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5 unusual facts about Rochechouart


Château de Rochechouart

Château de Rochechouart is a thirteenth-century French castle, located at the top of the confluence of the Grêne and Vayres rivers in the commune of Rochechouart within the département of Haute-Vienne.

In 1205, his wife Alix, accused of adultery by the intendant of the castle, was locked up in the lion's cage in the east tower.

García Ordóñez

More probably she was from southern France, being the daughter of Almanricus, viscount of Rochechouart and one of those French barons who had answered Alfonso VI's international call for aid against the Almoravids following the Battle of Sagrajas (1086).

Théâtre Verlaine

The Théâtre Verlaine was a theater located at 66 rue de Rochechouart in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Thierry Mutin

Thierry Mutin is a French singer of classical music and songwriter (born in Rochechouart, Haute-Vienne), famous for his 1988 hit single "Sketch of Love".


Natalie Victurnienne, Marchioness of Rougé

Nathalie-Victurnienne-Delphine de Rochechouart de Mortemart (5 January 1759, Paris – 25 December 1828), later marquise de Rougé, was a sister of Victurnien-Jean-Baptiste de Rochechouart, 9th Duke of Mortemart, and by marriage a member of the House of Rougé, a noble family of Breton origin.


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