Belle-Ile-en-Mer is an island of Brittany situated 14 kilometers from the Quiberon peninsula in northwest France. - AsNotedIn
Belle-Ile-en-Mer is an island of Brittany situated 14 kilometers from the Quiberon peninsula in northwest France. - AsNotedIn
| Name of Notable | Genus | AsNotedIn | No | Address | Proximity | Area |
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| Name | Genus | AsNotedIn | Address | Proximity | Area | |
| Citadel Belle Ile |
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Les Glacis | |||
| Le Palais' Town Wall |
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Rue de Ramparts | West side of Le Palais |
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1029/09/14 | Monks of the Sainte-Croix de Quimperle abbey | Protector | Saint Gurloes is blessed as the first abbot of Sainte-Croix Abbey in Quimperle by Orscand Bishop of Vannes. Belle-Ile-en-Mer will be place under the care of the monks who develop defenses against piraes, priories, chapels, houses and a fishing port. | |||
| 1658/09/00 | Nicolas Fouquet | Owner | Louis XIV asks Nicolas Fouquet to acquire Belle-Ile from the struggling Gondi family so that the place does not fall into the hands of suspicious people. He builds a port with warehouses and strengthens the island's defenses. | |||
| 1661/10/00 | Louis XIV of France | Owner | After Nicolas Fouquet is arrested for embezzlement, Louis XIV assumes the ownership of Belle-Ile. | |||
| 1683/03/00 | Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban | Engineer | Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban lands at Belle-ile to design improvements of the defense of France. he will make return trips in 1687 and 1689. |
| Y/M/D | Description | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1761/06/11 | During the Seven Years War, the British capture Belle-Ile-en-Mer. | Citadel Belle Ile | Belle-Ile-en-Mer | Seven Years' War | ||
| 1763/04/11 | The British return Belle-Ile-en-Mer to France in exchange for Menorca as part of the Peace of Paris. | Citadel Belle Ile | Belle-Ile-en-Mer | Seven Years' War |
| Vicinage | Type | AsNotedIn |
|---|---|---|
| Le Palais | Town |
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