Angoulême is a town in southwestern Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Subject to disclaimers. Trying... France, In The French Republic or France ( French (Français) Spoken in: The French Republic or France ( French (Fran ais) Spoken in: France and 53 other countries Region: Europe Total speakers: 128 million Ranking: 11 Genetic classification: Indo-European  Italic   Romance    Italo-Western  ... préfecture ( This article concerns places that serve as centers of government and politics. For alternative meanings see Capital is the following: A capital city (in many states the political, religious, and economic capital are the same): In geography and politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital) of a... capital city) of the Charente Missing image Blason_france_Charente_petit.jpg Coat of Arms de la Charente Details Information This article is part of the series: This article is part of the series: Administrative divisions of France Regional level This article is part of the series: This article is part of the series: Administrative divisions of... Charente This article is part of the series: This article is part of the series: Administrative divisions of France Regional level This article is part of the series: This article is part of the series: Administrative divisions of France Regional level Régions Régions doutre-mer Departmental level Départements... département. Population (1999): 43,171.

History

Angoulême (Iculisma) was taken by Non-contemporary coin with obverse legend Clovis Roy de France Clovis I (or Chlodowech or Chlodwig, modern German Ludwig) (c.466 - November 27, 511 at Paris), was a member of the Merovingian dynasty. He succeeded his father Childeric I in 481 as King of the Salian Franks. These were a... Clovis from the The Visigoths, originally Tervingi, or Vesi (the noble ones), one of the two main branches of the Goths (of which the Ostrogothi were the other), were one of the loosely-termed Germanic peoples that disturbed the late Roman Empire. After the fall of the western Roman Empire, the Visigoths continued... Visigoths in Years: 503 504 505 506 - 507 - 508 509 510 511 Decades: 470s 480s 490s - 500s - 510s 520s 530s Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century Events Battle of Vouillé: Clovis I defeats the Visigoths near Poitiers, ends Visigothic power in Gaul. Gesalec succeeds his father Alaric II as king of... 507, and plundered by the This article talks about the Norman people. There is also a city named Norman, Oklahoma in the United States. The Normans (adapted from the name Northmen or Norsemen) were Scandinavian invaders (especially Danish Vikings) who began to occupy the northern area of France now known as Normandy in the latter... Normans in the ( (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Contents // 1 Events 2 Significant persons 3 Inventions, discoveries, introductions 4 Decades and years Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there... 9th century. In Years: 1357 1358 1359 - 1360 - 1361 1362 1363 Decades: 1330s 1340s 1350s - 1360s - 1370s 1380s 1390s Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Events Treaty of Brétigny King Valdemar Atterdag of Denmark seizes Scania (from 1658 a Swedish province). Births Nuno Alvares Pereira, Portuguese general Zhu Di (Emperor Yongle... 1360 it was surrendered by the Treaty of Brétigny to the England (In detail) (In detail) Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Official language None; English is de facto Capital London Capitals coordinates 51° 30 N, 0° 10 W Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001... English; they were, however, expelled in Years: 1370 1371 1372 - 1373 - 1374 1375 1376 Decades: 1340s 1350s 1360s - 1370s - 1380s 1390s 1400s Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Events Bristol is made an independent county. Births John Beaufort, later Duke of Somerset (approximate date). Deaths July 23 - Saint Birgitta, patron saint of Europe Constantine VI... 1373 by the troops of The name Charles V is used to refer to numerous persons in history: Kings: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (also Charles I of Spain) Charles V of France Charles V of Naples Charles V of Sweden This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... Charles V, who granted the town numerous privileges. It suffered much during the History of France Chronological Gaul Franks Middle Ages Ancien Régime French Revolution First Empire Nineteenth century Third Republic Vichy France Modern France Topical Economic history Military history Social history Timeline The French Wars of Religion were a series of conflicts fought between the Catholic League and the Huguenots from... French Wars of Religion, especially in Years: 1565 1566 1567 - 1568 - 1569 1570 1571 Decades: 1530s 1540s 1550s - 1560s - 1570s 1580s 1590s Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. Again Catherine de Medici and Charles IX make substantial concessions to the Huguenots... 1568 after its capture by the Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. It generally refers to those that separated from the Catholic Church in the Reformation, their offshoots, and those that share similar doctrines or ideologies. It is commonly considered one of the three major branches of Christianity, along with Catholicism and Eastern... Protestants under Gaspard de Coligny (February 16, 1519 - August 24, 1572), Seigneur (Lord) de Châtillon, admiral of France and Protestant leader, came of a noble family of Burgundy. His family traced their descent from the 11th century, and in the reign of Louis XI, were in the service of the king... Coligny.

