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Saintonge
(Encyclopedia) SaintongeSaintongesăNtôNzhˈ [key], region of W France, on the Bay of Biscay. It is now part of the Charente-Maritime dept. Cattle and sheep raising, dairying, and the manufacture of…Sens
(Encyclopedia) SensSenssăNs [key], town (1990 pop. 27,755), Yonne dept., N central France, on the Yonne River. Leather tanning and the manufacture of safes, electrical equipment, gears, and…Nîmes
(Encyclopedia) NîmesNîmesnēm [key], city (1990 pop. 133,607), capital of Gard dept., S France, in Cévennes. An important market town and rail hub, its products include machinery, textiles and…Mayenne, Charles de Lorraine, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Mayenne, Charles de Lorraine, duc deMayenne, Charles de Lorraine, duc deshärl də lôrĕnˈ dük də mäyĕnˈ [key], 1554–1611, French Catholic general in the Wars of Religion (see Religion,…Chartres
(Encyclopedia) Chartres Chartres shärˈtrə [key], capital of Eure-et-Loir dept., NW France, in Orléanais, on…Rouergue
(Encyclopedia) RouergueRouerguer&oomacr;ĕrgˈ [key], region of S France, in the S Massif Central, coextensive with the present Aveyron dept. Rodez, the historic capital, and Millau are the chief…Raymond VII, count of Toulouse
(Encyclopedia) Raymond VII, 1197–1249, count of Toulouse; son of Count Raymond VI. He fought with his father in the Albigensian Crusade (see under Albigenses), assisting Raymond VI in his attempt to…Évreux
(Encyclopedia) Évreux Évreux āvröˈ [key], town , capital of Eure dept., N France, in Normandy. It is an…Moulins
(Encyclopedia) MoulinsMoulinsm&oomacr;lăNˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 23,353), capital of Allier dept., central France, on the Allier River. Clothing, shoes, dyes, automobile parts, and household…Breton Succession, War of the
(Encyclopedia) Breton Succession, War of the, 1341–65, an important episode of the Hundred Years War. Duke John III of Brittany died in 1341 without heirs. The succession was contested by his half-…Trending
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