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The House of Laval is a family of barons, later counts, coming from the town of Laval, located in Northwestern France, part of the province of Maine before the French Revolution. The Laval were one of the most powerful families of Maine during the Middle Ages and also had a presence in Brittany , where their prestige was similar to that of the ...
Lebaud was born around 1450, probably in Saint-Ouën-des-Toits, Maine, on the borders of Brittany. [1] His father, Jean le Baud, was a knight and lord of Saint-Ouen in Maine. His mother, Jeanne de Châteaugiron, was the bastard of Patry de Châteaugiron and Derval. She was related to the Laval family.
Laval became a city during the 11th century, and was the cradle of the House of Laval, one of the most powerful families in Maine and Brittany. The counts of Laval developed a textile industry around 1300 and made Laval a significant centre for the French Renaissance a century later.
The former Pizza by Paras building at 16 Railroad Ave. in York Beach is next to Johnny's Candy Corner. Town officials believe unpermitted work at the closed pizzeria has caused damage to the candy ...
His third wife was Emma de Laval (1200-1264), [4] daughter of Guy V, lord of Laval, and Avoise de Craon. [5] Robert and Emma had one son: Robert II, Count of Alençon, born posthumously and died before January 1220. [4] His widow, Emma de Laval, remarried to Matthew II, baron de Montmorency, and later to John, lord of Toucy.
In seven centuries, the Barony of Vitré was ruled by four great families: the House of Vitré (1008-1254), the second House of Laval (1254-1547), the House of Montfort-Laval (1547-1605) and the House of La Trémoille-Laval (1605-1792). The family of Goranton-Hervé, who ruled Vitré a short time during Robert II's reign, also ruled the barony.
CHICAGO/LONDON/ZURICH (Reuters) - A trio of billionaire siblings known for inheriting the privately-held packaging giant Tetra Laval have snapped up nearly 20 percent of International Flavors ...
Scholars believed that the location of the original house of Middle Plantation was somewhere along the Rutland Road. In 1705, his son, John Duvall and his wife Mary deeded land to Queen Anne Parish to construct St. Barnabas Church. [2] Mareen Duvall's widow, Mary went on to marry Henry Ridgley (1635-1710).