- François Languedoc
François Languedoc was a seigneur, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born François de Borgias Languedoc in the town of Quebec in 1790, the son of a merchant. From 1812 to 1821, he was associated with John White and Company, which supplied goods for ships and sold and transported supplies for the army. - Guillaume Durand
Guillaume Durand also known as Durandus, Duranti or Durantis, from the Italian form of Durandi filius, as he sometimes signed himself, was a French canonist and liturgical writer, and Bishop of Mende. He was born at Puimisson, near Béziers, of a noble family of Languedoc. He studied law at Bologna, with Bernardus of Parma, and by about 1264 was teaching Canon law with success at Modena. - Alexandra Rosenfeld
Alexandra Rosenfeld was elected Miss France in 2006. Representing the region of Languedoc, she succeeded Cindy Fabre as the 52nd Miss France on December 3, 2005. Rosenfeld has blonde hair and brown eyes. She is 1.73 meters tall. She lives in Saint-Thibéry and studies tourism in Pézenas. - Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (born 1929) is a noted French historian whose work is mainly focused upon Languedoc in the "ancien regime", focusing on the history of the peasantry. He is a noted pioneer in the fields of history from below and microhistory. - Rigord
Rigord (Rigordus) (c. 1150-c. 1209) was a French chronicler, was probably born near Alais in Languedoc, and became a physician. After becoming a monk he entered the monastery of Argenteuil, and then that of Saint-Denis, and described himself as "regis Francorum chronographus". Rigord wrote the "Gesta Philippi Augusti", dealing with the life of the French king, Philip Augustus, from his coronation in 1179 until 1206. - Pierre de Castelnau
Pierre de Castelnau (d. January 15, 1208), French ecclesiastic, was born in the diocese of Montpellier. In 1199 he was archdeacon of Maguelonne, and was appointed by Pope Innocent III as one of the legates for the suppression of heresy in Languedoc. In 1202, when a monk in the Cistercian abbey of Fontfroide, Narbonne, he was designated to similar work, first in Toulouse, and afterwards at Viviers and Montpellier. In 1207 he was in the Rhone valley and in Provence, … - Déodat de Séverac
Déodat de Séverac (Saint-Félix-de-Caraman, Haute-Garonne, July 20, 1872 - Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, March 24, 1921) was a French composer who was profoundly influenced by the musical tradition of his native Languedoc. He is noted for his vocal and choral music, which include settings of verse in Provençal and Catalan as well as French poems by Verlaine and Baudelaire. His compositions for solo piano have also won critical acclaim, … - Antoine Court
Antoine Court (1696-1760) was a French reformer called the "Restorer of Protestantism in France." He was born at Villeneuve de Berg, in Languedoc, March 27, 1696. His parents were peasants, adherents of the Reformed church, which was then undergoing persecution. When but 17 years old, Court began to speak at the secret meetings of the Protestants, held literally "in dens and caves of the earth," and often in darkness, with no pastor present to teach or counsel. - Jean Nicot
Jean Nicot, was a French diplomat and scholar. Born in Nîmes, in the south of France, he was French ambassador in Lisbon, Portugal from 1559 to 1561. Jean Nicot was 29 years old in 1559 when he was sent from France to Portugal to negotiate the marriage of six-year-old Princess Marguerite de Valois to five-year-old King Sebastian of Portugal. When Nicot returned, he brought tobacco plants. He introduced snuff to the French court. - Paul Rabaut
Paul Rabaut was a French pastor of the Huguenot "Church of the Desert". He was born at Bédarieux, near Montpellier. In 1738 he was admitted as a preacher by the synod of Languedoc, and in 1740 he went to Lausanne to complete his studies in the seminary founded by Antoine Court. In 1741 Rabaut was placed at the head of the church of Nîmes, and in 1744 he was vice-president of the general synod. During the persecution of 1745-1752, he was forced into hiding. - Guillaume Bélibaste
