Grandmesnil or Grandménil may refer to :
People
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Grandmesnil family, aristocratic family in
Normandy
Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy.
Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...
in the 11th to 13th centuries, including:
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Hugh de Grandmesnil
Hugh de Grandmesnil (c. 1032 – 22 February 1098), (known in French as ''Hugues'' and Latinised as ''Hugo de Grentmesnil'', aliter ''Grentemesnil'', etc.), is one of the proven companions of William the Conqueror known to have fought at the Bat ...
, lord of Grandmesnil,
sheriff of Leicestershire
This is a list of Sheriffs and High Sheriffs of Leicestershire, United Kingdom. The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most ...
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Robert de Grandmesnil
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, reno ...
, Hugh's younger brother
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Ivo de Grandmesnil
Ivo de Grandmesnil (died 1101 or 1102), son of Hugh de Grandmesnil, was a Norman magnate in England and a participant in the First Crusade, in 1096.
Ivo participated in the first crusade in 1096, following Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy. Iv ...
, Hugh's son
* Stage name of
Jean-Baptiste Fauchard (1737–1816), French actor
Places
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Grandmesnil, former commune of
Calvados
Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples and/or pears.
History In France
Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Norman distillation was ma ...
, merged into the new commune of
L'Oudon
L'Oudon () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Pierre-en-Auge.Grandménil
Grandménil () is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Manhay, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
During the Battle of the Bulge of World War II, a fight between American units and elements of the 2nd SS Panzer ...
, former commune of
Wallonia
Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the c ...
merged into
Manhay
Manhay (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 119.81 km², had 3,185 inhabitants, giving a population density of 26.6 inhabitants per km².
The ...
See also
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Mesnil (disambiguation)
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