The This page is about the European nobility; for the baseball term, see count (baseball). A count is a nobleman in various European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl. Originally the title denoted the rank of a high official in the late Roman Empire and later in many German... countship of Angoulême dated from the 9th century, the most important of the early counts being William Taillefer, whose descendants held the title till the end of the (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the High Middle Ages. Contents // 1 Events 2 Significant... 12th century. Withdrawn from them on more than one occasion by Richard I of England, as a bronze, brandishes his sword outside the Palace of Westminster Richard I (September 8, 1157 - April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. He was often referred to as Richard the Lionheart, Coeur de Lion and Oc et No by the French... Richard Coeur-de-Lion, it passed to King John of England depicted in Cassells History of England (1902) John (French: Jean) (December 24, 1166/67–October 18/19, 1216) reigned as King of England from 1199 to 1216. He succeeded to the throne as the younger brother of King Richard I (known as Richard the... John of England on his marriage with Isabella of Angouleme (c. 1187 - May 31, 1246) was countess of Angoulême and queen consort of England. She was the only daughter and heir of Aymer Taillefer, Count of Angoulême, by Alix de Courtney; her maternal great-grandfather was King Louis VI of France. She became Countess of... Isabel, daughter of Count Adhémar, and by her subsequent marriage in Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s - 1220s - 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s Years: 1215 1216 1217 1218 1219 - 1220 - 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 See also: 1220 state leaders Contents // 1 The world in 1220 2 Events 3 Architecture 4 Births 5 Deaths... 1220 to Hugh X passed to the Lusignan family, counts of Marche. On the death of Hugh XIII in Years: 1299 1300 1301 - 1302 - 1303 1304 1305 Decades: 1270s 1280s 1290s - 1300s - 1310s 1320s 1330s Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century 1302 state leaders Events July 11 - Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch), major victory of Flanders over the French occupier. September 24 - Charles II of... 1302 without issue, his possessions passed to the crown. In Years: 1391 1392 1393 - 1394 - 1395 1396 1397 Decades: 1360s 1370s 1380s - 1390s - 1400s 1410s 1420s Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Contents // 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 See also Events Expulsion of the Jews from France. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu retires as shogun of Japan and is succeeded... 1394 the countship came to the house of Orleans, a member of which, Francis I, Renaissance prince, lover of women, patron of the arts Francis I (French: François Ier) (September 12, 1494 - July 31, 1547), called the Father and Restorer of Letters (French: le Père et Restaurateur des Lettres), was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims... Francis I, became Kings ruled in France from the Middle Ages to 1848. The following list of French monarchs is one of several Wikipedia lists of incumbents. Most medieval historians would argue that the existence of France proper did not begin until the advent of the Capetian Dynasty in 987, or, at the... king of France in Years: 1512 1513 1514 - 1515 - 1516 1517 1518 Decades: 1480s 1490s 1500s - 1510s - 1520s 1530s 1540s Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Contents // 1 Events 2 Year in topics 3 Births 4 Deaths Events June - Invasion of Persia by Sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire. August 23 - Battle... 1515 and raised it to the rank of A duchy is a territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. Historically, some duchies in Continental Europe were sovereign, while others (especially in France and Britain) were subordinate districts of a kingdom. See also: Grand Duchy. For the history of duchies as an institution, see: Duke. Duchies... duchy in favour of his mother Louise of Savoy (1476-1531) was the mother of Francis I of France, and during his absences, acted as regent on his behalf. In 1529 she negotiated the Treaty of Cambrai. Categories: People stubs ... Louise of Savoy. The duchy afterwards changed hands several times, one of its holders being Charles III of Valois (1270 - 1325) was the third son of Philip III of France and Isabella, daughter of James I. He was the father of Phillip VI, and uncle to three kings ( Louis X, Phillip V, and Charles IV). In 1285 he gained the title of Count of Valois... Charles of Valois, natural son of Charles IX (June 27, 1550 - May 30, 1574) was born Charles-Maximilien, the son of King Henri II of France and Catherine de Medici. - King Charles IX - Born in the royal chateau at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, he was crowned King of France in 1561 in the cathedral at Reims... Charles IX. The last duke was Louis-Antoine, eldest son of Charles X, King of France and of Navarre (October 9, 1757 - November 6, 1836) was born at the Palace of Versailles. He was the grandson of Louis XV and his Polish queen, Marie Leszczynska, and son of Louis, dauphin de France, who never reigned, and his German wife Marie-Jos... Charles X, who died in Years: 1841 1842 1843 - 1844 - 1845 1846 1847 Decades: 1810s 1820s 1830s - 1840s - 1850s 1860s 1870s Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century 1844 in art 1844 in literature 1844 in science 1844 in music 1844 in sports List of state leaders in 1844 List of religious leaders in 1844... 1844.

