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    kilometres (107 mi) west of Paris. Alençon belongs to the intercommunality of Alençon (with 52,000 people). The name of Alençon is first recorded in a document...
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    Alençon have figured in French history. The title has been awarded to a younger brother of the French sovereign. The first line of Counts of Alençon came...
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    Peter II of Alençon, called The Noble (1340 – 20 September 1404; French: Pierre II d'Alençon, or Pierre de Valois), was Count of Alençon from 1361 and...
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    Monsieur François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon (French: Hercule François; 18 March 1555 – 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of King Henry II of France...
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    needle lace that originated in Alençon, France. It is sometimes called the "Queen of lace." Lace making began in Alençon during the 16th century and the...
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  • and Isabella of Valois. She held the title Duchess of Alençon when married to John II of Alençon. Joan's mother Isabella had previously been the child...
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    Peter II of Alençon and Marie Chamaillard. In 1404, he succeeded his father as Count of Alençon and Perche. He was made Duke of Alençon in 1414. He commanded...
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  • The siege of Alençon occurred in the town of Alençon, in present-day France, in the year 1047. It was fought between William the Conqueror, duke of the...
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  • Charles of Alençon may refer to: Charles I, Count of Alençon (died 1325) Charles II, Count of Alençon (died 1346) Charles III, Count of Alençon (died 1361)...
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    Joseph de Lorraine (28 August 1670 – 16 March 1675), Duke of Guise, Duke of Alençon and Duke of Angoulême, was the only son of Louis Joseph de Lorraine, Duke...
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