Muizon

Muizon is a common French, located in the department of the Marne and the area Champagne-Ardenne. This small commune at summer created during the 7th century in the neighborhoods of year 633. According to the Census of 1999, it counts 2380 inhabitants, the population tending to stabilize itself.

Geography

Located at the west of Rheims.

History

The soil of Muizon comprises approximately 600 Hectare S, of which the half approximately belong to the seigniory of Muizon. The lord de Muizon partly is then Baudouin de Vandières of at least the year 1326 at the year 1353. He is also lord de Gueux. His wife is probably Marie of Armoises.

The ground of Baudouin does not exceed 300 hectares, that is to say less than half of the surface of the parish of Muizon.

Muizon undergoes the English invasions of the year 1358,1360,1370,1373 and 1380 and the great plague of 1348 to 1350.

Muizon also lives at the rate/rhythm of the royal sacrings of the year 1364 and the year 1380 in Rheims. Muizon again knows the great plague of the year 1438 at the year 1441, and that of the year 1450 at the year 1453.

Since at least the year 1436, Nicolas LESCOT is the lord of Muizon partly. He is the husband of Perette of VANDIERES, girl of Raoul of VANDIERES, lord de Muizon and of Gueux. Nicolas and Perette will have 3 or 4 girls.

The priest of Muizon is in 1447 Jehan DONNET. They follow in the year the 1461 sacring of new king Louis eleventh, to Rheims which rebels with its authority as of the end of the year, the revolt of the mutemaques ones. Of cherished city, Rheims will be an oppressed city.

Emery LESCOT marries in first weddings HEATHERS then noble man Charles GROGNET of VASE, lord de Muizon in 1470, lieutenant of RHEIMS, year 1497 to 1499. This couple has two wire, Grognet and Jehan of MIREMONT, lord of GUEUX.

The winter 1480 is rigorous, the catastrophic harvest of 1481, a great plague kills many people in Muizon, in the years 1500-1501.

Dame LESCOT marries GROGNET of VASE sells the seigniory of Muizon to its nephew Thierry CAUCHON, wire of his sister Isabelle LESCOT and lord CAUCHON of NEUFLIZE. Thierry CAUCHON is lord of MAUPAS and captain of RHEIMS. He marries Adrienne of BOSSUT. Their oldest son, Nicolas CAUCHON is lord de Muizon of the year 1530 to 1545. He partly becomes baron of the THOUR in 1545, by exchanging the seigniory of Muizon. His/her cousin Rémy CAUCHON immediately repurchases the seigniory of Muizon against 18.000 books tournaments, on September 6th, 1545.

The initial reactions Lutherans appear with Rheims about the year 1530. The subjects of the king undergo the aggravation of the taxes regularly. When the revolt huguenote beats full sound about the years 1560, Rheims becomes a catholic center reactionary under the aegis of the Charles cardinal of Lorraine, archbishop of Rheims. If the bishop of Troyes passes to reformed the in October 1561, it is well insulated in the area.

The duke François de Guise, champion of the catholic opposition to the Huguenots withdraws himself out of Champagne, little before being Assassiné at the beginning of 1563.

A Plague and a Famine prevail of 1562 to 1565, with the great winter of 1565, prelude of a severe famine in 1566. The wars of religion follow one another: 1562,1567-1568, 1568-1569, Massacre of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre from August 23rd to 28th 1572. A great seminar is opened in Rheims in 1567. Bad harvests of 1573 precede one terrible winter, and a new war in 1574. The wars of religion touch little the area of safe Rheims in 1575 when the reîtres of prince de Condé, a Protestant, devastate the campaigns, right before the new war of 1576 to 1577. The opposition to the royal capacity continues, in particular by a tax Champagne strike of 1577 to 1581. The plague of 1578 to 1582 still touches the area, with in addition a bad harvest in 1580.

The lord de Muizon partly, Rémy Cauchon has his woman Jacquette BIZET two wire, Régnier and Jehan Cauchon, lord de Muizon, husband of Jeanne MOET. He dies in 1598 and leaves the field to his Jacquette daughter marries of the lord d' Aigremont, Pierre LESGUISE who becomes lord de Muizon in 1598.

The dolphin Louis XIII of France comes in Muizon on October 14th, 1610. It is on the road from Paris to Rheims, in order to be made crown in the cathedral. Traditionally, the dolphin makes halt with the castle of Gueux, field of the VANDIERES and their successors. This castle is in ruin in reference to the wars of religion which upset the province. The protocol thus deferred the halt to the castle of Muizon, and the Louis dolphin is accommodated in this midday of October 14th by Antoine DOURJAULT, lord d' Aigremont and tutor of the young lord de Muizon, Pierre LESGUISE. Louis there lunches and leaves MUIZON around 1 p.m. to go to the long ceremonies of the sacring.

The Spanish armies invade the area in March 1649 again and crosses the Rivière Vesle, in the north of Muizon. They face the royal armies locked up in Rheims until 1650 (9 births are raised in 1649 to Muizon, and 7 in 1650).

