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Coat of arms of the counts and dukes of Alençon of the House of Valois. Several counts and then royal dukes of Alençon have figured in French history. The title has been awarded to a younger brother of the French sovereign.
John II of Alençon (Jean II d’Alençon) (2 March 1409 – 8 September 1476) was a French nobleman. He succeeded his father as Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche as a minor in 1415, after the latter's death at the Battle of Agincourt .
ALENÇON, FORMER TOWN OF DUKES. From the 9th century, the town developed around a castle near the banks of the Sarthe. Protecting Normandy’s southern boundary with the Maine region, it became increasingly. important as the Dukes of Alençon reached the height of their glory in the 16th century.
François, duc d’Anjou was the fourth and youngest son of Henry II of France and Catherine de Médicis; his three brothers—Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III—were kings of France. But for his early death at age 30, he too would have been king. Catherine de Médicis gave him Alençon in 1566, and he
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A comfortable stopover in the ancient city of the Dukes of Normandy. The ancient city of the Dukes of Normandy is the origin of the name of our hotel*** which is pleased to welcome you 650 m from the centre of Alençon. The "aptly named" Hotel*** des Ducs is ideally located opposite the Alençon SNCF train station, convenient for your business ...
John II of Alençon (March 2, 1409 - September 8, 1476), known in Age of Empires II as Duke D'Alençon, was a French duke and general during the later phase of the Hundred Years' War. He was a close friend and supporter of Joan of Arc , appearing as a cavalry hero in the scenario The Maid of Orleans .
View full image. Elizabeth I to François, Duke of Alençon and Anjou, 19 February 1579 (SP 78/3 f.9) Anjou was the last serious contender for Elizabeth’s hand in marriage. When this letter was...
