Find A Grave - Pays de la Loire

Berengaria of Navarre b. 1163 d. December 23, 1230
British Monarch. The Qeen consort of King Richard I "Lionheart", she was the daughter of Sancho VI, King of Navarre and Sancha of Castile. She married Richard in Cyprus on May 12, 1191, and accompanied him on crusade. They returned seperately, and Richard was imprisoned. Berengaria stayed in Europe, attempting to raise money for his ransom. She did not return to England with him after his release. Richard was ordered by a priest to reunite with his wife and show her fidelity, but the couple was...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Cathedrale St-Julien du Mans, Le Mans, Departement de la Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
Bernanos, Georges b. February 20, 1888 d. July 5, 1948
Author. His novels reflect his fervent Catholicism and intense concern for moral and spiritual problems. They include "The Star of Satan" (1926), "Joy" (1929), "Night Is Darkest" (1935), "The Diary of a Country Priest" (1936), and "Monsieur Ouine" (1945). Bernanos was born in Paris and served in the French Army during World War I. A political conservative, he believed in monarchy and supported Royalist causes until 1937, when he witnessed the atrocities of the Spanish Civil War firsthand...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Pellevoisin Cemetery, Pellevoisin, Departement de l'Indre, Centre, France
Cévert, François b. February 25, 1944 d. October 6, 1973
Auto Race Car Driver. He was born in Paris (France) and died in Watkins Glen (New York). After winning the French Formula 3 Championship in 1968, Cévert joined the Tecno Formula 2 team and finished third overall in 1969, driving in the F2 class of the German Grand Prix. In 1970, Tyrrell called upon Cévert to be his number two driver, alongside defending World Champion Stewart. Over the next four seasons, Cévert became the veteran Stewart's devoted protégé. He made his debut at the Dutch Grand...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimetière de Vaudelnay, Vaudelnay, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Clemenceau, Georges 'Tiger' b. September 28, 1841 d. November 24, 1929
He was a French doctor, newspaper editor and above all, politician. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Le Colombier, Vendée, Mouchamps, Mouchamps, Departement de la Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France
De Bourbon, Eléonore b. January 18, 1532 d. March 26, 1611
Abbess of Fontevraud. She was born at the Louvre as the daughter of Charles IV. de Bourbon, Duke de Vendôme and Françoise d'Alençon. Louise de Bourbon was her aunt. (Bio by: Lutetia)
Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
De Bourbon, Louise b. May 1, 1495 d. September 21, 1575
Abbess of Fontevraud. She was born at the Château de La Fère as the daughter of François I. de Bourbon, Count de Vendôme and Marguerite de Luxembourg-St-Pol. In 1511 she became Abbess d’Origny. In 1533 she became Abbess at the Abbey of Sainte-Croix de Poitiers that had been founded by Saint Radegonde. A year later she became Abbess of Fontevraud and died there. (Bio by: Lutetia)
Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
de Montespan, Madame b. October 5, 1641 d. May 27, 1707
Mistress of French King Louis XIV. Françoise de Rochechouart de Mortemart, daughter of Gabriel de Rochechouart and his wife Diane de Grandseigne, was born into two of the oldest noble families of France. She later adopted the name Athénaïs, such that she was Françoise-Athénaïs. She received her formal education at the Convent of Saint Mary at Saintes. On January 28, 1663, Françoise married Louis Henri de Pardaillan de...[Read More] (Bio by: Anne Philbrick)
Convent of La Flèche, La Fleche, Departement de la Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
Durrant, Sgt. Thomas Frank b. October 17, 1918 d. March 28, 1942
WWII recipient of the Victoria Cross, the United Kingdom’s highest award for valor.
Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery, La Baule-Escoublac, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Plot: 1.D.11.
Funès, Louis de b. July 31, 1914 d. January 27, 1983
French Actor. He is remembered as one of the best comedic french actors. Among his films are "La Rue Sans Loi" (1950), "Innocents in Paris" (1952), "Frou-Frou" (1955), "Si Paris Nous Était Conté" (1955), "Faites Sauter la Banque!" (1963), "Fantômas" (1964), "Le Gendarme de St. Tropez" (1964), "Les Grandes Vacances" (1967), "Le Gendarme se marie" (1968), "L'Homme Orchestre" (1970), "Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob" (1973),"L'Aile ou la Cuisse" (1976), "L'Avare" (1981) and "Les Gendarme et les...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimetière de Le Cellier, Le Cellier, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Gracq, Julien b. July 27, 1910 d. December 22, 2007
Author. Gracq was a leading French writer of the post-World War II era. Born Louis Poirier, he studied in Paris and dedicated his first novel, "The Castle of Argol" (1932), to Surrealist leader Andre Bretón. During the Second World War he served in the French Army. In 1950 Gracq began publishing the "Empédocle" magazine, which fiercely attacked contemporary literary culture. The following year he won the Prix Goncourt for his best known work, "The Opposite Shore" ("Le Rivage des Syrtes")...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimetière de Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Isabelle of Angouleme b. 1188 d. May 31, 1246
English royalty, Queen consort of King John. She was the only daughter of Aymer Taillefer, count of Angouleme and Alix de Courtenay. Isabelle was renowned for her beauty, and is sometimes called the "Helen" of the middle ages. She was betrothed to Hugh IX de Lusignan when John chose her to be his second wife. They were married on August 24, 1200, at Bordeaux, when she was only about 12. The marriage was probably not a very happy one, as Isabelle had a fiery character to match John's and the age...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Fontevraud Abbey*, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
*This location is unconfirmed or in dispute.