Geography

Angoulême is located 83 m. N.N.E. of Ville de Bordeaux This image has been released into the The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. (Proprietary interest is typically represented by a copyright... Bordeaux on the railway between Bordeaux and Poitiers (population 85,000) is a city and commune in central France, préfecture (capital) of the Vienne département. Located on the Clain river. History Poitiers was founded before Roman influence by the Pictones tribe. The Battle of Poitiers was fought at Poitiers on September 19, 1356, during the... Poitiers.

The town proper occupies an elevated promontory, washed on the north by the Charente is a river in western Atlantic Ocean. Its source is in the Haute-Vienne département, near Rochechouart. It flows through the départements Haute-Vienne, Charente, Vienne and Atlantic Ocean near the city Rochefort. Cities along the river include Angoulême, Cognac, Saintes and Rochefort. Categories: France geography... Charente and on the south and west by the Anguienne, a small tributary of that river. The more important of the suburbs lie towards the east, where the promontory joins the main plateau, of which it forms the north-western extremity.

Sights

In place of its ancient Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs. Nakhal Fort, one of the best-preserved forts in Oman. Photographed by Andy Carvin, October 2003. Contents // 1... fortifications, Angoulême is encircled by boulevards known as the Remparts, from which fine views may be obtained in all directions. Within the town the streets are often dark and narrow, and, apart from the A Cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, which serves as the central church of a bishopric. As cathedrals are often particularly impressive edifices, the term is sometimes also used loosely as a designation for any large important church. Some former cathedrals in... cathedral and the hôtel de ville, the architecture is of little interest.

