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  Louis II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louis the German (804–876), king of East Francia.
Louis the Younger, king of East Francia (ruled 876–882).
Louis II of Nevers and I of Flanders (1304–1346).
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 Louis II, Duke of Bourbon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louis II of Bourbon, called "the Good" (Latin translation of 'elitios') (1337 1410, Montlucon) was the third Duke of Bourbon.
He inherited the duchy from his father Peter I of Bourbon after his death in the Battle of Poitiers in 1356.
On August 19, 1371, he married Anna d'Auvergne (1358–1417), Countess of Forez and daughter of Beraud II, dauphin of Auvergne, and Countess of Forez, and they had four children:
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 DOMBES - LoveToKnow Article on DOMBES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In 1400, Louis II., duke of Bourbon, acquired the northern part of the Dombes, together with the lordship of Beaujeu, and two years later bought the southern part from the sires de Thoire, forming the whole into a new sovereign principality of the Dombes, with Trvoux as its capital.
In 1561 it was granted to Louis, duke of BourbonMontpensier, by whose descendants it was held till, in 1682, Mademoiselle, the duchess of Montpensier, gave it to Louis XIV.s bastard, the duke of Maine, as part of the price for the release of her lover Lauzun.
The eldest son of the duke of Maine, Louis Auguste de Bourbon (I700--1755), prince of Dombes, served in the army of Prince Eugene against the Turks (1717), took part in the War of the Polish Succession (1733-1734), and in that of the Austrian Succession (1742-1747).
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Guichard's son, Edward of Beaujeu, marshal of France, fought at Crecy, and perished in the battle of Ardres in 1351.
Pierre de Bourbon was lord of Beaujeu in 1474, when he married Anne of France, daughter of Louis XI., and this is why that princess retained the name of lady of Beaujeu.
The title of comte de Beaujolais was borne by a son of Philippe " Egalite," duke of Orleans, born in 1779, died in 1808.
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 Louis I, Duke of Bourbon -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Louis I of Bourbon, le Boiteux (Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, 1279 – January 29 1342) was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and La Marche, and the first Duke of Bourbon.
Louis was son of Robert, Count of Clermont and grandson of King Louis IX of France.
In 1310, Louis married Mary of Avesnes, daughter of John II of Avesnes, Count of Hainaut and Holland.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Crusades
Louis negotiated with the latter and was set at liberty on condition of surrendering Damietta and paying a ransom of a million gold bezants.
Louis was led to Tunis by Charles of Anjou, but instead of encouraging his brother's ambition the saint endeavoured to thwart it.
In 1390 Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, took the cross, and at the instigation of the Genoese went to besiege el-Mahadia, an African city on the coast of Tunis.
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 BEAUJEU - LoveToKnow Article on BEAUJEU
Guichards son, Edward of Beaujeu, marshal of France, fought at Crcy, and perished in.
died without issue in 1374, and was succeeded by his cousin, Edward of Beaujeu, lord of Perreux, who gave his estates of Beaujolais and Dombes to Louis II., duke of Bourbon, in 1400.
The title of comte de Beaujolais was borne by a son of Philippe Egalit, duke of Orleans, born in 1779, died in 1808.
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 Louis II de Bourbon, Le Prince de Condé
Henry II de Bourbon, 3rd prince de Condé, and of his wife, Charlotte de Montmorency.
His studies completed, he was presented to Louis XIII (Jan. 19, 1636) and then accompanied his father to the Duchy of Burgundy (the government of which had become a family perquisite since 1631), where he received the King on September 19 of the same year.
Then, totally restored to Louis XIV's favour, Condé, with Turenne, was placed by the King in command of the army that was going to invade the United Provinces of the Netherlands (1672).
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 CHARLES VI - Online Information article about CHARLES VI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0.
Isabeau of Bavaria was freely accused of intrigue with the duke of Orleans.
The king and the dauphin, powerless in the hands of Duke John and the Parisians, appealed secretly to the Armagnac princes for deliverance.