King Henry II [original burial site] b. March 5, 1133 d. July 6, 1189
English Monarch. The son of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou and Queen Matilda, Henry was born in LeMans France, and acceded the throne of England in 1154, where he was crowned on December 19. He was the first of the Angevin kings, and one of England's most effective monarchs. He refined the government and created a self-standing bureaucracy. Henry was ambitious, intelligent, and energetic, and it is said he spoke every language used in Europe, though it is unlikely he spoke English. He married...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Kivilev, Andrei b. September 21, 1973 d. March 12, 2003
Sportsman. A professional cyclist, he was born in Tolclycorgan, Kazakhstan. A strong climber, Kivilev turned professional in 1998 and finished fourth in the 2001 Tour de France. Sadly, he died from head injuries suffered in a crash during the second stage of the Paris-Nice race, after a coma. Days later, his friend Alexandre Vinokourov won the Paris-Nice and dedicated him. His teammates crossed the finish line together ahead of the rest of the bunch in the third stage of the race as as tribute. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimetière de Sorbiers, Sorbiers, Departement de la Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France
Le Mans 1955 Disaster Memorial [memorial]
French Memorial Site. It commemorates the deadliest accident in motorsport history, which took place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race on June 11, 1955. The protagonists were Pierre Levegh representing Mercedes, Mike Hawthorn driving for Jaguar, and Lance Macklin of the Austin-Healey team. During trials the veteran Levegh had expressed concern...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, Departement de la Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
Plot: North wall of the Pit Straight
Margaret of Anjou b. March 23, 1429 d. August 25, 1482
British Monarch. The Queen consort of King Henry VI, she was the daughter of Rene I, duke of Anjou and King of Naples and Sicily, and Isabella of Lorraine. She married Henry in 1445, and soon asserted her influence at court. She played a key role in the Wars of the Roses, leading Lancastrian forces in defense of her husband and only child Edward, Prince of Wales, and often devising grand strategies. She was learned and fierce, and devoted to hunting and reading. Upon the capture and death of...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Cathedrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers, Angers, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Petain, Philippe b. April 24, 1856 d. July 23, 1951
French Leader, General. He was born in Cauch-a-la-Tour, France. Philippe Petain joined the French Army and then attended the St Cyr Military School. He was a distinguished veteran of World War I and in particular the battle of Verdun. In the postwar years, Petain was promoted to Field Marshal, remaining active in military affairs. In Morocco, he brought the joint French/Spanish campaign against Abd el-krim to a conclusion, served briefly as war minster and then rewarded for his service by his...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield (inactive))
Port-Joinville Cemetery, Port-Joinville, Departement de la Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France
Plantagenet, Geoffrey b. August 24, 1113 d. September 7, 1151
Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou and Duke of Normandy from the house Gatinais. Geoffrey's habit of wearing a sprig of broom plant (latin: planta genesta) on his hat is the origin of the name "Plantagenet." He succeeded his father Fulk V. "the young" as Count of Anjou, Maine and Touraine in 1128, when Fulk went to the Holy Land to marry Melisende, daughter of King Baldwin II. of Jerusalem. Geoffrey married Empress Maude, the...[Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia)
Cathedrale St-Julien du Mans, Le Mans, Departement de la Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
Plantagenet, Joan b. October 10, 1164 d. September 24, 1199
Princess of England, Queen of Sicily, Countess of Toulouse, youngest daughter of Henry II. and Eleanor of Aquitaine. She married the 12 years older William II. 'the Good' of Sicily on Feb. 13 1177. William died childless in 1189 and was succeeded by Tancred of Lecce who treated her badly and held her prisoner for a while. Her brother Richard stayed in Sicily for a few months on his way to the holy land during the third crusade. He was later joined by mother who brought his bride Berengaria of...[Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia)
Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine [original burial site] b. 1123 d. 1204
French and English Monarch. Duchess and heiress of Aquitaine and Gascogne, Countess of Poitou. Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine inherited the duchy of Aquitaine from her father in 1137. In the same year, on July 25., she married Louis of France. The couple was very different., Louis had been raised at a monastery and was very calm and she was a woman of independent spirit. In 1147 they both joined the Crusade. During their stay in Antioch she was suspected to have a liaison with her uncle Raymond de...[Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia)
Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Richard I [original burial site] b. September 8, 1157 d. April 6, 1199
English Monarch, Duc d'Aquitaine. Born at Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, the third son of Henry II 'Curtmantle', King of England and Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine. He spent his youth in France at his mother's court at Poitiers training as a soldier and gained the title of Duc d'Aquitaine in 1172. He fought with his brothers Henry and Geoffrey in their rebellion against their father in 1173; he fought for his father against his brothers when they supported an 1183 revolt in...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France

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