A new epidemic in 1651 precedes a bad harvest the same year, whereas the harvest of 1652 is eaten on foot by the Spaniards. A quarter of the population dies (Only one birth is noted in Muizon into 1651,6 in 1652).

The famine and the epidemic of 1653 prevail in this area. (Only 3 births are noted in Muizon in 1653, and 2 in 1654).

The lord of MUIZON Pierre LESGUISE married in 1622 rams Antoinette of PROUVILLE. Their Rene son of LESGUISE is lord de Muizon in 1650. At that time, of 1645 to 1662, the priest of Muizon is Rémy LOUIS. Rene of LESGUISE dies before May 1651. The ground of Muizon (300 hectares is half of the parish) is sold to Jean TRISTAN, against 48.000 books tournaments. Jean TRISTAN, husband of Louise of LORE, is Master of hotel of Roy, anobli in 1651 by the King.

Pierre DANTON is lieutenant of justice of Muizon in the year 1657, probably until his death in 1671. The parish of Muizon then comprises several plowmen on the hundred inhabitants, and the score of distinct hearths.

The Slingers, source of all these wars and invasions Spanish are beaten and the ballet of the births begins again in Muizon.

One notes a food shortage in 1659, a famine in 1660, and a bad harvest and a famine in 1661 but which touches Muizon little since 8 births are raised in Muizon into 1659,11 in 1660 and 5 in 1661.

The years 1663 to 1666 are much harder with respectively 1,4,3 and 2 births with Muizon. A new plague touches Rheims in 1668.

The priest of Muizon in 1663 is Gabriel CAMUZET, replaced in 1664 by the priest of GUEUX, LESCAILLON. A new priest is in 1665 FILQUIN, then in 1666 and 67 F. LESCLOPPE and in 1670 MALA. The priest of Muizon is DUPLESSI in 1673, MALICET of 1674 to 81, then LALLEMENT of 1681 to 1684.

The lord de Muizon, Jean TRISTAN dies before 1671 and leaves 3 wire which divide the ground in 1684. Louis Eléonor TRISTAN, archdeacon of RHEIMS becomes the lord de Muizon until 1719.

In 1673, the archbishop of RHEIMS, Charles-Maurice Tellier comes in MUIZON and gives the confirmation in the garden of the castle to all the children of the area.

DANTON are active members of the parish of MUIZON, in addition to being notable commune. They appear regularly in the registers of the syndic of the cure of MUIZON. They lend money to the cure and are made refund later on, even several years afterwards.

In 1681, Jean Danton is attacked by a certain Henri VUACLIN, main shoe-maker in front of the justice of Muizon, is chaired by his beautiful STRONG Jean father who deprives himself with the profit of his colleague of Rosnay, lieutenant Jacques Dufeu. The business trails and comes five times in front of the court without conclusion.

September 12th, 1682, the archbishop of RHEIMS, Charles Maurice the TELLIER returns in Muizon and gives the confirmation in the garden of the castle to all the children of the area.

The priest of MUIZON is BARTHELEMY in 1684, then CHARLIER, vicar of Gueux, replaced by MENESSIER of 1685 to 86, and Henry PINCHART of 1686 to 1720.

Jean DANTON comes to assist his beautiful STRONG Jean father, lieutenant of justice of MUIZON in a painful business which occurs in 1686 in the inn from Vautes, located on the parish of MUIZON. A certain Jacques DUTOY is found almost naked, lying on the straw and dying man. He dies shortly after and leaves many ecus of gold and a heritage to L `landlord, Aymé BOCHET. This sad business is not continued, and the landlord continues his work which evokes quite sinister practices.

At that time, the king creates militia armed in 1688, by drawing lot in each village.

The summer and autumn 1692 are disastrous, the grape harvest are latest of the century. The winter 1692-93 is very cold. Harvests of 1693 and 1694 are bad.

The families of plowmen of Muizon and neighborhoods live easily in spite of repetitive misfortunes of the time. They live each one their house with large a large wardrobe, beds out of wooden, good mattresses, and work with their own tools, their plow and their animals of ploughing. They have workmen and clean grounds in good, others leased. They rise early, eat at 5 a.m., 8 a.m. (or 10 hours in winter), at midday then at 8 p.m. (18 hours in winter). The food is primarily resulting from the products of the ground: sowing for the Flour of the bread, the garden and the low court in addition to the Pig, and the milk of some Cow S.

June 10th, 1712, the archbishop of RHEIMS, Charles Maurice the TELLIER returns in MUIZON and gives the confirmation in the garden of the castle to all the children of the area.

The king Louis XIV died on September 1st, 1715. Louis XV is crowned king on October 25th, 1722 in Rheims. The priest of MUIZON is of 1721 to 1731, Nicolas HOURBLIN. In 1719, the lord of MUIZON Louis of TRISTAN disappears, and the field is sold against 68.000 books tournaments to Mrs. Marie Anne of BIGINCOURT. But in 1720, a withdrawal lignager comes to break this sale. Bathélémy of TRISTAN, brother of the salesman, asserts the title and refunds the purchaser.

