Verdun (/vɜːrˈdʌn/ vur-DUN, UK also /ˈvɛərdʌn/ VAIR-dun, US also /vɛərˈdʌn/ vair-DUN, French: [vɛʁdœ̃] ; official name before 1970: Verdun-sur-Meuse) is...
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The Diocese of Verdun (Latin: Dioecesis Virodunensis; French: Diocèse de Verdun) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic...
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Colonel Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire, who had commanded the defense of Verdun, chose death by suicide to avoid the dishonor of surrendering Verdun. Battle...
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The Prince-Bishopric of Verdun was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. It was located at the western edge of the Empire and was bordered by France, the Duchy...
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the Battle of Verdun in 1916. Atkin Buckingham Atkin, Nicolas. Petain. Routledge, 2014; ISBN 978-0582070370 Buckingham, William F. Verdun 1916: The Deadliest...
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Charles Nicolas Gabriel, Verdun, Notice historique, 1888, réédition 1993 Poull, Georges, La maison souveraine et ducale de Bar, Presses Universitaires de Nancy...
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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,...
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was a French officer. Born in Coulommiers, he commanded the defence of Verdun against the invading Allied armies of the First Coalition, shortly before...
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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...
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The French town of Verdun was the site of the Battle of Verdun during the First World War, one of the costliest battles in military history. Since then...
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