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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Diocese of Orleans
On 21 July, 1455, her rehabilitation was publicly proclaimed at Orléans in a solemn procession, and before her death in November, 1458, Isabel Romée, the mother of Joan of Arc, saw a monument erected in honour of her daughter, at Tournelles, near the Orléans bridge.
The charitable deeds of St. Louis at Puiseaux, Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, and Orléans, where he was present at the translation of the relics of St. Aignan (26 October, 1259), and where he frequently went to care for the poor of the Hôtel Dieu, are well known.
The people of Orléans were so impressed by the preaching of Blessed Robert of Arbrissel in 1113 that he was invited to found the monastery of La Madeleine, which he re-visited in 1117 with St. Bernard of Thiron.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11318b.htm

  
 Orléanais (Traditional province, France)
Louis' son was the poet Charles d'Orléans (1394-1465), father of King of France Louis XII, who had his court in Blois.
The first house of Orléans (Orléans-Valois) ended with the death of Philippe d'Orléans in 1375.
The members of the Orléans family are buried in the Royal Chapel of Dreux, not far from Versailles.
www.fotw.net /flags/fr-orlea.html   (467 words)

  
 Place d’Orléans how to visit us Place d’Orléans
Place d’Orléans is located just off RR174/Highway 17 at Place d’Orléans Drive and St-Joseph Boulevard in Orléans.
At the first set of lights, turn right on Place d’Orléans Drive and then left at the next set of lights to enter the Place d’Orléans parking area.
Only 15 minutes from downtown Ottawa or the Ottawa International Airport, Place d’Orléans is always worth the trip, no matter how you come!
www.placedorleans.com /general_info/visit.html   (467 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Diocese of Orleans
In 1230, when for a time the doctors of the University of Paris were scattered, a number of the teachers and disciples took refuge in Orleans; when Boniface VIII, in 1298, promulgated the sixth book of the Decretals, he appointed the doctors of Bologna and the doctors of Orléans to comment upon it.
In the vicinity of Orléans Duke Francis of Guise was assassinated 3 February, 1562.
Among the medieval rhetorical treatises which have come down to us under the title of "Ars" or "Summa Dictaminis" four, at least, were written or re-edited by Orléans professors.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11318b.htm   (467 words)

  
 Orléans (Municipality, Loiret, France)
The second house (Orléans-Valois) is famous for the poet Charles d'Orléans (1394-1465) and his son Louis II (1462-1515), King of France as Louis XII (1498-1515).
The fourth house of Orléans (Orléans-Bourbon) is famous for Philippe II (1674-1723), a.k.a.
The flag of Orléans, as communicated to Pascal Vagnat by the municipality, is vertically divided yellow-red with the municipal coat of arms placed in the middle of the flag.
www.fotw.net /flags/fr-45-or.html   (562 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Diocese of Orleans
The Jesuit, Denis Petav (Petavius), a renowned scholar and theologian, was born at Orléans in 1583.
In the vicinity of Orléans Duke Francis of Guise was assassinated 3 February, 1562.
On 21 July, 1455, her rehabilitation was publicly proclaimed at Orléans in a solemn procession, and before her death in November, 1458, Isabel Romée, the mother of Joan of Arc, saw a monument erected in honour of her daughter, at Tournelles, near the Orléans bridge.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11318b.htm   (562 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Diocese of Orleans
On 21 July, 1455, her rehabilitation was publicly proclaimed at Orléans in a solemn procession, and before her death in November, 1458, Isabel Romée, the mother of Joan of Arc, saw a monument erected in honour of her daughter, at Tournelles, near the Orléans bridge.
The charitable deeds of St. Louis at Puiseaux, Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, and Orléans, where he was present at the translation of the relics of St. Aignan (26 October, 1259), and where he frequently went to care for the poor of the Hôtel Dieu, are well known.
At the beginning of the religious wars Orléans was disputed between the Guises and the followers of the Protestant Condé.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11318b.htm   (562 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Diocese of Orleans
The Jesuit, Denis Petav (Petavius), a renowned scholar and theologian, was born at Orléans in 1583.
In the vicinity of Orléans Duke Francis of Guise was assassinated 3 February, 1562.
On 21 July, 1455, her rehabilitation was publicly proclaimed at Orléans in a solemn procession, and before her death in November, 1458, Isabel Romée, the mother of Joan of Arc, saw a monument erected in honour of her daughter, at Tournelles, near the Orléans bridge.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11318b.htm   (562 words)

