De Fleury
De Fleury is the surname of: *André-Hercule de Fleury (1653–1743), chief minister of Louis XV of France, cardinal and Bishop of Fréjus * Charles Rohault de Fleury (1801–1875), French architect * François de Fleury (1749–1799), French officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War * Georges Rohault de Fleury (1835–1904), French archaeologist and art historian *Hubert Rohault de Fleury (architect) (1777–1846), French architect * Hubert Rohault de Fleury (soldier) (1779–1866), French general * Hubert Rohault de Fleury (painter) (1828–1910), French painter *Joseph Omer Joly de Fleury (1715–1810), French opponent of the ''Encyclopédie'', Jesuits and inoculation * Maria De Fleury (fl. 1773–1791), London Baptist poet, hymnist and polemicist See also *Fleury (name) Fleury is a French masculine given name and surname. It is the masculine form of ''fleur'' ('flower'). Notable people with the name include: Given name * Fleury Di Nallo (born 1943), French former f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André-Hercule De Fleury
André-Hercule de Fleury, Bishop of Fréjus, Archbishop of Aix (22 June or 26 June 165329 January 1743) was a French cardinal who served as the chief minister of Louis XV. Life and government He was born in Lodève, Hérault, the son of a tax farmer of a noble family. He was sent to Paris as a child to be educated by the Jesuits in philosophy and the Classics as much as in theology. He entered the priesthood nevertheless and through the influence of Cardinal Bonzi became almoner to Maria Theresa, queen of Louis XIV, and, after her death, to the king himself. In 1698 he was appointed bishop of Fréjus, but seventeen years in a provincial see eventually determined him to seek a position at court. In May 1715, a few months before the Sun-King's death, Fleury became tutor to Louis' great-grandson and heir, and in spite of a seeming lack of ambition, he acquired an influence over the child that was never broken, fostered by Louis' love and confidence. On the death of the regent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Rohault De Fleury
Charles Rohault de Fleury (or Rohaut de Fleury; 22 September 1801 – 11 August 1875) was a French architect who designed many buildings in Paris, France, in the 19th century. In his later life he wrote a number of books on archaeological and religious subjects. Early years Charles Rohault de Fleury was born in Paris on 22 September 1801, son of the architect Charles Hubert Rohault de Fleury (1777–1846). His uncle was Baron Hubert Rohault de Fleury, a distinguished military engineer. He studied at the École Polytechnique in Paris, and graduated in 1822. At first he studied sculpture, but then decided to take up architecture. He became a pupil of his father, then studied under Louis-Hippolyte Lebas and at the École des Beaux-Arts. After completing his studies, in 1823 he was named inspector of barracks buildings for the Paris ''gendarmerie''. In 1827 he won a prize for his design for the Lille courthouse. Career In 1829 Rohault de Fleury and M. de Belleyme were commissio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François De Fleury
François-Louis Teissèdre de Fleury (August 28, 1749–1799) was a French nobleman who joined the Royal Army in 1768 and later volunteered to fight in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. In America he demonstrated his bravery at Piscataway in May 1777 after which he was appointed an officer of engineers. He fought at the Brandywine in September and was wounded at Germantown in early October. He served capably during the Siege of Fort Mifflin where he was wounded again in November. George Washington made him an assistant to Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben at Valley Forge in the spring of 1778. He served during the Monmouth Campaign in June 1778 and fought in Rhode Island in August. While leading one of the attacking columns at Stony Point in July 1779, Fleury won an award for being the first attacker to enter the British bastion. Granted leave to return to France later that year, he returned to fight at Yorktown in October 1781. Back in the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Rohault De Fleury
Georges Rohault de Fleury (or Rohault de Fleury; 23 November 1835 – 12 November 1904) was a French archaeologist and art historian. He is known for his studies of archaeology and monuments associated with the Christian Mass. Youth Georges Rohault de Fleury was born in Paris, France, on 23 November 1835. His father was Charles Rohault de Fleury (1801–1875) and his grandfather Hubert Rohault de Fleury (1777-1846), both architects. As a child he was fascinated by the architectural drawings his grandfather had brought back from his stay in Italy. His elder brother Hubert (1828–1910) became a painter, and was known for sponsoring the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur, Paris. Georges Rohault de Fleury traveled to Belgium in 1848, to London in 1851 to see The Great Exhibition and to Switzerland in 1852. Georges Rohault de Fleury was admitted to the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in 1855. At the École des beaux-arts he trained as an architect and made drawings of Parisian mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Rohault De Fleury (architect)
