Talk:Sancerre/Archive 1

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June 2011 -- Sancerre is more than just a commune -- it is a town -- "ville" -- and some maintain still a medieval "cité" -- and a canton. Please see the French government website for an explanation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.12.136.18 (talk) 02:35, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

August 15, 2009 -- Moved the information about the "twinned" town in England to the Sights and Tourism section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.58.147.211 (talk) 17:40, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Not sure if the comments about the "crow family" and ice cream belong in the history section of Sancerre but perhaps Wiki could add a comments section for travelers, i.e. local wildlife observed, places to get ice cream, how steep the hill is to climb, etc.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.58.147.211 (talk) 15:22, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Sancerre is both a town -- ville -- and a commune. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.58.144.149 (talk) 23:24, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Regarding revision dated December 13, 2007: The Bituriges-Cubi were a Celtic tribe of Gaul -- in French "Gaule Celtique." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.58.144.149 (talk) 07:03, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

There appears to be some confusion of the House of Champagne and Counts of Sancerre. Below is a list of the Counts of Sancerre. LOUIS DE SANCERRE, (1342-1402) MARSHAL OF FRANCE, CONSTABLE OF FRANCE was the second son of Count Louis II of Sancerre. He was four years old when his father was killed at the Battle of Crécy.

The COUNTS OF SANCERRE were related to the HOUSE OF CHAMPAGNE through THEOBALD II OF CHAMPAGNE (1090-1151), Count of Champagne, Blois and Chartres. In 1123 he married Matilda of Carinthia, daughter of Engelbert II of Carinthia. Their children were:

-- Henry I of Champagne

-- Theobald V of Blois -- Adèle of Champagne, married King Louis VII of France -- Isabelle of Champagne -- Marie of Champagne, married Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy, Abbess of Fontevrault

-- William White Hands, Archbishop of Reims, Cardinal -- ÉTIENNE I DE SANCERRE (1133-1191) COUNT OF SANCERRE, CRUSADER, died at the Siege of Acre...

LIST OF THE COUNTS OF SANCERRE BY DYNASTIC ORDER:

Étienne I de Sancerre (1133-1191, d. on Midsummer's Day at the Siege of Acre), First Count of Sancerre and Gien

Guillaume de Sancerre (d. 1217), Count of Sancerre and Lord of Ferté-Loupière Louis de Sancerre (d. 1267), Count of Sancerre Jean de Sancerre, Count of Sancerre, Lord of Châtillon-on-Loing, of Meillant and Charenton-of-Expensive Etienne II of Sancerre (1252-1306), Count of Sancerre, Lord of Châtillon-on-Loing and Saint-Brisson, Grand Bouteiller of France Jean II of Sancerre (d. 1327), Count of Sancerre and Lord of Laid

Louis II of Sancerre, Count of Sancerre, killed Aug. 26, 1346 in the Battle of Crécy

---''Louis II of Sancerre, Count of Sancerre and Lord of Meillant, (1305 - August 26, 1346). Louis II married first Isabeau, daughter of Guy III of Mauvoisin, Lord of Rosny. In second wedding, Louis II married Béatrix, Lady of Bomiers and Cop, daughter of Count Jean V of Roucy. Louis II and Béatrix had 7 children:

-- Jean III de Sancerre (1334-1402), Count of Sancerre -- LOUIS DE SANCERRE (1342-1402), MARSHAL OF FRANCE, CONSTABLE OF FRANCE

-- Robert de Sancerre (d. 1402), Ordered the defense of Saumur in 1369-1370; assisted by Captain Jean III of Bueil, a relative who bought 600 men

-- Thibaud de Sancerre, Lord of Sagonne and Villebon, Archdeacon of Bourges -- Etienne de Sancerre, Lord of Vailly, died in 1390 in Tunis

-- Marguerite, died at the aged 9, buried in Notre Dame de Sancerre -- Isabeau de Sancerre (d. 1373) Dame of Bomiers''

Jean III de Sancerre (1334-1402), Last Count of Sancerre

Marguerite de Sancerre (1334-1419), Countess of Sancerre, Dame of Sagonne

LIST OF THE COUNTS OF SANCERRE BY HERITAGE:

Béraud III de Auvergne (d. 1454), Count of Sancerre

Jean V de Bueil, Count of Sancerre, descendant of Captain Jean III of Bueil, known as the Plague of the English

Louis de Bourbon (d. about 1486), Count of Sancerre and Montpensier

Opinion Added on March 2, 2007 by Unknown Contributor: ''Many historians of the occupation have subsequently argued that the notion of a "heroic" French resistance is more the result of post-war French cinema than historical fact. In reality, France had one of the most feeble resistance movements of any country occupied by the Nazis. During the occupation, the average Frenchman was far more likely to have been a cowardly collaborator than a heroic resistance fighter.''

In response to the unknown contributor who added his/her opinion regarding the French Resistance, by Unknown Contributor - The history of Sancerre has long been one of resistance -- the Romans, the English, the Catholic forces of the king, the Blues, and the Germans. Unfortunately, the 50 houses burned in Thauvenay, the people shot, held hostage and offset to concentration camps are not a figment of the imagination of the French cinema.

There appears to be an incomplete sentence at the beginning of the "history" section. -Anders