Quingey

Quingey is a common French, located in the department of the Doubs and the area Franche-Comté.

Geography

Located on the Rivière Rents It

Quingey the beautiful one as its residents say it is dissociated its counterparts in the artistic field. One saw there being born the legendary pianist with the multiple talents from universal recognition, HENRI PEGEOT. Very influenced by the concert performer judéo-chrétient STEPHAN LIHOREAU, resident of Besancon which made in its time the pride as of its contemporaries.

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Birthplace of the Pope Calixte II.

Simon de Quingey (1448-?) Of azure to the money cross charged with five shells of mouths

Simon de Quingey was born in 1448, probably in Quingey whose father was lord of the manor.

Admitted like page at the court of Burgundy, initiate to soldiering and equipped with a certain literary education it was attached to the house of the young count de Charolais of which it followed fortune. Battle of Montlhéry went, it fought with dimensions of the winner of Louis XI.Charles having fallen from horse was going to be made prisoner when Simon released it by yielding his horse to him and by opening a way to him with the point of his sword (July 16th, 1465).

Become duke of Burgundy, the count de Charolais appointed Simon de Quingey his wine waiter and that Ci took a share active and glorious with forwardings of Flanders and Picardie.Lorsque the duke had to humiliate himself in front of the king Louis XI, only the diplomatic envoy by him to treat the conditions of a truce, was Simon de Quingey hardly old of 23ans. Become gentleman of the court of Charles the Bold one, Simon de Quingey followed this prince to Germany, to Alsace, and in Lorraine.Il was in Morat and Granson and had contributed to raise the last troops which in front of Nancy, perished with the large duke of Occident.Louix XI triumphed. Escaped of the disaster of Nancy, Simon de Quingey returns into Frank County or the French had penetrated. The enemy, victorious army in Marnay and Emagny, appeared at the month of August 1475, in front of Dole where Simon de Quingey had cut off himself with 2000 Alsaciens.Malgré soldiers misses it money and of vivres stimulated by the courage of their chief, Dolois made wonder, with saying of the chronicler Jean Molinet. At the end of eight days of useless attacks and cannonade, an exit as vigorous as unforeseen, disconcerted the attackers who, after having lost 5000 men fled by giving up with the winner their tents, their luggage and all artillery.

after a suspension of fighting, the hostilities began again. Encircled in Verdun-on-the-Doubs, by the army of Charles of Ambroise, Simon de Quingey, was made prisoner and led at Louis XI for whom his capture was an event. Veinement having veinement tried to corrupt his conscience by gaining it with his cause, the king made it lock up in an iron cage. In this narrow cell, too low for his size, the prisoner comtois could be held upright, of heavy chains sealed around his leg, still blocked the freedom of his movements. He ends up falling seriously sick and Louis XI on the council of his doctor had to make increase the cage. This occurred to the castle Plessis-the-Turns, and during its captivity which lasted more than two years, the conquest two two Burgundy was completed. Occurred the peace of Arras and the marriage of the dolphin with Marguerite d' Autriche.Plusieurs diplomats which negotiated this marriage in Arras interested in the fate of Simon de Quingey made steps at Louis XI to obtain his release.

It was named royal baillif of Troyes.En 1493 one finds Simon de Quingey ordering part of the troops comtoises which drove out of Franche-Comté the last soldiers of Baudricourt.Appelé to be sat at the Parliament of Pares, Simon de Quingey was named large Master of hotel of Marguerite of Austria and knight of honor of his nieces the pincesses of Austria.

He withdrew himself at an age advanced with Quingey where having died he was buried in a vault uniting the chorus of the church. The tomb ⁴ of Simon de Quingey was destroyed with the old parish church sold 100FR.1796 to a contractor of the name of Nétalon.

See too

General information of Besancon
Common of Doubs

External bonds

Quingey on the site of the national geographical Institute
Quingey on the site of INSEE
Quingey on the site of Quid
Localization of Quingey on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Quingey on Mapquest

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