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Jul 24, 2015 · South African-born Pierre de Villiers explores the religious heritage of La Rochelle and discovers more about his own ancestors’ dramatic escape from persecution more than 300 years ago
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Sister of Louise Weiss and mother of Élisabeth Roudinesco. [68][69] Daniel Bovet (1907–1992), pharmacologist, Nobel Prize winner. [70][71] Pierre Bovet (1878–1965), psychologist, translator of Boy Scouts guides into French, co-founder of the Rousseau Institute in Geneva, father of Daniel Bovet.
- Early History
- English Conquests
- 16Th-Century Reformation in France
- 17Th-Century Conflict
- Cardinal Richelieu
- The Siege of La Rochelle
- Conclusion
Although vestiges of human activity have been found in the area around La Rochelle as early as the 2nd century BCE, its first appearance in official documents was as a modest village in the 10th century CE during the Middle Ages. The city's name Rochella,or little rock, is drawn from its emplacement on rocky land. The industries of fishing and salt...
The city came under English control when Henry II of England (r. 1154-1189), the second husband of Eleanor of Aquitaine (l. 1122-1204), became king. Along with Bordeaux, La Rochelle developed into a commercial and military base for the king of England. It was from La Rochelle that King John of England (r. 1199-1216) launched his last military campa...
In the 1540s, the teaching of John Calvin(l. 1509-1564) spread rapidly throughout the kingdom. As an active, cosmopolitan city with international contacts and an absentee bishop established at Saintes, La Rochelle was won over by the Protestant cause in the early years of the Reformation. The city became part of the Huguenot crescent of Protestant ...
When Henry IV was assassinated in 1610, the Edict of Nantes was progressively undermined by his son, Louis XIII of France (r. 1610-1643). Despite a decade of relative peace, Reformed believers knew they were only tolerated in the kingdom of France. Their security depended on the goodwill of the king and the fortifications of the city of La Rochelle...
Cardinal Richelieu had made the ruin of La Rochelle and the Huguenot party a personal affair. No city in the kingdom was more independent and better fortified. Sometimes English, sometimes French, Catholic, then Calvinist, and attacked by one or the other according to events and the whims of princes, its military power and walls had maintained the ...
Richelieu resolved to block all access to the city and force its surrender. Fortifications were constructed outside the city to prevent land access to the city. The entire city was mobilized and confident of its power to resist a siege. The walls were bristling with artillery units, and the city was well-armed. Richelieu soon understood that the on...
The fall of La Rochelle put an end to its inhabitants' dreams of independence. Religious tolerance was guaranteed with the Peace of Alès in 1629, but the Huguenots no longer had political rights. The ramparts of the city were razed, and Catholicism was restored. Apart from present Protestant residents, no other Protestants were allowed to move into...
Mar 24, 2021 · Explore genealogy for Isabelle Fain born abt. 1597 La Rochelle, Aunis, France died 1653 Nieul-Sur-Mer, Aunis, France including research + descendants + 2 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.
- Female
- Jacques Dandonneau
Married November 25, 1674 (Sunday), La Roche-Posay, 86207, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France, to Touzainte LORIN, deceased
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Acquis en 1666 du frère du sculpteur, Pierre Sarazin (1601-1678), pour les collections royales. Cabinet des dessins du roi, hôtel de Grammont. Cité dans l'inventaire après décès de Charles Le Brun, directeur de l'Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, le 14 février 1690.
