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unusual facts about Chatillon-DeMenil House


Chatillon-DeMenil House

In 1848, Lux married Henry Chatillon, who had become somewhat famous as the leader of the expedition of Francis Parkman in The Oregon Trail.


118th Airlift Squadron

After a month, the squadron was again ordered to move to the II Corps Aeronautical School at Châtillon-sur-Seine, France, arriving on 8 June.

Adèle of Dreux

She married firstly Valéran III, Count of Breteuil, secondly Guy II, lord of Châtillon-sur-Marne, thirdly Jean I de Thorotte, and fourthly Raoul III de Nesle, count of Soissons.

André-Léon Vivrel

His base, however, was always the Loiret, where his elder brother, Marcel, had a house in Chatillon-sur-Loire, not far from Champtoceaux, home of Paul Deltombe.

Auguste de Marmont

Marmont was born at Châtillon-sur-Seine, the son of an ex-officer in the army who belonged to the petite noblesse and adopted the principles of the Revolution.

Barthélemy de Jur

Before becoming bishop of Laon, he was a sub-deacon then treasurer of the church of Reims, whose archbishop Manassès II de Châtillon was his maternal great-uncle.

Benoît-Marie Langénieux

Beside obtaining from the French legislature an appropriation of two millions of francs for the restoration of Reims cathedral, he secured for the Trappists the ancient Abbey of Igny, and for the Oratorians the priory of Binson, and erected at Châtillon the colossal statue of Pope Urban II, whose cultus he had promoted in Rome.

Bernard of Clairvaux

At the age of nine years, he was sent to school at Châtillon-sur-Seine, run by the secular canons of Saint-Vorles.

Blanche de Brienne, Baroness Tingry

They had a son Robert, who was Constable of France, and two daughters, Jeanne de Fiennes who married Jean de Châtillon, Count of Saint-Pol, and Mahaut de Fiennes who married Jean de Bournonville.

Blanche of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany

Alix of Brittany (6 June 1243–2 August 1288), married John of Châtillon and had issue

Camille Oponga

Herman Camille Oponga Ayessa (born January 24, 1978 in Brazzaville) is a Congolese football defender currently playing for ES Viry-Châtillon in the French Championnat de France Amateurs.

Charlotte de Laval

François de Coligny, Count of Coligny, Seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Loing (28 April 1557 – 8 October 1591), married Marguerite d'Ailly, by whom he had issue.

Châtillon-sur-Marne

In 1181 he raided the Red Sea, aiming to attack Mecca and Medina, and attacked again in 1183, forcing a counterattack from Saladin, who successfully captured Jerusalem in 1187, setting the stage for the Third Crusade.

Here also was born Reynald of Châtillon, called "Le Loup" (the Wolf) by Muslims, who went to the Holy Land on the Second Crusade and remained there for the rest of his life.

Châtillon, Belgium

Châtillon (Tchekion in Gaume) is a section of the Belgian town of Saint-Léger, located in Wallonia municipality in the province of Luxembourg of Belgium

Châtillon, Hauts-de-Seine

This manor was owned by the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés until 1600, when it was sold to Richard Tardieu.

Chemins de fer et transport automobile

The CFTA Cargo subsidiary still runs the freight railways around Gray and Châtillon-sur-Seine, famous for being the last place where main line steam locomotives operated in France.

CTA-Arsenal

The CTA-Arsenal is a French racing car which was developed by the Centre for the study of car and cycle technology then abbreviated as CTA but today renamed as the UTAC and constructed by Arsenal at Châtillon.

Embranchement de Châtillon

The Embranchement de Châtillon is a branch of the Canal latéral à la Loire that connects to the Loire at Châtillon-sur-Loire.

FCF Juvisy

Football Club Féminin Juvisy-sur-Orge Essonne is a French football club based in Viry-Châtillon, a suburb of Paris.

First Battle of Châtillon

The First Battle of Châtillon took place on 5 July 1793 during a French Civil war known as the War in the Vendée, and saw the Vendéens forces defeat the Republican army.

Franck Zio

His personal best jump was 8.00 metres, achieved in June 1998 in Viry-Châtillon.

Gaspard III de Coligny

Gaspard III de Coligny, Maréchal de Châtillon, of the House of Coligny (26 July 1584, Montpellier-4 January 1646, Châtillon), comte de Coligny and seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Loing, then duc de Coligny, marquis d'Andelot, Peer of France, Marshal of France (1622), was a French Protestant general.

Guy II, Count of Blois

Guy II of Blois-Châtillon (died December 22, 1397), the youngest son of Louis I of Châtillon and Joan of Avesnes, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes, Schoonhoven, and Gouda 1381–1397, and lord of Beaumont and Chimay.

Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol

Jacques I of Leuze-Châtillon (d. 1302, Battle of the Golden Spurs), first of the lords of Leuze, married Catherine de Condé and had issue; his descendants brought Condé, Carency, etc. into the House of Bourbon.

History of Valle d'Aosta Calcio

U.S. Valle d’Aosta Chatillon Saint Vincent Fenusma was founded in 1997, acquiring the sports title of Serie D club U.S. Châtillon Saint Vincent based in Saint-Vincent.

Jean III de Brosse

Jean III de Brosse (-1502), was the elder son of Jean II de Brosse and Nicole de Châtillon.

Jean-Louis Pierdait

Father Jean-Louis Pierdait was a French priest born at Châtillon-en-Bazois on 27 January 1857 and who died at Fontenelle Abbey on 24 December 1942.

Joan de Munchensi

Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and Wexford in 1296 (c. 1270 – June 23, 1324), married firstly to Beatrice de Clermont and married secondly to Marie de Châtillon

Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Artois

Jacques I of Leuze-Châtillon (died 1302, Battle of the Golden Spurs), first of the lords of Leuze, married Catherine de Condé and had issue; his descendants brought Condé, Carency, etc. into the House of Bourbon.

Musée du Pays Châtillonnais

The Musée du Pays Châtillonnais, or Trésor de Vix, formerly called the musée archéologique de Châtillon-sur-Seine (Côte-d'Or), was created in the late nineteenth century and is managed by the community of communes of the Pays Châtillonnais.

Odet de Coligny

Odet de Coligny (10 July 1517 – 14 February 1571) was a French cardinal of Châtillon, bishop of Beauvais, son of Gaspard I de Coligny and Louise de Montmorency, and brother of Gaspard and François, Seigneur d'Andelot.

His birth at Châtillon-Coligny, as his parents' second son, was recorded in his mother's book of hours.

Panhard 178

At first the main supplying company was Batignolles-Châtillon at Nantes, that could supply a maximum of about twenty per month; in 1940 the forge at Firminy became dominant.

Raynald of Châtillon

In Jack Hight's Saladin Trilogy, fictional Saxon crusader John of Tatewic fights for Chatillon but who is betrayed during a failed siege of Aleppo.

Ricciotti Garibaldi

In 1866, alongside his father, he took part in the Battle of Bezzecca (1866) and the Battle of Mentana (1867); in 1870, during his father's expedition in support to France during the Franco-Prussian War, he fought in the Vosges, where he occupied Châtillon and, at Pouilly, captured the sole Prussian flag lost during the war.

Triors Abbey

Triors Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Triors) is a Benedictine monastery situated at Châtillon-Saint-Jean in the Drôme, Rhône-Alpes, France.

Vix Grave

A reconstruction of the grave and the original finds are on display in the museum at Châtillon-sur-Seine.


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