Charles Hubert Rohault de Fleury (2 July 1777 – 1846) was a French architect who was responsible for many public buildings in Paris in the first half of the 19th century. Early years The Rohault family originated in Abbeville. Jean-Baptiste Louis Rohault, a cloth and silk merchant, established himself in Paris on the rue Saint-Honoré in the middle of the 18th century. He married into the nobility. His son, Hubert Jean-Baptiste Rohault de Fleury, born in 1750, was an advocate of the Parliament of Paris and keeper of the records of the Company of the Indies. Charles Hubert Rohault de Fleury was one of his two sons, born on 2 July 1777. His brother, Baron Hubert Rohault de Fleury, had a distinguished military career. Charles Hubert Rohault de Fleury entered the École polytechnique in October 1794, where he elected to study architecture. He was among the first group of students at the institute, which had just been established by the Convention. He was taught by Jean-Louis-Nico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Rohault De Fleury (soldier)
General Baron Hubert Rohault de Fleury (2 April 1779 – 21 September 1866) was a French soldier who played a major role in the fortifications of Lyon. Origins The Rohault family originated in Abbeville. Jean-Baptiste Louis Rohault, a cloth and silk merchant, established himself in Paris on the rue Saint-Honoré in the middle of the 18th century. He married into the nobility. His son, Hubert Jean-Baptiste Rohault de Fleury, born in 1750, was an advocate of the Parliament of Paris and keeper of the records of the Company of the Indies. Hubert Jean-Baptiste had two sons. Charles Hubert Rohault de Fleury was born on 2 July 1777, and went on to become a prominent architect. Hubert Rohault de Fleury was born in Paris in 1779. He attended the college of Juilly. At the age of 16, he entered the École Polytechnique and graduated in 1798. He entered the School of Engineering at Metz and left the school in 1800 as a lieutenant. Military career During the Napoleonic Wars, Hubert Rohault ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Rohault De Fleury (painter)
Hubert-Jean-Baptiste Rohault de Fleury (26 December 1828 – 11 October 1910) was a French painter and philanthropist. He was one of the initiators of the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur, Paris. Life Hubert Rohault de Fleury was born in the 8th arrondissement of Paris on 26 December 1828. His brother was Georges Rohault de Fleury (1835–1904), who shared his deep religious beliefs. Their father was Charles Rohault de Fleury (1801–1875) and their grandfather Hubert Rohault de Fleury (1777–1846), both architects. His mother died in 1840, and his adolescence was difficult. At the age of 16 he gained permission from his father to join the merchant marine as an apprentice officer. He traveled from Le Havre to Réunion, Calcutta, and Jakarta. After returning, he signed up for a voyage to Martinique and Haiti. On returning he resumed his studies of mathematics, planning to study at the École Polytechnique, but was unable to do so due to the French Revolution of 1848. In November 1848 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Omer Joly De Fleury
Joseph Omer Joly de Fleury (1715-1810) was a member of the distinguished Joly de Fleury family, originally from Burgundy, from which came a number of leading French magistrates and officials under the ancien regime. He is notable for four principal things: his strong opposition to the philosophes and the publication of the '' Encyclopedie'' in 1759; his role in the expulsion of the Jesuits; his involvement in the Lally Tollendal Affair; and his ban on inoculation against smallpox in June 1763. In a pun on his name, Voltaire described him as ‘ni Homère, ni joli, ni fleuri' ( = neither Homer, nor pretty, nor flowery, a sarcastic comment on his apparently dreary oratory). In one of his private letters, Voltaire described him as a ‘little black balloon puffed up with stinking vapours’ Family He was the son of , of the Parlement of Paris and of Marie Francoise Le Maistre. His brothers were Guillaume-François-Louis Joly de Fleury (1710-1787) who succeeded their father in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria De Fleury
Maria De Fleury (fl. 1773–1791) was a London Baptist poet, hymnist and polemicist descended from French Huguenots. Little is known of her private life. The dating of her birth at 1754 and her death at 1794 are conjectural. Life and work De Fleury is thought to have been a schoolteacher before moving to 2 City Mews, White Cross Street, Islington, and then to nearby 31 Jewin Street, Cripplegate, in the City of London. However, there are signs in her writings that she felt defensive about her lack of formal education. Her earliest dated poem is an Epithalamium, written to mark her brother's wedding on 25 November 1773.Wayne C. Ripley in ''The Encyclopedia of Romantic Literature'', ed. Frederick Burwick (London: Blackwell Reference, 2012)Retrieved 29 July 2016./ref>Emma Major, "Fleury, Maria de (fl. 1773–1791)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford, UK: OUP, 2004Retrieved 29 July 2016./ref> As a member of the strongly anti-Catholic Protestant Association, De Fleury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
