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Encyclopedia > Plaisance

Plaisance is a French word, meaning pleasantness, derived from the Latin placentia 'acceptable things'.


As a geographical name, it can mean:

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In Europe

The North Italian city, lordship, bishopric and principality (a Napoleonic duché grand fief) of Piacenza Piacenza (Piasëinsa in the Piacentine dialect) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, of approximately 104,000 inhabitants. ...


In North America

The name of a French colony, founded in 1640, but unoccupied until 1658, since then with its own governor, until (after the 11 April 1713 French recognition of British sovereignty over Newfoundland) on 1 June 1714 it is ceded to Britain, and renamed Placentia, administered by Nova Scotia untill its incorporation in Newfoundland in 1729 Placentia is the name of some places in the world: Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Placentia, California, United States of America The Palace of Placentia was a royal palace in Greenwich, London Piacenza in Italy was formerly called Placentia in Latin and English Placencia de las Armas and Plentzia are... Map of Newfoundland Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...


In Africa

Location of Plaisance District on Mahé Island, Seychelles
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Location of Plaisance District on Mahé Island, Seychelles

Plaisance is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. Seychelles is divided into 25 districts: Anse aux Pins Anse Boileau Anse Etoile Anse Louis Anse Royale Baie Lazare Baie Sainte Anne Beau Vallon Bel Air Bel Ombre Cascade Glacis Grand Anse (Mahe) Grand Anse (Praslin) La Digue La Riviere Anglaise (English River) Les Mamelles Mont Buxton Mont Fleuri Plaisance... Mahé is the main island of the Seychelles and hosts 90% of the countrys total population. ...


Homophone

Not to be confused with the Spanish city and bishopric of Plasencia Plasencia Cathedral Plasencia is a walled market city in the province of Cáceres, in Western Spain. ...


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Plaisance of Antioch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (367 words)
Their son, the child Hugh II, became king with Plaisance as regent, and it was determined that Hugh did not (yet) have a legal claim to the kingdom of Jerusalem, which was at the time nominally ruled by the child Conradin.
Nevertheless, in 1258, Plaisance's brother Bohemund VI of Antioch brought Hugh and Plaisance to Acre and demanded that they be recognized as king and regent, respectively.
Plaisance died in 1261 and the regency passed to her sister-in-law Isabella of Lusignan, who was married to Plaisance's brother and who was the sister of Plaisance's late husband.
Plaisance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (270 words)
Plaisance is also the name of a town in the Nord department of Haiti.
Plaisance (Seychelles) is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé.
Plaisance (Mauritius) is the location of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport in Mauritius.
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