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The Beast of Gévaudan (French: La Bête du Gévaudan, IPA: [la bɛt dy ʒevodɑ̃]; Occitan: La Bèstia de Gavaudan) is the historic name associated with a man-eating animal or animals that terrorized the former province of Gévaudan (consisting of the modern-day department of Lozère and part of Haute-Loire), in the Margeride Mountains of south-central France between 1764 and 1767.
Lisa Nesselson from Variety gave a positive review mentioning that "a little Sergio Leone here, a little Sleepy Hollow there and, uh, martial arts-style confrontations are all deftly melded in Brotherhood of the Wolf, an attempt to elucidate the French urban legend of the Beast of Gevaudan. This is a home-grown French actioner that wears its ...
François Antoine, Officer of the Royal Bedchamber, Knight Equerry of the Royal Military Order of Saint Louis, served as Gun-Bearer [1] to the King and Lieutenant of the Hunt under Louis XV of France, and is most notable as having pursued and slain what was thought to be the Beast of Gévaudan, [2] its mate, and its whelps between 23 June and 17 October 1765.
Articles relating to the Beast of Gévaudan and its depictions. It is the historic name associated with a man-eating animal or animals that terrorised the former province of Gévaudan (consisting of the modern-day department of Lozère and part of Haute-Loire), in the Margeride Mountains of south-central France between 1764 and 1767.
Alfonso II added Gevaudan to the Crown of Aragon in 1166. In the Gallo-Roman period, Gévaudan was known as Pagus Gabalicus.It was later part of the Kingdom of the Franks, then became part of the Kingdom of Aquitaine, and was placed under the rule of the Count of Toulouse.
Beast of Gévaudan (3 P) Breton legendary creatures (14 P) G. French ghosts (2 C, 2 P) M. Melusine (16 P) W. Wild men (2 C, 35 P) Pages in category "French legendary ...
In June 1944, Mont Mouchet was the scene of the Battle of Mont Mouchet, which pitted the Wehrmacht against the French Resistance.. Mont Mouchet has been visited by several French presidents: General de Gaulle, on June 5, 1959; Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, on June 23, 1974; François Mitterrand, on July 5, 1981; [2] François Hollande, on July 6, 2014.
English: 18th century print depicting François Antoine slaying the Beast of Gévaudan on 21 September 1765, in Chazes, Gevaudan, France. Français : François Antoine abat la Bête du Gévaudan. Gravure reproduite dans François Fabre, La Bête du Gévaudan , Paris, Librairie Floury, 1930.