The year 1725 knows bad harvest and a famine follows.

Barthelemy of TRISTAN dies before 1730, its Elisabeth widow PEPPER is made seize the field of Muizon which is sold and allocated to lord Robert TICKET, knight Viscount of Breuil against 52.300 books tournaments on March 12th, 1731. This new lord is to advise of the king, Master ordinary in the room of the accounts. The priest of MUIZON is of 1731 to 1760 Jean Jacques MOYNIER, dead on October 14th, 1760 and buried with MUIZON.

The succession of the catastrophes continues, with an awfully cold and wet autumn 1739 and one summer 1740, a food shortage throbbing of 1738 to 1741. The village of Muizon resists well this period with more births than of death. It is also necessary to take into account the institution of six days the royal drudgeries in autumn and as much in spring since the ordinance of June 13rd, 1738. It is necessary to make apply this unpopular decision. Louis DANTON took again the function of tax prosecutor of Muizon. He is it always in 1750, date on which he exchanges two patches of land with Robert TICKET, lord of MUIZON partly, in front of the notary Nicolas BONIFACE of Rosnay, husband of a certain Marie DANTON. It is the first notarial act reference between a DANTON and a lord of MUIZON, after 300 years of coexistence a priori peaceful.

Harvests of 1741 and 1742 are bad, the food shortage settles again. More than two million deaths are listed in the kingdom of France at that time. The year 1743 is most painful for the village of Muizon, as was that of 1738, with 9 deaths against 5 or 6 births.

After a bad year in 1749, a food shortage occurs of the year 1751 to 1752.

In spite of the freedom of circulation of corns the years 1763 and 1764 and the emergence of potato of PARMENTIER in 1765, food shortages with repetition occur year 1765 to 1770 and of 1771 to 1775, with a bad harvest of 1769 to 1770, without forgetting the European flu epidemic during the winter 1775 to 1776.

Louis DANTON is like his ancestors an enthusiastic support of the parish of Muizon. He is the marguillier in 1769. It lends money to the cure and maintains the presbytery, in particular it provides the straw to cover this building.

The new priest of Muizon is Jean GUEDON, of 1761 to 1767. He is buried this year there with Muizon. The syndic of the parish is Jean PINION for several years. The new priest is Rémy LEGRIS until in 1777, date of his death and his burial with Muizon. Elie BERTHE replaces it jusqu `in 1791. The lord de Muizon, Robert TICKET dies on October 16th, 1775, after having made a foundation in 1769 for the instruction of the 10 poor children of MUIZON. Its widow, Marie Francoise BERTHE succeeds to him. She dies on October 6th, 1680. His/her niece Mrs. Charles Louis the JORDAN inherits the field of MUIZON.

The area knows an epidemic dysentery in 1779 and one epidemic infectious pneumonia of 1781 to 1785.

Mrs. Charles Louis the JORDAN dies on September 25th, 1787 with MUIZON. His/her son Charles Augustin the JORDAN inherits it. He is rider, adviser with the seat of admiralty. With the revolution, the priest of MUIZON refuses to lend oath and becomes refractory. He is replaced in 1791 per J. HUGUENIN until 1803. The revolution brings an exceptional flow of population since in 1793, the village comprises 209 inhabitants, against 142 in 1803, and 132 people in 1773.

In the full force of the age, aguerri by the many sufferings of L `time, several families post their opinions loyal supporters and royalists, of which the DANTON. Rémy DANTON is also lieutenant of justice of Muizon, Jean PICART is then tax prosecutor. He knows the young person and ambitious Georges Jacques DANTON, his distance cousin of Arcis, since this last is pupil of the Jesuits in Rheims. Rémy DANTON is used to him as correspondent, at the time of his studies and regularly accommodates it in its house of Muizon. When Georges Jacques becomes a famous lawyer in Paris, and that it starts to foment disorders in the capital, Rémy does not lose the contact with this troublemaker, tearing off even the privilege to him one to let pass that Rémy uses to help with the escape of the emigrants and the refractory priests to the new religion of state.

Rémy DANTON is city council man of Muizon into 1802,1803, and even assistant with the mayor in 1802. His/her cousin DELAPLACE is the first mayor. In 1803, the former lord de Muizon, Charles Augustin the JORDAN becomes mayor of MUIZON until 1815.

Jean Baptiste DANTON is mayor of Muizon of 1831 to 1848, after Jean Baptiste the JORDAN of 1815 to 1824 and Casimir the JORDAN of 1824 to 1831. The nomination of Jean Baptiste DANTON is not foreign with its obviously preserving, catholic opinions remained even royalist. It is the first to introduce the sheep merino into the area.

source: history of the DANTON of Muizon by Herve DANTON

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Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

Twinning

in Germany since 1981

See too

Common of the Marne

External bonds

Official site of the commune of Muizon
Muizon on the site of the national geographical Institute
Muizon on the site of INSEE
estate Agency of Muizon the CHAMPAGNE COUNTER
Muizon on the site of Quid
Localization of Muizon on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Muizon on Mapquest

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