Courcy
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Courcy is the name or part of the name of several communes in France
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Courcy is the name or part of the name of:
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- CourcyCourcy, CalvadosCourcy is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-Sights:* Château de Courcy, 12th/13th century castle....
, in the CalvadosCalvadosThe French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...
département - CourcyCourcy, MancheCourcy, Manche is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France....
, in the MancheMancheManche is a French department in Normandy named after La Manche , which is the French name for the English Channel.- History :Manche is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
département - CourcyCourcy, MarneCourcy is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France....
, in the MarneMarneMarne is a department in north-eastern France named after the river Marne which flows through the department. The prefecture of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne...
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- Courcy-aux-LogesCourcy-aux-LogesCourcy-aux-Loges is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.-See also:*Communes of the Loiret department...
, in the LoiretLoiretLoiret is a department in north-central FranceThe department is named after the river Loiret, a tributary of the Loire. The Loiret is located wholly within the department.- History :...
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Courcy is the name or part of the name of:
- Robert De CoucyRobert De CoucyRobert De Coucy or Courcy, born Reims was a medieval French master-builder and son of a master-builder of the same name....
or Courcy, architect of Reims Cathedral, and his father of the same name. - Richard de CourcyRichard de CourcyRichard de Courcy was a Norman baron. He accompanied William the Conqueror as a soldier, in the invasion of England.He was subsequently granted lands, giving his name to Stoke Courcy, in Somerset...
, a Norman baron. - John de CourcyJohn de CourcyJohn de Courcy was a Anglo-Norman knight who arrived in Ireland in 1176. From then until his expulsion in 1204, he conquered a considerable territory, endowed religious establishments, built abbeys for both the Benedictines and the Cistercians and built strongholds at Dundrum Castle in County...
and many other members of this important medieval Anglo-Norman family, - including 36 de Courcy Baron KingsaleBaron KingsaleThe Barony of Kingsale is one of the most ancient peerage titles in Britain or Ireland. The Barony, in the Peerage of Ireland, dates to the thirteenth century, perhaps being created circa 1223, though other sources give different dates. The first creation was by writ. The title was officially...
s. - John de Courcy (disambiguation)John de Courcy (disambiguation)John de Courcy , was a Norman English noble.John de Courcy may also refer to the following Barons Kingsale:*John de Courcy, 5th Baron Kingsale*John de Courcy, 8th Baron Kingsale*John de Courcy, 16th Baron Kingsale...