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Nivernais (nēvĕrnā`), region and former province, central France. It roughly coincides with Nièvre dept. Drained by the Loire and the Yonne, it is a hilly plateau, rising to the Morvan Mts. in the east. It has metallurgical, chemical, and livestock industries. Nevers is its chief town and historic capital. A county after the 10th cent., it passed (1384) through inheritance to Philip the Bold of Burgundy, and later, as a duchy, passed (1565) through a complicated succession to the house of Gonzaga Luigi Gonzaga, 1267–1360, became captain general of Mantua in 1328. The power of his descendants grew in the 14th cent., and in 1433, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund made Gian Francesco Gonzaga, 1395–1444, marquis of Mantua. ..... Click the link for more information. . Cardinal Mazarin bought (1659) the title, which remained with his family even after Louis XIV incorporated (1669) Nivernais into the royal domain. NivernaisHistorical region, central France. Originally part of Burgundy, it became a county c. 10th century. Francis I of France made it a duchy in 1539 for Francis of Cleves. In 1659 it was sold to Cardinal Mazarin. His descendants possessed it until the French Revolution, when it was the last great fief to be reunited to the French crown. During the ancien régime it was administered from Nevers. Nivernais a former province of central France, around Nevers How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It began in 1959 with his Georges Dufaud et les debuts du grand capitalisme dans la metallurgie en Nivernais au XIXe siecle (1959), and continues since his 1986 La vie quotidienne des ouvriers des forges en Nivernais au XIXe siecle. |
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