Verdun (/vɜːrˈdʌn/ vur-DUN, UK also /ˈvɛərdʌn/ VAIR-dun, US also /vɛərˈdʌn/ vair-DUN, French: [vɛʁdœ̃] ; official name before 1970: Verdun-sur-Meuse) is...

Verdun (c. 1130 – c. 1205) was a renowned metalworker, goldsmith and enamellist active around the years 1180–1205. He was born in the city of Verdun,...

Nicolas of Lorraine, Duke of Mercœur (16 October 1524 – 23 January 1577), was the second son of Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, and Renée de Bourbon. He was...

Colonel Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire, who had commanded the defense of Verdun, chose death by suicide to avoid the dishonor of surrendering Verdun. Battle...

was a French officer. Born in Coulommiers, he commanded the defence of Verdun against the invading Allied armies of the First Coalition, shortly before...

(1559–1560) Charles Leprévot de Grandville (1560–1568) (†) Nicolas de Verdun (1567–1569) (†) Pierre Brulard (1567–1569) Pierre Clausse de Marchaumont (1568–1577)...

The Diocese of Verdun (Latin: Dioecesis Virodunensis; French: Diocèse de Verdun) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic...

Elizabeth de Burgh (English: /dəˈbɜːr/ də-BUR), due to her first marriage to John de Burgh. Her two successive husbands were Theobald II de Verdun (of the...

Memorial de Verdun Archived 12 April 2013 at archive.today Memorial de Verdun Website. Retrieved 12 February 2013 The chapel of Saint-Nicolas at Fleury-devant-Douaumont...

The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, often called simply the Arc de Triomphe, is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at the western...