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CHINON , a See also:town of western See also:France, See also:capital of an See also:arrondissement in the See also:department of See also:Indre-et-See also:Loire, on the right See also:bank of the See also:Vienne, 32 M. S.W. of See also:Tours on the See also:State railway. Pop. (1906) 4071. Chinon lies at the See also:foot of the rocky See also:eminence which is crowned by the ruins of the famous See also:castle. Its narrow, winding streets contain many houses of the 15th and 16th centuries. The See also:oldest of its churches, St Mexme, is in the Romanesque See also:style, but only the See also:facade and See also:nave are See also:left. The See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of St See also:Etienne See also:dates from the 15th See also:century, that of St See also:Maurice from the 12th, 15th and 16th centuries. The castle, which has undergone considerable See also:modern restoration, consists of three portions. That to the See also:east, the See also:Chateau de St Georges, built by See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry II. of See also:England, has almost vanished, only the See also:foundation of the See also:outer See also:wall remaining. The Chateau du Milieu (11th to 15th centuries) comprises the keep, the See also:Pavilion de I'Horloge and the See also:Grand Logis, in the See also:principal apartment of which the first See also:- MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)
meeting between See also:Joan of Arc and See also:Charles VII. took See also:place. Of the Chateau du Coudray, which is separated by a See also:moat from the Chateau du Milieu, the See also:chief remains are the Tour du See also:Moulin (iothce.ntury) and two less See also:ancient towers. A statue of See also:Rabelais, who was See also:born in the vicinity of the town, stands on the See also:river-See also:quay. Chinon has See also:trade in See also:wheat, See also:brandy, red See also:wine and plums. See also:Basket and rope manufacture, tanning and See also:cooperage are among its See also:industries. Chinon (See also:Callao) existed before the See also:Roman occupation of See also:Gaul, and was from See also:early times an important fortress. It was occupied by the Visigoths, and subsequently, after forming See also:part of the royal domain, came to the See also:counts of See also:Touraine and from them to the counts of See also:Anjou. Henry II. often resided in the castle, and died there. The place was taken by See also:- PHILIP
- PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
- PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
- PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
- PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)
Philip See also:Augustus in 1205 after a See also:year's See also:siege.
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