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Forez

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Forez is a former province of France, corresponding approximately to the central part of the modern Loire département and a part of the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements. [1]

26 relations: Anne of Auvergne, Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, Charles II, Duke of Bourbon, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Cluny Abbey, Departments of France, Feurs, France, Franco-Provençal language, Gévaudan, Guigues IV of Forez, Haute-Loire, Henry III of France, John I, Duke of Bourbon, John II, Duke of Bourbon, Loire, Loire (department), Louise of Savoy, Montbrison, Loire, Peter II, Duke of Bourbon, Provinces of France, Puy-de-Dôme, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon, Savigny Abbey, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon.

Anne of Auvergne

Anne of Auvergne also known as Anna d'Auvergne (1358 – Moulins 22 September 1417) was Sovereign Dauphine of Auvergne and Countess of Forez as well as Dame de Mercoeur from 1400 and 1417.

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Anne Robert Jacques Turgot

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de l'Aulne (10 May 172718 March 1781), commonly known as Turgot, was a French economist and statesman.

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Charles I, Duke of Bourbon

Charles de Bourbon (1401 – 4 December 1456, Château de Moulins) was the oldest son of John I, Duke of Bourbon and Marie, Duchess of Auvergne.

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Charles II, Duke of Bourbon

Charles II, Duke of Bourbon (Château de Moulins, 1434–September 13, 1488, Lyon), was Archbishop of Lyon from an early age and a French diplomat under the rule of Louis XI of France.

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Charles III, Duke of Bourbon

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (17 February 1490 – 6 May 1527) was a French military leader, the Count of Montpensier, Clermont and Auvergne, and Dauphin of Auvergne from 1501 to 1523, then Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, Forez and La Marche, and Lord of Beaujeu from 1505 to 1521.

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Cluny Abbey

Cluny Abbey (formerly also Cluni, or Clugny) is a former Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France.

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Departments of France

In the administrative divisions of France, the department (département) is one of the three levels of government below the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the commune.

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Feurs

Feurs is a commune in the Loire department and in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central France.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Franco-Provençal language

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Gévaudan

Gévaudan (Gavaudan, Gevaudan) is a historical area of France in Lozère département.

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Guigues IV of Forez

Guigues IV or Guy IV (died 10 August. or 29 October. 1241) was the count of Forez, Auxerre and Tonnerre from 1203 and the count of Nevers from 1226.

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Haute-Loire

Haute-Loire (Naut Léger) is a department in south-central France named after the Loire River.

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Henry III of France

Henry III (19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589; born Alexandre Édouard de France, Henryk Walezy, Henrikas Valua) was King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1573 to 1575 and King of France from 1574 until his death.

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John I, Duke of Bourbon

Jean de Bourbon (1381–1434) was Duke of Bourbon, from 1410 to his death and Duke of Auvergne since 1416.

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John II, Duke of Bourbon

John de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (1426 – 1 April 1488, Château de Moulins), sometimes referred to as John the Good and The Scourge of the English, was a son of Charles I of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy.

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Loire

The Loire (Léger; Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world.

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Loire (department)

Loire (Lêre; Léger) is a department in the east-central part of France occupying the River Loire's upper reaches.

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Louise of Savoy

Louise of Savoy (11 September 1476 – 22 September 1531) was a French noble and regent, Duchess suo jure of Auvergne and Bourbon, Duchess of Nemours, and the mother of King Francis I. She was politically active and served as the Regent of France in 1515, in 1525–1526 and in 1529.

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Montbrison, Loire

Montbrison is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

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Peter II, Duke of Bourbon

Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (1 December 1438 – 10 October 1503 in Moulins), was the son of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, and Agnes of Burgundy, and a member of the House of Bourbon.

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Provinces of France

The Kingdom of France was organized into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the department (French: département) system superseded provinces.

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Puy-de-Dôme

Puy-de-Dôme ((Auvergnat: lo Puèi de Doma or lo Puèi Domat) is a department in the centre of France named after the famous dormant volcano, the Puy de Dôme. Inhabitants were called Puydedomois until December 2005. With effect from Spring 2006, in response to a letter writing campaign, the name used for the inhabitants was changed by the Puy-de-Dôme General Council to Puydômois, and this is the name that has since then been used in all official documents and publications.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon (Latin: Archidioecesis Lugdunensis; French: Archidiocèse de Lyon), formerly the Archdiocese of Lyon–Vienne–Embrun, is a Roman Catholic Metropolitan archdiocese in France.

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Savigny Abbey

Savigny Abbey (Abbaye de Savigny) was a monastery near the village of Savigny-le-Vieux (Manche), in northern France.

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Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon

Suzanne de Bourbon (10 May 1491 – 28 April 1521) was suo jure Duchess of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1503 to her death alongside her co-regent and spouse Charles de Bourbon.

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Count of Forez, Counts of Forez, County of Forez, Loire Forez.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forez

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