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 Help.com - regent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
After the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the throne of the Grand Duke of Finland was vacant and according to the constitution of 1772, a regent was installed by the Finnish Parliament during the first two years of Finnish independence, before the country was declared a republic.
Philippe II of Orléans (1715-1723), during the minority of Louis XV; often called "the Regent", since he was the last regent of France.
Duke Adolph of Nassau was Regent from April 8, 1889 to May 3, 1889 and from November 4, 1890 to November 23, 1890, during the terminal illness of Grand Duke William III.
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 Louis II - English
Louis II's father gave the Duke of Enghien, as the Great Condé was at first called, a complete and strict education: six years with the Jesuits at Bourges, as well as mathematics and horsemanship at the Royal Academy at Paris.
Louis II was betrothed to Claire-Clémence de Maillé-Brézé (Cardinal de Richelieu's niece) This marriage would later have very unfortunate consequences on the physical and mental conditions of the Condé family.
Louis first saw action at the age of fifteen before the siege of Arras.
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 Louis de Bourbon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Louis de Bourbon, Comte de Vendome and Chartres, Grand Master of the King's Household, Governor of Picardy, Champagne and Brie with Standard of the House of Bourbon.
Louis de BOURBON (* 1376, † 1446), Count of Vendôme, Chartres, La Marche, Lord of Mondoubleau, Épernon, Rémalard.
Second son of Jean de Bourbon, Count of La Marche († 1393), and Catherine, Countess of Vendôme and Chartres († 1412).
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 Louis-Antoine - English   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
He was the only son of Louis-Henri II, Duke de Bourbon, he emigrated with his father at the outbreak of the French Revolution and served in his grandfather's émigré army from 1792 until its dissolution after the Treaty of Lunéville in 1801.
He was brought to the castle of Vincennes near Paris, where a court-martial was hurriedly gathered to try him, and he was shot about a week after his arrest.
Though his father survived him, the Duke d'Enghien was genealogically the last prince of the house of Condé.
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Condé represents the apogee of the French aristocrat's approach to war, in that he was a bold, even rash, commander whose lust for glory brought him spectacular success as at Rocroi in 1643, and not a few disasters.
The veteran Spanish army faced his force and although slightly outnumbered it was still a formidable force and disposed of the toughest infantry in Europe.
After his rehabilitation in 1659, Condé was never again fully trusted by Louis XIV, but he did play a major role in the War of Devolution (1667-1668) and the Dutch War of 1672-8.
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 Louis-Henri II - English
The baroness, pretty and clever, became a person of consequence at the court of Louis XVIII.
Thanks to her influence, however, Condé was induced in 1829 to sign a will bequeathing about 10,000,000 francs to her, and the rest of his estate-more than 66,000,000 francs-to the Duke d'Aumale, fourth son of Louis-Philippe.
Charles X received her at court, Talleyrand visited her, her niece married a marquis, and her nephew was made a baron.
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 Memoirs of Louis XIV., by The Duke of Saint-Simon
It was the more difficult because the father of the Duc de Chartres was infinitely proud of his rank, and the mother belonged to a nation which abhorred illegitimacy and, misalliances, and was indeed of a character to forbid all hope of her ever relishing this marriage.
Dubois had, in fact, gained the Duke's confidence, which it was easy to do at that age; had made him afraid of his father and of the King; and, on the other hand, had filled him with fine hopes and expectations.
The Queen of England gave the Duchess her chemise; and the shirt of the Duke was given to him by the King, who had at first refused on the plea that he was in too unhappy circumstances.
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 Legal Condition of Woman in 1492-1892
At the institution of the Order of the Golden Shield, Louis II., Duke of Bourbon, enjoined his knights to honor above all the ladies, "because from them, after God, comes all the honor that men can acquire." The laws also recognized this chivalrous homage and extended their protection.
James II., of Aragon, enacted a law "that every man, whether knight or no, who shall be in company with a lady, pass safe and unmolested, unless he be guilty of murder."
