Jean de Nivelles
Jean de Nivelles
Character symbolic system of the town of Bubbles (Belgium). It is also the name of the beer nivelloise. It gave its name to a Expression Populaire.
Historical character
Jean de Montmorency was a lord of Bubbles of the XVe century. It is known to have refused to follow the orders of his father Jean II of Montmorency, which wanted to involve it in a war against the Duc of Burgundy.The fame of this character became proverbial. From there the expression " would come; to be like this dog of Bubbles, which flees when one it appelle" , thereafter faded in " to be like this dog of Jean de Nivelles… " to speak about a person having the spirit of Contradiction.
The character " Jean de Nivelles" became so emblematic that one baptized the Jacquemart town of his name, as well as Bière S, a gastronomical Confrérie companions of Jean de Nivelles, or a esque company Carnaval.
Category: Walloon historical personality Category: Walloon beer Category: Popular French expression
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