MONTEREAU
This article appears in Volume V18, Page 773 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
|
Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: MOL-MOS
|
|
MONTEREAU , a town of northern France, in the department of Seine-et- Marne at the confluence of the Yonne with the Seine, 21 M. S.E. of Melun by rail. Pop. (1906), 7870. The church See Also: - CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
dates from the 13th century, with a facade of the Renaissance period. The industries include the manufacture of porcelain , fire-proof and decorative bricks, boots and shoes and agricultural machines and colours, varnish, &c. Among the institutions are a tribunal of commerce and a chamber of arts and manufactures. Montereau was in the beginning of the 15th century a place of some importance. Here, on the bridge over the Yonne , Jean Sans-Peur, duke of Burgundy was assassinated in the presence of the Dauphin, afterwards Charles VII., in 1419. In 1438 the town was captured by Charles VII., and during the wars of religion it was several times taken and retaken. In 1814 Napoleon gained a victory at Montereau over the Wurttemberg troops under .Schwarzenberg, and in memory of this his statue has been erected on the bridge .
End of Article: MONTEREAU
If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/MOL_MOS/MONTEREAU.html">
MONTEREAU
</a>
|
(Previous) MONTEPULCIANO
|
(Next) MONTEREY
|