With the incoming of the Renaissance and the Reformation, with the new spirit of personal dignity and independence, begotten of a wider knowledge and broader culture, the crudities of chivalry and the restrictions of feudalism began to fade away.
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 Duke of Bourbon - The Finest Selection of Wines and Spirits!
You will then be able to receive the latest Email Specials directly from the Duke as well as our Currently Available Wines, Big Bottle Bonanza, Private Cellar Offerings and The Wine Association Special Events.
The Duke of Bourbon has been serving the greater Los Angeles area since 1967.
The Duke is proud to be associated with Terminal 55, a full-service, state-of-the-art, climate-controlled fine wine storage facility.
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 Royal Genealogies Part 18
NOTES: dau of Ulrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Gustrow and Elizabeth of Denmark (dau of King Frederick I and his 2d wife Sophie of Pomerania), 3 sons, 4 daus
William accepted the Declaration of Rights passed by the Convention Parliament, which met on Jan. 22, 1689, and on February 13, William and Mary were proclaimed joint sovereigns of England.
Frederick endeavored to establish a court modeled on that of Louis XIV of France.
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 The West Wing: Fourth Season Questions about History
Louis-Antoine was the only son of Louis-Henri II, Duke de Bourbon.
He emigrated with his father at the outbreak of the French Revolution and served in his grandfather's émigré army from 1792 until its dissolution after the Treaty of Lunéville in 1801.
Although his father survived him, Louis-Antoine, Duke d'Enghien, was genealogically the last prince of the house of Condé.
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 World of Quotes - Today in History for December 11
Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42
Louis II Cond‚, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65
France's King Louis XVI went on trial, accused of treason
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 Duke of Bourbon VINE-LINE
The Duke of Bourbon is a family-run retail wine and spirits enterprise established in 1967 in the West San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California.
In 1990, the Duke of Bourbon was chosen as one of the top twelve wine shops in America by Wine Spectator's Market Watch Magazine.
The world of fine wines promises to be very exciting as more and more selections from outstanding wineries around the world find their way to our store.
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 Legal Condition of Woman in 1492-1892.
Arabella A. Mansfield was admitted without objection to the bar of the Supreme Court of Iowa in that year (1869).
About the same time women students were received into the law schools of Washington University, St. Louis, and the Union College of Law at Chicago.
There are now not less than eleven law schools in the United States open to women.
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 Children of the Second Marriage of Robert I, Duke of Parma, Prince of Bourbon (1848-1907)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Children of the Second Marriage of Robert I, Duke of Parma, Prince of Bourbon (1848-1907)
Ferdinand, Prince of France, Duke of Berry (1778-1820)
Ferdinand, Duke of Modena, Archduke of Austria (1754-1806)
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* March 17 - The Duchy of Cornwall created when Edward the Black Prince is made the first Duke
* The titles of Duke and Duchess created.
* Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (died 1410)
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 ThisDayThatYear.com - Deaths on December 11
xxxx : Juitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42
1686 : Louis II Cond‚, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65
Please feel free to fill-in the form below.
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 Duke of Bourbon: E-mail Specials
This year, the event will be held at the Commemorative Air Force Museum in Camarillo, California.
The museum features numerous vintage aircraft, including World War II fighters.
Dinner wines to be served include offerings from: Au Bon Climat, Duckhorn Vineyards, Hitching Post, Iron Horse Vineyards, Joseph Phelps Vineyards, Long Vineyards, Louis M. Martini Winery and Rudd Estate.
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 Duke of Bourbon: Big Bottle Bonanza
For a guide to large format bottle sizes, click HERE.
To place an order for any of these wines or any of our other special selections, stop by
or call the Duke of Bourbon at (818) 341-1234 or outside California 1-800-4-FINE-WINE
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 Any-Day-in-History PAGE of SCOPE SYSTEMS.
1686 Louis II Condé duke of Bourbon, dies at 65
1792 France's King Louis XVI went on trial, accused of treason
1936 King Edward VIII abdicates throne to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson; Duke of York becomes King George VI
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