Provence Collection (page 3)

S. Hilaire of Arles
SAINT HILAIRE archbishop of Arles, Provence Date: 403 - 449

France / Montmajour
Ruins of the Abbey of Montmajour, near Arles (Provence) Date: 1920

France - Provence - Marseille - The Fort St Jean. The card carries a poem by Jean Aicard. The Fort was built in 1660 by Louis XIV at the entrance to the Old Port

Hyeres, France - Countrywoman with watering can
Hyeres, Provence, France - Countrywoman with watering can about to water her plants. She stands next to an impressive grapevine

Poster advertising the alpine railway
Poster for PLM advertising the alpine railway between Grenoble and Nice

WWI - Balkans - General Sarrail - Thessaloniki
WWI - Thessaloniki - General Sarrail heading toward the Saint-Louis in a small steam launch, having left the Provence

Robert Le Pieux
Robert II repudiates Rosala de Provence and marries cousin Berthe de Bourgogne, but pope Gregorius V excommunicates him, so he leaves her and weds Constance d Arles

Louis IX Marries
Louis IX marries Marguerite de Provence

France Les Baux
General view of the so-called esplanade in this renowned archaeological site in Provence

Protestants Persecuted
Following the revocation of the Edit de Nantes, which promised religious toleration, protestants are officially persecuted : troops disperse an assembly in Provence

Possession / Cadiere 1730S
At Aix-en-Provence, Catherine Cadiere claims to have been bewitched and seduced by Pere Girard, and to be possessed by devils in consequence

Blood Falls in Provence
The people of Aix-en-Provence are alarmed when what seems to be blood falls from the sky. The priests blame the devil, Peiresc, a scholar, recognises the excrement of butterflies

France / Aix-En-Provence
The Gardens of Roi Rene, close to Aix-en-Provence

King Edward I / Roberts
KING EDWARD I Of the House of Plantagenet, eldest son of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence

Marguerite De Provence
MARGUERITE DE PROVENCE queen of Louis IX of France, whom she accompanies to the Holy Land when he goes Crusading

Hotel Courtyard
A sunlit hotel courtyard in Provence

Messina Earthquake - 1
MESSINA, SICILY In Sicily, Calabria and Provence - and particularly at Messina - a severe earthquake causes much loss of life and destruction of property

Henry III & Eleanor
HENRY III King of England 1216 - 1272 With Queen Eleanor (of Provence) 1223 - 1291

Louis XVIII / J Jones
LOUIS XVIII OF FRANCE Louis-Stanislas-Xavier reigned from 1814 - 1824 although he claimed his reigned began in 1795. Shown here when the Count of Provence

Earthquake / Provence / 1909
A street in the village of Salon (South East France) after the 1909 earthquake. The clock in the background stopped at the moment of the earthquake

The Mayor of Aix
When two regiments stationed at Aix-en-Provence come to blows, mayor Jean Espariat brings them to their senses by saying if you must shoot anyone, shoot me !

Marie-Cath. Cadiere
MARIE-CATHERINE CADIERE, of Aix-en-Provence, accuses her spiritual director, Jesuit pere Girard, of bewitching and seducing her : he is acquitted but a public outcry ensues

Miracle / Jesus
JASMIN, barber-poet of Agen, in Provence, is visited by Jesus who cuts off the heads of his customers then replaces them to show his power, thereby converting Jasmin

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