Guillaume Bélibaste is said to have been the last Cathar parfait in Languedoc. He was burned at the stake in 1323, as a result of the Inquisition at Pamiers led by Jacques Fournier (afterwards Pope Benedict XII). Much of Bélibaste's biography can be found in the pages of Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie's "Montaillou"; although Bélibaste never lived at Montaillou he is frequently mentioned in the interrogations of suspected heretics from Montaillou. - Guillaume Pellicier
Guillaume Pellicier (Guillaume Pellissier) was a French prelate and diplomatist. Born at Melgueil in Languedoc, he was educated by his uncle, the bishop of Maguelonne, whom he succeeded in 1529. In 1536 he was transferred to Montpellier. - Amalaric
Amalaric, or "Amalarico" in Spanish and Portuguese (died 531), king of the Visigoths, son of Alaric II, was a child when his father fell in battle against Clovis I, king of the Franks, in (507). Gesalec was chosen king and the child Amalaric was carried for safety into Hispania, which country and Provence were thenceforth ruled by his maternal grandfather, Theodoric the Ostrogoth, acting through his vice regent, Theudis, an Ostrogothic nobleman. - Colin Jones
The Welsh artist Colin Jones was 38 years old when he died. Described as one of the most promising artists of his generation, his work is represented in all the major public collections in Wales. A decade before his death he converted to Catholicism; he was deeply proud of his Welsh roots and was a passionate Francophile. These three facets of his life were major influences in his work. Most well known as a painter, his bold, … - Gersonides
Levi ben Gershon, better known as Gersonides or the Ralbag, was a famous rabbi, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer/astrologer, and Talmudist. He was born at Bagnols in Languedoc, France. - Peter Of Bruys
Peter of Bruys (born late 11th century; "Peter de Bruis") was a New Testament Christian of medieval Europe. Peter of Bruys was a preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, a missionary or preacher who traveled throughout large areas of northern Italy and southern France in the early 12th century. He began his soul winning and church planting movement in 1104. His Roman Catholic enemies branded his followers with the name Petrobrusians around 1110. - Maurice de Guérin
Georges Maurice de Guérin du Cayla, was a French poet. Descended from a noble and rich family, he was born at the chateau of Le Cayla in Languedoc. He was educated for the church at a religious seminary at Toulouse, and then at the Collége Stanislas, Paris, after which he entered the society at La Chesnaye in Brittany, founded by Lamennais. It was with continuing doubts that, under the influence of Lamennais, … - Pierre Flotte
Pierre Flote or Pierre Flotte (Languedoc, second half of the 13th century - Kortrijk, July 11, 1302) was a French legalist, Chancellor and Keeper of the Seals of Philip IV the Fair. He was taught Roman law at the University of Montpellier, and was considered one of the best lawyers and legalists of his time. He led negotiations with the Roman Curia, England and Germany. He was an adversary of Pope Boniface VIII, … - Benedict Of Aniane
Benedict of Aniane (also called Witiza; the Second Benedict) (c. 747 - 11 February 821) was a saint born in France. The son of the Goth, Aigulf, Count of Maguelone in Languedoc, France, Witiza was educated at the Frankish court of Pippin the Younger, and entered the royal service. - Charles Plumier
Charles Plumier (April 20, 1646 - November 20, 1704) was a French botanist, after whom the genus Plumeria, or Frangipani (originally named "Plumiera") is named. - Gaston Duke of Orléans
Gaston Jean-Baptiste, Duke of Orléans, was the third son of the French king Henry IV and of his wife Marie de' Medici. Known at first as the Duke of Anjou, he became duc d'Orléans, Count of Blois and Count of Chartres in 1626, and had nominal command of the army which besieged La Rochelle in 1628, having already entered upon that course of political intrigue which would occupy the remainder of his life. - Pontus de la Gardie