  
 Orléans (Municipality, Loiret, France)
The second house (Orléans-Valois) is famous for the poet Charles d'Orléans (1394-1465) and his son Louis II (1462-1515), King of France as Louis XII (1498-1515).
The fourth house of Orléans (Orléans-Bourbon) is famous for Philippe II (1674-1723), a.k.a.
The Algerian city of Orléansville (later on El-Asnam and now Ech-Cheliff) as well as La Nouvelle-Orléans / New Orleans were named after the Orléans houses.
fotw.vexillum.com /flags/fr-45-or.html   (562 words)

  
 The French Royal Family: Titles and Customs
Recently, the head of the house of Orléans, the comte de Paris, sued in French courts to have his family name changed from "Orléans" to "Bourbon" (note that he refers to himself as Henri de France, but that is not his legal name).
The Valois ruled from 1328 to 1589, with the first line extinct in 1498 succeeded by the house of Valois-Orléans (Louis XII, grandson of Louis, duc d'Orléans, son of Charles V) and on Louis XII's death in 1515 by the house of Valois-Orléans-Angoulême (François I, son of Charles, comte d'Angoulême, son of Louis I d'Orléans).
The new king was the head of the house of Bourbon-Orléans, descended from Philippe, duc d'Orléans, son of Louis XIII.
www.heraldica.org /topics/france/frroyal.htm   (9868 words)

  
 The French Royal Family: Titles and Customs
Recently, the head of the house of Orléans, the comte de Paris, sued in French courts to have his family name changed from "Orléans" to "Bourbon" (note that he refers to himself as Henri de France, but that is not his legal name).
The new king was the head of the house of Bourbon-Orléans, descended from Philippe, duc d'Orléans, son of Louis XIII.
The Valois ruled from 1328 to 1589, with the first line extinct in 1498 succeeded by the house of Valois-Orléans (Louis XII, grandson of Louis, duc d'Orléans, son of Charles V) and on Louis XII's death in 1515 by the house of Valois-Orléans-Angoulême (François I, son of Charles, comte d'Angoulême, son of Louis I d'Orléans).
www.heraldica.org /topics/france/frroyal.htm   (9868 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Diocese of Orleans
On 21 July, 1455, her rehabilitation was publicly proclaimed at Orléans in a solemn procession, and before her death in November, 1458, Isabel Romée, the mother of Joan of Arc, saw a monument erected in honour of her daughter, at Tournelles, near the Orléans bridge.
The Jesuit, Denis Petav (Petavius), a renowned scholar and theologian, was born at Orléans in 1583.
Yves (1253-1303) studied civil law at Orléans, and Clement V also studied there law and letters; by a Bull published at Lyons, 27 January, 1306, he endowed the Orléans institutes with the title and privileges of a University.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11318b.htm   (9868 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Diocese of Orleans
The Jesuit, Denis Petav (Petavius), a renowned scholar and theologian, was born at Orléans in 1583.
In the vicinity of Orléans Duke Francis of Guise was assassinated 3 February, 1562.
Yves (1253-1303) studied civil law at Orléans, and Clement V also studied there law and letters; by a Bull published at Lyons, 27 January, 1306, he endowed the Orléans institutes with the title and privileges of a University.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11318b.htm   (9868 words)

  
 Orléans (Municipality, Loiret, France)
The flag of Orléans, as communicated to Pascal Vagnat by the municipality, is vertically divided yellow-red with the municipal coat of arms placed in the middle of the flag.
The members of the Orléans family are buried in the Royal Chapel of Dreux, not far from Versailles.
It dates back to the reign of Louis XI (1498-1515), who was also Duke of Orléans.
fotw.vexillum.com /flags/fr-45-or.html   (562 words)

  
 Meroveans 2
Theodoric III, *ca 12.4./2.9.652, +St.Vaast d'Arras I.691, King of Soissons (Neustrie), Paris, Orléans and Bourgogne (673), King of Bourgogne and all the Land of Franks (675-691), King of Autrasie (679-691); 1m: Clotilde N; 2m: Doda N (+after 691)
Chlothar III, *ca 652, +10.3./9.5.673, King of Metz (Austrasie) (656-600), of Soissons (Neustrie), Paris, Bourgogne, Orléans and all the Land of Franks (657-673)
Childerich III "L'Idiot, Le Fainéant", *ca 714, +755, King of Metz (Austrasie), Bourgogne, Paris, Orléans and all the Land of Franks (743-752); m.Gisèle N
genealogy.euweb.cz /merove/merove2.html   (511 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Diocese of Orleans
The charitable deeds of St. Louis at Puiseaux, Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, and Orléans, where he was present at the translation of the relics of St. Aignan (26 October, 1259), and where he frequently went to care for the poor of the Hôtel Dieu, are well known.
Pierre de Beaufort, Archdeacon of Sully and canon of Orléans, as Gregory XI (1371-8), was the last pope that France gave to the Church; he created Cardinal Jean de la Tour d'Auvergne, Abbot of St. Benoît-sur Loire.
Blessed Jeanne de Valois was Duchess of Orléans and after her separation from Louis XII (1498) she established, early in the sixteenth century, the monastery of L'Annonciade at Châteauneuf-sur-Loire.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11318b.htm   (511 words)