The cathedral of St. Pierre, a church in the The 11th-century monastery of Hosios Lukas in Greece is representative of the Byzantine art during the rule of Macedonian dynasty. Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine empire. The empire emerged gradually after AD 330, when Constantine moved the capital of the Roman empire to Byzantium, which was... Byzantine- Romanesque St. Michaelis Cathedral (1010-33) in Hildesheim – a World Heritage Site The name Romanesque, like many other stylistic designations, was not a term contemporary with the art it describes but an invention of modern scholarship to categorize a period. The term Romanesque attempts to link the architecture, especially... Romanesque style, dates from the (10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the High Middle Ages. Contents // 1 Events 2 Significant... 11th and (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the High Middle Ages. Contents // 1 Events 2 Significant... 12th centuries, but has undergone frequent restoration, and was partly rebuilt in the latter half of the (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. Historians will sometimes specifically refer to the 18th century as 1715-1789, denoting the period of time between the death... 18th century by the architect Paul Abadie. The façade, flanked by two towers with For other uses, see cupola (disambiguation) Cupola of St Peters Basilica, Rome In architecture, a cupola consists of a dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome, often used as a lookout or to admit light and remove stale air. The word comes from... cupolas, is decorated with arcades filled in with statuary and sculpture, the whole representing the This article or section should be merged with End times and Last Judgment According to Christian belief, at the last judgment, God the creator will judge all living and dead souls and send those evils ones and sinners to the everlasting fire that never dies and those faithful and Christians... Last Judgment. The crossing is surmounted by a dome, and the extremity of the north Full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are found at the entry Cathedral diagram. In Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architecture, the transept is the area set crossways to the nave in a cruciform (cross-shaped) building. The transept separates the nave from the sanctuary, whether apse, choir... transept by a fine square tower over 160 ft. high.

The hôtel de ville, also by Abadie, is a handsome modern structure, but preserves two towers of the chateau of the counts of Angoulême, on the site of which it is built. It contains museums of paintings and archaeology.

Economy

Angoulême is a centre of the paper-making industry, with which the town has been connected since the (13th century - 14th century - 15th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400. Contents // 1 Events 2 Significant people 3 Inventions, discoveries, introductions 4 Decades and years Events The transition from the Medieval Warm... 14th century. Most of the mills are situated on the banks of the watercourses in the neighbourhood of the town. The subsidiary industries, such as the manufacture of machinery and wire fabric, are of considerable importance. Iron and copper founding, brewing, tanning, and the manufacture of gunpowder, confectionery, heavy iron goods, gloves, boots and shoes and cotton goods are also carried on. Commerce is carried on in wine, brandy and building-stone.

Transportation

The main line of the This article is about Orléans, France; for other meanings see Orleans (disambiguation). Categories: France geography stubs | Communes of Loiret ... Orleans railway passes through a tunnel beneath the town.

Miscellaneous

The famous Angoulême International Comics Festival takes place every year there.

Angoulême is the seat of a bishop, a prefect, and a court of assizes. Its public institutions include tribunals of first instance and of commerce, a council of trade-arbitrators, a chamber of commerce and a branch of the Bank of France. It also has a lycée, training-colleges, a school of artillery, a library and several learned societies.

Angoulême was the birthplace of:

