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A pavillon de chasse ("hunting pavilion") in France is a building dedicated to venery.They are built in areas where hunts take place regularly. The history of pavillons de chasse is a part of the history of venery and hunting with hounds and its role in terms of leisure purposes or summit meetings, and more broadly in the stewardship of the hunt.
The Forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye or Forêt de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, is a dominial forest of 35 km 2 (14 sq mi) in area which lies in a meander of the River Seine, France. Situated 20 km (12 mi) West of Paris , between Saint-Germain-en-Laye , Maisons-Laffitte , Achères and Poissy , It is situated entirely within the commune of Saint-Germain.
Charles Maximilien of France, [1] third son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici, [2] was born on 27 June 1550 at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [3] He was the fifth of ten children born to the royal couple. [4]
The center of Paris in 1550, by Olivier Truschet and Germain Hoyau. The Pont aux Meuniers, or miller's bridge, in 1580 19th century engraving by Hoffbrauer. The Hotel de Ville of Paris in 1583 - 19th-century engraving by Hoffbrauer. During the 16th century, Paris was the largest city in Europe, with a population of about 350,000 in 1550.
The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye of 1919 ruled that, according to the Treaty of London, the southern part of Tyrol had to be ceded to the Kingdom of Italy. Italy's border was pushed northward to the strategically important Alpine water divide, including present-day South Tyrol with its large German-speaking majority. [21]
Société des Amis du Musée d'Archéologie nationale et du château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye "Fréquentation des musées en France en 2007 (par région et département)". Veille Info Tourisme. Direction des musées de France, ministère de la culture. 2008-09-23. Archived from the original on 2010-03-14
First humans appeared hunting reindeer in the summer. [54] A climate change in 8000 BC [55] allowed hunters and foragers of the Maglemosian culture, [2] and from 6000 BC of the Ertebølle-Ellerbek culture, to continuously inhabit the area. [56] These people became influenced by farmers of the Linear Pottery culture who settled in southern ...
Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau (French pronunciation: [lwi də bɥad kɔ̃t də fʁɔ̃tənak e də palɥo]; 22 May 1622 – 28 November 1698) was a French soldier, courtier, and Governor General of New France in North America from 1672 to 1682, and again from 1689 to his death in 1698.