Find A Grave - Departement de la Marne

, Saint Menehould
Saint. She and her six other sisters were considered saints in the region. Menehould died around 490 AD and her Feast Day is October 14 th. She is the patron of the town named after her. (Bio by: girlofcelje (inactive))
Church of Sainte Menehould, Sainte-Menehould, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Balda
Roman Catholic Saint. She was an abbess in Jouarre France in the 7th century. Her Feast Day is December 9. (Bio by: girlofcelje (inactive))
Abbey Church (ruins), Nesle-la-Reposte, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Drouet D'Erlon, Jean-Baptiste b. 1765 d. 1844
Marshal of France. Born in Reims, he joined the Revolutionary Army in 1792 and in 1799 was promoted to Brigadier General. He fought with Masséna commanding in Switzerland and participated in many battles as a leader of Napoleon's army: Zurich (1799), Hohenlinden (1800), Austerlitz (1805), Iena (1806), Friedland (1807). In 1809, commanding the 9th Corps of Spain, he defeated Rowland Hill at Extremadura. During the Waterloo Campaign, d'Erlon commanded the French I Corps, fighting near La Haye...[Read More] (Bio by: guy)
Reims Northern Cemetery, Reims, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Foujita, Leonard (Tsuguharu) b. November 27, 1886 d. January 29, 1968
Painter. He was an art world superstar of the 1920s. In his prime Foujita was celebrated for his ivory-skinned nudes and portraits, created in a flat, decorative style that blended Western influences with visual traditions of his native Japan. Today his paintings of cats in their many moods are especially prized by collectors. He was born Tsuguharu Fujita in Tokyo, the son of an army physician, and graduated from the Imperial School of Fine Arts in 1910. In 1913 he persuaded his father...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Foujita Chapel, Reims, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Grigny, Nicolas de b. September, 1672 d. November 30, 1703
Organist, Composer. Considered one of the greatest organists of the Baroque period, he broadened the potential of his instrument in terms of musical color, pedal technique, and profound expressiveness. Johann Sebastian Bach hailed him as a genius. Grigny was born in Reims, where his family had served as church musicians for three generations. After studying with Nicolas Lebegue in Paris, he was appointed organist at the Basilica of St. Denis in 1693 and at Reims Cathedral in 1697. His...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Church of Saint-Michel, Reims, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Plot: Destroyed during World War I
King Carloman d. 771
French Monarch. (Bio by: Mike Reed)
Saint Remi Basilica, Reims, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Plot: Buried near Saint Remi
King Louis IV b. September 10, 920 d. September 10, 954
King of the west Franks. Also known by the nickname d'Outre-Mer or Transmarinus. Son of King Charles III "the Simplex" and his second wife Edgiva of Wessex, the older sister of Edith of Wessex. He spend his childhood with his mother at his grandfathers court in England. She had fled there after the Duke of Vermandois had imprisoned his father. In 936 Duke Hugh "the Great" called him back to France. On June 19th he was crowned King in Laon. In the fall of 939 he married the seven years older...[Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia)
Saint Remi Basilica, Reims, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Plot: Buried near Saint Remi
Lothaire, King d. 986
King of France (Bio by: Mike Reed)
Saint Remi Basilica, Reims, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Plot: Buried near Saint Remi
Machaut, Guillaume de b. 1300 d. April 13, 1377
Poet, Composer. The outstanding figure of the French Ars Nova ("New Art") movement, which helped lay the foundations for the Renaissance. Machaut was born at or near Reims, France, and probably received a clerical education at the Notre-Dame Cathedral there. From 1323 he served as personal secretary to John of Luxembourg, King of Bohemia, accompanying him throughout Europe on political and military campaigns. Through King John's efforts he received several important ecclesiastical...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims, Reims, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Macke, August b. January 3, 1887 d. September 26, 1914
Painter. A leader of the German art movement "Der Blaue Reiter" ("The Blue Rider"). Although he is usually labeled an Expressionist, his style and subject matter had more in common with French creative trends. Macke portrayed scenes from everyday life with harmonious semi-abstract compositions, using a unique sense of color relationships to achieve depth and balance. His close friend, fellow "Blue Rider" painter Franz Marc, said he was "the one who gave colors the brightest and purest...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Soldiers Cemetery, Souain-Perthes-les-Hurlus, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Mary of Guise b. November 22, 1515 d. June 10, 1560
Scottish monarch, queen consort of James V. Daughter of Claude of Lorraine, Duc de Guise and Antoinette of Bourbon, she was also known as Mary of Lorraine. She married Louis D'Orleans, duc de Longueville in 1534, by whom she had two sons. After the duc's death in 1537, she was persued for marriage by Henry VIII and James V. She allegedly refused Henry VIII's proposal by saying "I fear my neck is too small." She wed James V of Scotland by proxy in Paris in May of 1538, and in person at St...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Abbey of Ste Pierre, Reims, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Meikle, Sgt. John b. September 11, 1898 d. July 20, 1918
Scottish WWI recipient of the Victoria Cross, the United Kingdom’s highest award for valor.
Marfaux British Cemetery, Marfaux, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Plot: VIII.C.1.
Perignon, Dom Pierre b. 1639 d. 1715
Benedictine monk. He improved the process of Champagne wine.
Hauvillers Abbaye, Hautvillers, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Queen Frederonne b. 885 d. February 10, 917
French Queen. Born Frederuna von Sachsen in Goslar, Hanover, the daughter of Count Deitrich Theodoric von Ringelheim Duke of Saxony and Gisela of Lotharingia, and the sister of Beuve II, the Bishop of Chalons-sur-marne. She made a political marriage to Charles III of France in 907, and with him had at least four daughters. Apparently, the lack of an male heir motivated Charles to repudiate her. A reportedly pious woman, she did not remarry, and she had no more impact. She died about age 32 in...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Saint Remi Basilica, Reims, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Queen Gerberge b. 913 d. May 5, 969
Duchess of Lorraine. Queen of the West Franks. Daughter of King Heinrich I. and Mathilde of Ringelheim, and sister of Emperor Otto I. She is described as well educated and intelligent. She was married to Duke Giselbert of Lotharingia around 929 and had four children. After a lost battle in October 939 against Otto he tried to flee and drowned in the Rhine. A few months later she married [Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia)
Saint Remi Basilica, Reims, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France

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