Pontus De la Gardie (ca. 1520-1585) was a French nobleman in the service of the Kingdom of Sweden. He was born Ponce De La Gardie in Russol (Aude), Languedoc. He became a mercenary in the service of the Kingdom of Denmark, but changed allegiance to Sweden after having been captured by Swedish troops in 1565. In 1581 a mercenary army of Sweden under De la Gardie captured the strategic city of Narva in Estonia from Russia. - David Durand
David Durand (1680 - 1763) was an Hugenot French and English minister and historian. He was born in Languedoc and fled France to the Netherlands before heading to Spain with a group of refugees, being captured at the Battle of Almanza in 1707 and being sent to France and then escaping to the Netherlands again. He was a minister in Rotterdam and became a friend of Pierre Bayle's there. - Jean Louis De Nogaret de la Valette
Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, first Duke of Épernon, was a powerful member of the French nobility at the turn of the 17th century. He was deeply involved in plots and politics throughout his life (allegedly, Dumas drew his inspiration for the character of D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers from de La Valette). He was born at Caumont in Languedoc, the son of Jean de Nogaret de La Valette and Jeanne de Saint-Lary of Bellegarde. - Arthur Richard Dillon
Arthur Richard Dillon, French archbishop, was the son of Arthur Dillon (1670-1733), an Irish gentleman who became general in the French service. He was born at St Germain, entered the priesthood and was successively "curé" of Elan near Mézières, vicar-general of Pontoise (1747), bishop of Evreux (1753) and archbishop of Toulouse (1758), archbishop of Narbonne in 1763, and in that capacity, president of the estates of Languedoc. - Auguste Molinier
August Molinier was a French historian. He was born at Toulouse. He was a pupil at the École des Chartes, which he left in 1873, and also at the École des Hautes Études; and he obtained appointments in the public libraries at the Mazarine (1878), at Fontainebleau (1884), and at Sainte-Geneviève, of which he was nominated librarian in 1885. - François de Bassompierre
François de Bassompierre (April 12, 1579, Lorraine - October 12, 1646), was a French courtier. The son of Christophe de Bassompierre (1547-1596), he was born at the castle of Haroué in Lorraine. He was descended from an old family which had for generations served the dukes of Burgundy and Lorraine, and after being educated with his brothers in Bavaria and Italy, was introduced to the court of King Henry IV of France in 1598. - Arnoul D'Audrehem
Arnoul d'Audrehem was a French soldier. He was born at Audrehem, in the present arrondissement of Saint-Omer, in the "département" of Pas de Calais. Nothing is known of his career before 1332, when he is heard of at the court of Philip VI of France. Between 1332 and 1342 he went three times to Scotland to aid King David Bruce in his wars. - Henri I de Montmorency
Henri I de Montmorency-Damville (June 15 1534 - April 2 1614), Marshal of France, and Constable of France, seigneur of Damville, became Duke of Montmorency on his brother's death in 1579. He had been governor of Languedoc since 1563. As a leader of the party called the "Politiques" he took a prominent part in the French Wars of Religion. In 1593 he was made constable of France, but Henry IV showed some anxiety to keep him away from Languedoc, … - John Francis Regis
John Francois Regis S.J. (31 January 1597 - December 30, 1640) was a French preacher recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Font-Couverte, Narbonne, Languedoc, France, and educated as a Jesuit. He was ordained a priest at the age of thirty-one. He spent much of his life preaching to the poor in Huguenot-controlled areas of France. His preaching style was said to have been simple and direct, and appealed to the uneducated peasantry. - Thérèse Humbert
Thérèse Humbert was a French female fraudster, who pretended to be an heir of an imaginary American millionaire Robert Crawford. Humbert was born Thérèse Daurignac, a peasant girl in Aussonne, Languedoc, France. As a child, she once convinced her friends to pool their jewelry so that she could fool others into believing she was wealthy. She married Frédéric Humbert, son of the mayor of Toulouse. - François de Beaumont baron des Adrets
