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unusual facts about Turenne, Corrèze


History of Limousin

During the 10th century the Limousin was divided in many seigneuries; the most important among them, located in the southern part of the region, were the vicomtés of Limoges, Comborn (in the present-day Corrèze), Ventadour (today Ussel and Plateau de Millevaches) and Turenne.


Anglo-Arabian

The program's primary Anglo-Arab breeding farm, Pompadour National Anglo-Arab Stud, is located in Arnac-Pompadour, a commune of central France's Corrèze department, home to the famous Château de Pompadour.

Battle of Malemort

The Battle of Malemort occurred on the 21 April 1177 between the mercenary forces of Richard the Lion-hearted and the citizens of Malemort-sur-Corrèze in the Limousin.

Bernadette Bourzai

On 21 September 2008, she was elected to the Senate, representing the Department of Corrèze, and resigned her position in the European Parliament, replaced by Jean-Paul Denanot.

Colette de Jouvenel

Born at Castel-Novel in Corrèze, she spent her childhood in the care of her English nanny, Miss Draper, only rarely seeing her famous mother.

Condé-sur-l'Escaut

It was captured by the Flemish forces of Jacques van Artevelde, by King Louis XI of France, by Les Gueux during the Eighty Years' War, and by Turenne.

Eble II of Ventadorn

Eble II of Ventadorn was viscount of Ventadour (Corrèze, France).

Eble III of Ventadorn

Eble III of Ventadorn was viscount of Ventadour (Corrèze, France).

Eble IV of Ventadorn

Eble IV was viscount of Ventadour (Corrèze, France) in the 12th century.

Eble V of Ventadorn

Eble V of Ventadorn was viscount of Ventadour (Corrèze, France).

Franco-Dutch War

Turenne's forces met Imperial (Holy Roman Empire) troops on 16 June 1674 on a piece of high ground just across the Elsenz stream near the town of Sinsheim.

François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois

His talents were perceived by Turenne in the War of Devolution (1667–68), who gave him instruction in the art of providing armies.

Frits Thaulow

His best paintings were made in small towns such as Montreuil-sur-Mer (1892–94), Dieppe and surrounding villages from (1894–98), Quimperle in Brittany in (1901) and Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne in the Corrèze département (1903).

Guillaume de la Sudrie

Guillaume de la Sudrie (la Sudré) (died 18 April 1373) was a French Dominican and Cardinal, born Laguenne, Corrèze.

Hermann of Baden-Baden

However, he could not prevent Turenne from advancing across the Rhine.

John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton

Between 1652 and 1655 Berkeley served under Turenne in the campaigns against Condé, and the Spaniards in Flanders, accompanying the Duke of York as a volunteer.

John I of Brienne, Count of Eu

# Jeanne (d. aft. 12 March 1325), married first Raymond VI, Viscount of Turenne (d. 1304), married second before 4 August 1314 Renauld, Lord of Picquigny, vidame of Amiens (d. 1315)

John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby

He was also made a colonel of infantry, and served for some time under Turenne.

Laura Mancini

#Marie Anne (1649–1714) married Maurice Godefroy de la Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, nephew of Turenne.

Marcela Delpastre

Marcela Delpastre was born on February 2, 1925 in Germont, near the commune of Chamberet in the département of Corrèze.

Mont Bessou viewing tower

The Mont Bessou viewing tower is a purpose-built panoramic tower, north of the town of Meymac in the Corrèze department of the Limousin (region) of France

It is set in an area of woodland belonging jointly to the department of Corrèze and the commune of Meymac, at an altitude of approximately 1000 metres.

Obazine Abbey

Obazine Abbey, also known as Aubazine Abbey, was a Cistercian monastery in the present town of Aubazine in the département of Corrèze in the Limousin in France.

Patrick Sébastien

Patrick Boutot better known as Patrick Sébastien (born in Brive-la-Gaillarde, Corrèze, France on 14 November 1953) is a French television host, producer and classy personality (mainly on TF1 and France 2, radio host, singer, writer, producer, director, impressionist entertainer, comedian, TV and film actor, and former president of the French rugby team CA Brive.

Percy Kirke

In 1673 he was with Monmouth at Maastricht and was present during two campaigns with Turenne on the Rhine.

Pompadour

Arnac-Pompadour, often simply called Pompadour a commune of the Corrèze département of France, former marquisate, famous for its Château and its National Stud

Ranks in the French Army

Six marshals of France have been given the even more exalted rank of "marshal general of France" (maréchal général de France): Biron, Lesdiguières, Turenne, Villars, Saxe and Soult.

Roland Bondonny

Roland Bondonny (May 1932 – February 2005) was a wealthy vintner and conservative politician who lived in France, in Égletons in Corrèze and also in Fourmies in Nord.

Saint Calminius

Saint Calminius, also known as Saint Calmin, founded three French abbeys in the 6th or 7th centuries AD: Mozac Abbey, in Puy-de-Dôme; Laguenne Abbey (near Tulle, Corrèze) and the abbey of Monastier-Saint-Chaffre.

Suzanne Lacore

She was born on 30 May 1875 in Beyssac (Corrèze, France); she died on 6 November 1975 in Milhac d'Auberoche (Dordogne, France).

Théâtre des Sept Collines

The Théâtre des Sept Collines (Theater of the Seven Hills) or Théatre de Tulle is the municipal theater in the city of Tulle, Corrèze, France.

Thiviers-Payzac Unit

The unit starts just west of Thiviers in the northern Dordogne and then follows for 70 kilometres a semicircular arc segment, passing through Lanouaille, Payzac, Orgnac, Donzenac and finishing just east of Brive in the Corrèze.

Tours de Merle

The Tours de Merle (English, Towers of Merle) are the ruins of a castle in the commune of Saint-Geniez-ô-Merle, in the Corrèze département of France.

Tulle murders

After a successful FTP offensive on 7 and 8 June 1944, the arrival of Das Reich troops forced the guerillas to evacuate the city of Tulle (Corrèze), in the Limousin region of France.


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