  
 The French Royal Family: A Genealogy
Philippe (1336-75), comte de Beaumont to 1353, comte de Valois 1344, duc d'Orléans 1344, s.p.
After 1709, the duc d'Orléans took the title of Premier Prince du Sang, and the prince de Condé, to whom the title of duc de Bourbon had been given in 1661 by Louis XIV, took it as main title, and was called "Monsieur le Duc".
This branch of the Orléans family became heir to the claims on the throne of Brazil.
www.heraldica.org /topics/france/roygenea.htm   (511 words)

  
 Meroveans 2
Dagobert III, *ca 699, +31.12.715, King of Metz (Austrasie), de Soissons (Neustrie), Paris, Orléans, Bourgogne and all the Land of Franks (711-715); m.NN
Theodoric III, *ca 12.4./2.9.652, +St.Vaast d'Arras I.691, King of Soissons (Neustrie), Paris, Orléans and Bourgogne (673), King of Bourgogne and all the Land of Franks (675-691), King of Autrasie (679-691); 1m: Clotilde N; 2m: Doda N (+after 691)
Chlothar III, *ca 652, +10.3./9.5.673, King of Metz (Austrasie) (656-600), of Soissons (Neustrie), Paris, Bourgogne, Orléans and all the Land of Franks (657-673)
genealogy.euweb.cz /merove/merove2.html   (511 words)

  
 Charles D' Orléans Biography / Profile of Charles D' Orléans Biographies
The French prince and poet Charles, Duc d'Orléans (1394-1465), a repeated victim of the political intrigues into which he was born, drew from his tragic life the impetus to write lyrics remarkable for their polish and charm.
The son of Charles VI's brother Louis d'Orléans, Charles d'Orléans was only 13 years old when the Burgundians assassinated his father, thus making him titular head of his family in 1407.
Charles D' Orléans Biography / Profile of Charles D' Orléans Biographies
www.bookrags.com /biography/charles-d-orleans   (511 words)

  
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The eldest son of Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Ferdinand Philippe d’Orléans, Duke of Chartres (1810 – 1842), Duke of Orléans and Prince Royal from his father’s accession, was colonel of the 1st Regiment of the Royal Guard garrisoned at Joinville when the July revolution broke out in Paris.
Our painting, unknown until its recent discover, was executed in 1832, the product of a stay of several weeks in Paris where Vernet met with the Orléans Family.
The Chamber of Deputies, confronted with the government’s collapse, had named the Duke of Orléans “Lieutenant-General of the Kingdom” on July 1st, a position confirmed by the King on August 1st.
www.europeanpaintings.com /html/detail1.asp?Id_painting=216   (511 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Diocese of Orleans
The Jesuit, Denis Petav (Petavius), a renowned scholar and theologian, was born at Orléans in 1583.
In the vicinity of Orléans Duke Francis of Guise was assassinated 3 February, 1562.
Yves (1253-1303) studied civil law at Orléans, and Clement V also studied there law and letters; by a Bull published at Lyons, 27 January, 1306, he endowed the Orléans institutes with the title and privileges of a University.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11318b.htm   (511 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Diocese of Orleans
The Jesuit, Denis Petav (Petavius), a renowned scholar and theologian, was born at Orléans in 1583.
In the vicinity of Orléans Duke Francis of Guise was assassinated 3 February, 1562.
Yves (1253-1303) studied civil law at Orléans, and Clement V also studied there law and letters; by a Bull published at Lyons, 27 January, 1306, he endowed the Orléans institutes with the title and privileges of a University.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11318b.htm   (511 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Diocese of Orleans
In the vicinity of Orléans Duke Francis of Guise was assassinated 3 February, 1562.
At the beginning of the religious wars Orléans was disputed between the Guises and the followers of the Protestant Condé.
The Calvinist, Jacques Bongars, councillor of Henry IV, who collected and edited the chronicles of the Crusades in his "Gesta Dei per Francos", was born at Orléans in 1554.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11318b.htm   (1668 words)