• Melin de Saint-Gelais (November 3, 1487 - 1558) was a French poet. He was born at Angoulême, the natural son of Octavien de St Gelais (1466-1502), afterwards bishop of Angoulême, himself a poet who had translated the Aeneid into French. Melin, who had studied at Bologna and... Melin de Saint-Gelais ( Years: 1484 1485 1486 - 1487 - 1488 1489 1490 Decades: 1450s 1460s 1470s - 1480s - 1490s 1500s 1510s Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century Events Richard Fox becomes Bishop of Exeter. May 24 - Lambert Simnel is crowned King Henry VI of England in Ireland. He claims to be Edward, Earl of... 1487- Years: 1555 1556 1557 - 1558 - 1559 1560 1561 Decades: 1520s 1530s 1540s - 1550s - 1560s 1570s 1580s Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Events January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of England July 13 - France, Spanish forces led by Count... 1558), Poets are authors of poems. Poets are often regarded as imaginative thinkers or writers. List of poets Apocalypse poets List of surrealist poets Mystic poets Symbolist Poets War poet List of Contemporary Turkish Poets Georgian poets List of Albanian language poets List of Afrikaans-language poets List of Arabic language... poet
• Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac (1594 - February 18, 1654) was a French author. Life He was born at Angoul me. At the age of eighteen he travelled in the United Provinces with Th ophile de Viaud, with whom he later exchanged bitter recriminations. His letters to his acquaintances and to... Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac ( Years: 1591 1592 1593 - 1594 - 1595 1596 1597 Decades: 1560s 1570s 1580s - 1590s - 1600s 1610s 1620s Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century 1594 state leaders Events February 27 - France at Rheims. March 21 - Henry IV enters his capital of Paris for the first time. Births February 19 - Henry, Prince... 1594- Years: 1651 1652 1653 - 1654 - 1655 1656 1657 Decades: 1620s 1630s 1640s - 1650s - 1660s 1670s 1680s Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1654 in art 1654 in literature 1654 in science Events April 5 - Signing of the Treaty of Westminster, ending the First Anglo-Dutch War. June 3 - Louis... 1654), The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). This can be short or long, fiction or nonfiction, poetry or prose, technical or literature; in particular it is a profession (doing this... author.
• Marc René, marquis de Montalembert ( Years: 1711 1712 1713 - 1714 - 1715 1716 1717 Decades: 1680s 1690s 1700s - 1710s - 1720s 1730s 1740s Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1714 in literature 1714 in music 1714 in science List of state leaders in 1714 List of religious leaders in 1714 Contents // 1 Events 2 Ongoing events... 1714- Years: 1797 1798 1799 - 1800 - 1801 1802 1803 Decades: 1770s 1780s 1790s - 1800s - 1810s 1820s 1830s Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1800 in art 1800 in literature 1800 in music 1800 in science 1800 in sports List of state leaders in 1800 List of religious leaders in 1800... 1800), military engineer and writer
• Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré ( Years: Years: 1783 1784 1785 - 1786 - 1787 1788 1789 Decades: 1750s 1760s 1770s - 1780s - 1790s 1800s 1810s Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1786 in art 1786 in literature 1786 in music 1786 in science List of state leaders in 1786 List of religious leaders in 1786 Events May... 1789- Years: 1851 1852 1853 - 1854 - 1855 1856 1857 Decades: 1820s 1830s 1840s - 1850s - 1860s 1870s 1880s Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century 1854 in art 1854 in literature 1854 in music 1854 in rail transport 1854 in science 1854 in sports List of state leaders in 1854 List of... 1854), Botany is the scientific study of plant life. As a branch of biology, it is also sometimes referred to as plant science(s) or plant biology. Botany covers a wide range of scientific disciplines that study the growth, reproduction, metabolism, development, diseases, and evolution of plants. Nearly all the food... botanist
• Maurice Duverger (born June 5, 1917) is a French jurist. He was born in Angoulême, France. He devised a theory which became known as Duvergers law, which identifies a correlation between voting systems and the formation of a two-party system. Notable publications Kings Mate (1978) Factors... Maurice Duverger (born Years: 1914 1915 1916 - 1917 - 1918 1919 1920 Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s - 1910s - 1920s 1930s 1940s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1917 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics Canada - Sport Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious... 1917), A jurist is a professional who studies, develops, applies or otherwise deals with the law. See also jurisprudence list of jurists list of lawyers lawyer solicitor barrister civil law notary Categories: Legal occupations ... jurist.

See also

• Angouleme (Angoumois) in western France was part of the Carolingian empire as the kingdom of Aquitaine. Under Charlemagnes successors, the local count of Angouleme was independent and was not united with the French crown until 1307. By the terms of the Treaty of Brétigny (1360) the Angoumois, then... Counts and dukes of Angouleme
• Angoumois was an old province of France, nearly corresponding today to the Charente départment. Its capital was Angoulême. This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. Categories: 1911 Britannica | Stub ... Angoumois

This article incorporates text from the The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. (Proprietary interest is typically represented by a copyright or patent.) Such works and inventions are considered part of... public domain The Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1911) in many ways represents the sum of knowledge at the beginning of the 20th century. The edition is still often regarded as the greatest edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, with many articles being up to 10 times the length of... 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.