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 Gonzaga , Italian princely house that ruled Mantua (1328–1708), Montferrat (1536–1708), and Guastalla (1539–1746). The family name is derived from the castle of Gonzaga, a village near 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.

Nivernais

Historical 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

Nivernais

a historical region of central France, located along the right bank of the middle course of the Loire River. Nivernais is part of the department of Niévre.

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No references found	Byline: Ed Quigley LOULOU NIVERNAIS loves the mud and, with conditions at Exeter turning into something resembling a swamp, the nine-year-old could run well in the Weatherbys Bank Handicap Hurdle (2. BEST LONGSHOT; A forecast outsider who could be primed to outrun its ... by The Racing Post (London, England) Of course, he could be vulnerable to improving types and there is nothing more progressive in the line-up than Loulou Nivernais who has gone up a stone for his canter at Newcastle and is 40lb higher than when he started his four-timer at Wetherby in January. Don't back against Nil Desperandum by The Journal (Newcastle, England) Meanwhile, Loulou Nivernais has shot up the ratings after winning his last four starts, but he can defy a further rise of 16lb in the Betfair Handicap Chase at Wetherby. Villon is on track for a win by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)	Niuk Niukzha Niurba Niurolka Niuvchim Niva nival Nival Belt Nival Climate nival gradient nival surface Nivation nivation cirque nivation glacier nivation hollow nivation ridge niveal Nivelle Offensive of 1917 Nivelle, Robert Georges Nivelles Niven nivenite niveoglacial niveolian niveous Nivernais niveus Nivinskii, Ignatii Nivinskii, Ignatii Ignatevich Nivkh Nivshera Nivskii nix Nix Olympica nix or nixie Nixdorf nixie Nixie tube Nixon Nixon, Pat Nixon, Richard Nixon, Richard M Nixon, Richard Milhous Niyazov, Saparmurat Niza, Marcos de Nizam Nizam Al-Mulk Nizam Khabibullaevich Nurdzhanov Nizam Nurdzhanov Nizam-I Cedid Nizamabad	Niveau de confiance Niveau Technique d'Intervention Nivel de confianza Nivel de resistencia nivel espiritual Nivel general de inflacion nivel material nivel mental Nível Psico-Energético Nivel Sonoro Continuo Equivalente niveles Nivelle Offensive of 1917 Nivelle, Robert Georges Nivellement Général de la France Nivelles NIVEMES Nivemycin Niven Niven nivenite niveoglacial niveolian niveous niveous NIVER Nivernais niveus NIVF NIVH Nivi Nividia Nivinskii, Ignatii Nivinskii, Ignatii Ignatevich Nivkh NIVL NIVMA NIVO Nivo International Testing Centers Nivose Nivôse NIVPA NIVPRC NIVR NIVRA Nivre Nivre Nivre NIVS Nivshera Nivskii NIVT NIVTS

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Byline: Ed Quigley LOULOU NIVERNAIS loves the mud and, with conditions at Exeter turning into something resembling a swamp, the nine-year-old could run well in the Weatherbys Bank Handicap Hurdle (2.

BEST LONGSHOT; A forecast outsider who could be primed to outrun its ... by The Racing Post (London, England)

Of course, he could be vulnerable to improving types and there is nothing more progressive in the line-up than Loulou Nivernais who has gone up a stone for his canter at Newcastle and is 40lb higher than when he started his four-timer at Wetherby in January.

Don't back against Nil Desperandum by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

Meanwhile, Loulou Nivernais has shot up the ratings after winning his last four starts, but he can defy a further rise of 16lb in the Betfair Handicap Chase at Wetherby.

Villon is on track for a win by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)

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