François de Beaumont, baron des Adrets was a Huguenot leader, notorious for his cruelty; he died a Catholic. He was born in 1512 or 1513 at the château of La Frette (Isre). During the reign of Henry II of France he served with distinction in the royal army and became colonel of the legions of Dauphin, Provence and Languedoc. - André Dacier
André Dacier, was a French classical scholar. He was born at Castres in upper Languedoc. His father, a Protestant lawyer, sent him first to the academy of Puy Laurens, and afterwards to Saumur to study under Tanneguy Lefebvre. On Lefebvre's death in 1672, Dacier moved to Paris, and was appointed one of the editors of the Delphin series of the classics. In 1683 he married Anne Lefèvre, the daughter of his old tutor. Better known by her married name of Madame Dacier, … - Philippe de Pastour de Costebelle
Philippe de Pastour de Costebelle (c.1661 - October, 1717) was a naval officer and Governor of Newfoundland, born Languedoc died Louisbourg. Costebelle served in the navy and in 1692 as lieutenant at Plaisance defending the colony from English naval assaults. In 1695 he was named as the king's lieutenant at Plaisance to improve the fortifications and established contact with the English colonists in St. Mary's Bay. - David Beaton
David Beaton (c. 1494 - 29 May 1546) was Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Scottish Cardinal prior to the Reformation. He was a younger son of John Beaton of Balfour in the county of Fife, and is said to have been born in 1494. He was educated at the universities of St Andrews and Glasgow, and in his sixteenth year was sent to Paris, where he studied civil and canon law. He began his political career at the French court. - Michel Baudier
Michel Baudier, French historian, was born in Languedoc, during the reign of Louis XIII, and was historiographer to the Court of France. He contributed to French history by writing "Histoire de la guerre de Flandre 1559-1609" (Paris, 1615); "Histoire de l'administration du cardinal d'Amboise, grand ministre d'état en France" (Paris, 1634), a defence of the cardinal; and "Histoire de l'administration de l'abbé Suger" (Paris, 1645). - Hubert Gautier
Hubert Gautier was a French Engineer. He was born in Nîmes, France. In 1716, he wrote the first book on building bridges. Gautier initially trained as a doctor, turning to mathematics and finally engineering. He served as an engineer for 28 years province of Languedoc. "The contractors do not hesitate to enrich themselves at the expense of the King or of those who work for them; & the engineers or inspectors of the works, on the contrary, … - Étienne Moulinié
Étienne Moulinié was a French Baroque composer. He was born in Languedoc, and when he was a child he sang at the Narbonne Cathedral. Through the influence of his brother Antoine (d. 1655), Moulinié gained an appointment at court, as the director of music for Gaston d'Orléans, the younger brother of the king. For this post he wrote sacred and secular music, for voice or voices and lute or continuo. He also wrote music to accompany the "ballet" or other dances. - Charles-Pierre-Gaston François de Lévis duc de Lévis-Mirepoix
Charles-Pierre-Gaston-François de Lévis, duc de Lévis-Mirepoix, maréchal de France (1757) and ambassador of Louis XV was a member of a house that had been established in Languedoc as seigneurs of Mirepoix, Ariège since the eleventh century. The "chef de cuisine" of the duc de Lévis-Mirepoix established the sautéed three vegetables that served as a basis for his culinary art, as a "mirepoix" in honor of his patron. - Raimond-Roger Of Foix
Raimond Roger (died 27 March 1223) was the fifth count of Foix from the House of Foix. He was the son and successor of Roger Bernard I and his wife Cécile de Béziers. When Raimond-Roger and Arnaud, viscount of Castelbon, wished to join their possessions, the Count Ermengol VIII of Urgell and Bernard de Villemur, bishop of Urgell, saw in this a threat and declared war. Overcome and captured, the count of Foix and Arnaud were imprisoned from February to September 1203.
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