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  the coucy castle
The dynasty of the Lords of Coucy starts in 1079 with Enguerrand de Boves, hero of the first crusade, whose descendants, during three centuries, were to make the mightiest men tremble.
In 1400 Louis of Orleans, brother of Charles VI and builder of the castles of Pierrefonds and Ferté-Milon, bought the land of Coucy to supplement the defense of his duchy of Valois.
The area is occupied since September 1914 by German troops, Coucy is 12 km away from the front and becomes a military headquarter and is also frequented by German dignitaries.
perso.orange.fr /chateau.coucy/gb/histry.htm   (1274 words)

  
  Coucy à la Merveille
Tous les weekends de juillet, le vendredi et le samedi soir, vous est présenté un spectacle médiéval et fantastique basé sur l'histoire locale de Coucy.
Coucy à la Merveille, est un spectacle qui demande de nombreuses heures de travail et de répétions pour aboutir à la qualité artistique d'un spectacle professionnelle.
L'Association de Mise en Valeur du Château de Coucy organise différents stages d'initiation technique autour de l'étude, la conservation et l'animation du Patrimoine.
www.coucyalamerveille.com   (389 words)

  
  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Robert de Coucy
Robert de Coucy had also chief charge of the work on the cathedral at Reims, which was rebuilt after its destruction by fire in 1210.
The new cathedral was begun in 1211, and the
In a labyrinth, or representation of a maze, which formerly existed in the pavement of the nave of the cathedral were effigies of the architects of the edifice from its foundation up to 1382; among these effigies, according to tradition, were those of the two Robert de Coucys, father and son.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/04423a.htm   (420 words)

  
  Coucy-le-Chateau - LoveToKnow 1911
Coucy also has a church of the 15th century, preserving a façade in the Romanesque style.
Enguerrand IV., sire de Coucy, died in 1320 without issue and was succeeded by his nephew Enguerrand, son of Arnold, count of Guines, and Alix de Coucy, from whom is descended the second line of the house of Coucy.
Enguerrand VII., sire de Coucy, count of Soissons and Marle, and chief butler of France, was sent as a hostage to England, where he married Isabel, the eldest daughter of King Edward III.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Coucy-le-Chateau   (670 words)

  
 Le Chatelain De Coucy - LoveToKnow 1911
He is probably the Guy de Couci who was castellan of the castle of that name from 1186 to 1203.
The legend of the love of the Chatelain de Coucy and the Lady of Fayel, in which there figures a jealous husband who makes his wife eat the heart of her lover, has no historical basis, and dates from a late 13th century romance by Jakemon Sakesep.
It is worth noting that the story, which seems to be Breton in origin, has been also told of a Provençal troubadour, Guilhem de Cabestaing, and of the minnesinger Reinmar von Brennenberg.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Le_Chatelain_De_Coucy   (260 words)

  
 National Geographic News @ nationalgeographic.com
The Castle of Coucy was a powerful, unassailable stronghold that withstood the test of time and battle until World War I, when the French castle was bombed to the ground by Germany.
Coucy was famous for having the largest donjon, or keep (massive inner tower), ever built in Europe.
De Coucy was in competition with the French king at that time and set out to build a castle that would overshadow anything the French king could build.
news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2001/04/0410_castle.html   (681 words)

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