  
 Orléans (Municipality, Loiret, France)
The second house (Orléans-Valois) is famous for the poet Charles d'Orléans (1394-1465) and his son Louis II (1462-1515), King of France as Louis XII (1498-1515).
The fourth house of Orléans (Orléans-Bourbon) is famous for Philippe II (1674-1723), a.k.a.
It dates back to the reign of Louis XI (1498-1515), who was also Duke of Orléans.
fotw.vexillum.com /flags/fr-45-or.html   (1668 words)

  
 Orléans on Encyclopedia.com
Orléans, with the surrounding province, the Orléanais, constituted part of the small nucleus of the royal domain, and it was several times given in appanage as a duchy to the eldest brother of the king of France and to his descendants (see Orléans, family).
The siege of Orléans (1428-29) by the English threatened to bring all of France under England's rule, and its lifting by Joan of Arc (the “Maid of Orléans”) turned the tide of the Hundred Years War (1337-1453).
Still life man on the Moon Walk of the Mississippi embankment in front of the Natchez paddle steamer with the Greater New Orleans bridge in the background.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/O/Orleans.asp   (877 words)

  
 Philippe
Philippe, his son by his second marriage, inherited the dukedom of Orléans and served as regent for young King Louis XV from 1715 to 1723.
The son of King Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, Philippe was titled duc d'Anjou until he succeeded his uncle Gaston de France as duc d'Orléans in 1660.
Orléans married (March 1661) his cousin Henrietta, sister of King Charles II of England, but he soon avoided her and became involved in a succession of homosexual relationships.
www.louis-xiv.de /louisold/Family/Philippe.html   (877 words)

  
 William Eric - History and Lineage
Corneille, Michel of Orléans (the Elder) (b Orléans, France 1602-1662 : historic painter, engraver, etcher, one of the twelve original members of the Royal Academy at its foundation in 1648)
Students of Michel Corneille of Orléans (the Elder) (b Orléans, France 1602-1662 : historic painter, engraver, etcher, one of the twelve original members of the Royal Academy at its foundation in 1648)
Students of Pietro Annigoni (b1910-1988 Painter to Queen Elizabeth II) http://www.annigoni.com
www.williameric.com /William_Eric/Classical_Realism_and_Naturalism/History_and_Lineage/Params/menu/620/default.aspx   (5300 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Diocese of Orleans
The charitable deeds of St. Louis at Puiseaux, Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, and Orléans, where he was present at the translation of the relics of St. Aignan (26 October, 1259), and where he frequently went to care for the poor of the Hôtel Dieu, are well known.
Liphardus and St. Urbicius founded the Abbey of Meung-sur-Loire; St. Lyé (Lætus) died a recluse in the forest of Orléans; St. Viatre (Viator) in Sologne; St. Doulchard in the forest of Ambly near Bourges.
Before the ninth century there is no historical trace in the Diocese of Sens of this Apostolic mission of St. Altinus, nor in the Diocese of Orléans before the end of the fifteenth.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11318b.htm   (1668 words)

  
 The French Royal Family: A Genealogy
Philippe (1336-75), comte de Beaumont to 1353, comte de Valois 1344, duc d'Orléans 1344, s.p.
François (1536-46), comte de Saint-Pol: quarterly Bourbon and Estouteville (N) Marie (1539-1601), duchesse d'Estouteville quarterly Bourbon and Estouteville (CJ) ~ Leonor d'Orléans, duc de Longueville
Louis XII duc d'Orléans et Milan 1464: quarterly Orléans and Visconti (1485)
www.heraldica.org /topics/france/roygenea.htm   (1668 words)

  
 The French Royal Family: Titles and Customs
The Valois ruled from 1328 to 1589, with the first line extinct in 1498 succeeded by the house of Valois-Orléans (Louis XII, grandson of Louis, duc d'Orléans, son of Charles V) and on Louis XII's death in 1515 by the house of Valois-Orléans-Angoulême (François I, son of Charles, comte d'Angoulême, son of Louis I d'Orléans).
Philippe's brother Charles de Valois had died in 1326, and his eldest son Philippe, comte de Valois, was chosen as king by the Estates General little enclined to hand the crown to the English king.
But, in 1328, the daughter of Louis X, Jeanne, was a grown woman and married to Philippe d'Évreux, second prince of the blood after the count of Valois and a powerful man. Moreover, the Navarrese contested the succession acts of 1316 and 1322, and recognized Jeanne as their queen.
www.heraldica.org /topics/france/frroyal.htm   (1668 words)

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