The first historically verified Bishop of Uzès was Constantius, who was present at the Council of Vaison in 442.
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Other notable bishops were the fourth, Saint Firminus (541-53), who is locally venerated as Saint Firmin and whose relics remain in Uzès Cathedral (dedicated to Saint Theodoritus (Saint Théodorit), martyr, and patron saint of the town), and who was venerated as a patron saint against plague, and Saint Ferreol (553-81).
Following France's capitulation in June 1940, Braquenié evacuated south to unoccupied, Vichy France with other Bruno staff, and subsequently served at the "Cadix" center that was then established near Uzès, not far from the Mediterranean Sea.
He was the son and successor of Raymond II and he inherited suzerainty over neighbouring counties (Agde, Béziers, Uzès) and over Narbonne.
He was returning to the Cadix center, near Uzès in southern France, from a stint at Cadix's branch office at the Château Couba on the outskirts of Algiers.
From spring 1941, an LCD was used by the Polish Team Z at the Polish-, Spanish- and French-manned Cadix radio-intelligence and decryption center at Uzès, near France's Mediterranean coast.
He received, as constituting his duchy, the cities of Rodez, Clermont, and Uzès.
This poem was dedicated to Raimon Gaucelm de Sabran, lord of Uzès, whom Raimon calls fraire (brother) because they share a first name.
In 1804 the fortress was ceded to the hospice d'Uzès as compensation for other property that had been confiscated and sold.
Uzès Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit d'Uzès) is a former Roman Catholic cathedral, now a parish church, in Uzès, France, dedicated to Saint Theodoritus.
Lords, viscounts and then dukes of Uzès, in the Languedoc.
After France's capitulation to Germany in June 1940, he served with his Polish cryptologist comrades at Polish intelligence Station 300 (French codename: "Cadix") near Uzès in southern, Vichy France's "Free Zone."
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Philippe d'Albert, 11th Duke of Luynes (August 12, 1905- July 13, 1993) was the son of Honoré d' Albert, 10th duc de Luynes and Simone de Crussol d' Uzès.
Lothair II, his heir, received only the western Lower Burgundian parts (bishoprics of Lyon, Vienne, Vivarais and Uzès) which were bordering his western Upper Burgundy (remnants of his original Burgundian possessions), while Louis II received the whole rest of the Kingdom of Provence.
The viscounty of Uzès became a duchy by letters patent of Charles IX issued at Mont-de-Marsan in May 1565.