Arthur Le Moyne de La Borderie
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Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine
Vitré is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France.Vitré, a sub-prefecture until 1926, is the seat of a canton of around 17,000 inhabitants . It lies on the edge of Brittany, near Normandy, Maine, and Anjou...
- 17 February 1901, Vitré) was a Breton historian, regarded as a father of Brittany's historiography.
Life
He came from La Borderie, which was an estate in the commune of ÉtrellesÉtrelles
Étrelles is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Étrelles are called in French Étrellais.-References:* ;* -External links:*...
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After studying law, he entered the École des Chartes. He left it in 1852 and from 1853 to 1859 worked in the archives of Loire-Inférieure
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...
. He was a founder member of the Société archéologique et historique d’Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country.- History :Ille-et-Vilaine is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
, of which he was president from 1863 to 1890.
Gaining recognition for his innumerable works on the history of Brittany
History of Brittany
The history of Brittany may refer to the entire history of the Armorican peninsula or only to the creation and development of a specifically Brythonic culture and state in the Early Middle Ages and the subsequent history of that state....
, he enlivened research in many areas and inspired many historians by his influence and example. He was the director of the historic review Revue de Bretagne et Vendée (published from 1867 to 1900) that he founded aged 25.
He had been elected conseiller général of Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country.- History :Ille-et-Vilaine is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
from 1864 to 1871 then, the same year, député for Vitré
Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine
Vitré is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France.Vitré, a sub-prefecture until 1926, is the seat of a canton of around 17,000 inhabitants . It lies on the edge of Brittany, near Normandy, Maine, and Anjou...
, until 1876. In this role he was reporter of the Commission d’enquête sur les actes du gouvernement de la défense nationale (Commission of Inquiry into the Acts of the Government of National Defence). In particular he led the investigation into events at Camp Conlie
Camp Conlie
Camp Conlie was one of eleven military camps established by the Republican Government of National Defense under Léon Gambetta during the Franco-Prussian war. It became notable because of events which have led to it being described as a "concentration camp", in which troops from Brittany were...
where 50,000 Breton soldiers were held and supposedly mistreated in 1871. His report was overwhelmingly critical of the French army, which demonstrated a total lack of organization.
In the years after the Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...
he re-formed the Association bretonne which had been dissolved as suspect by the government of Napoléon III. A large part of his library is now in the town library of Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
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Works
- Louis de La TrémoilleLouis II de la Trémoillethumb|Portrait of Louis II de la Trémoille by [[Domenico Ghirlandaio]] or one of his assistants.Louis II de la Trémoille was a French general. He served under three kings: Charles VIII, Louis XII, and Francis I...
et la guerre de Bretagne en 1488, d’après des documents nouveaux et inédits, Champion, 1877., 1880. - Chronique de Jean de Saint-Paul chambellan du duc François II de Bretagne, Nantes, Société des bibliophiles Bretons, 1881., 1884.
- La Révolte du Papier timbré advenue en Bretagne en 1675, Prud’homme., Saint-BrieucSaint-BrieucSaint-Brieuc is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.-History:Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who evangelized the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there...
, 1884, reprinted in Les Bonnets Rouges, Union Générale d'Éditions (collection 10/18), Paris, 1975 (voir Révolte des Bonnets Rouges). - Recueil d'actes inédits des ducs et princes de Bretagne. (11th-13th centuries), Rennes, Imprimerie Ch. Catel, 1888.
- Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Landévennec, avec notes et variantes, Imprimerie de Ch. Catel, 1888.
- Une illustration rennaise - Alexandre Duval, de l’Académie française et son théâtre, H. Caillière, Rennes, 1893.
- Histoire municipale de la ville de TréguierTréguierTréguier is a port town in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is the capital of the province of Trégor.-Geography:Tréguier is located 36 m. N.W. of Saint-Brieuc by road. The port is situated about 5½ m...
- Documents inédits du XVIe et du XVIIe siècle, publiés avec notes et introduction. J. Plihon & L. Hervé, Rennes, 1894. - Œuvres nouvelles des forges maillard, Nantes, Société des bibliophiles Bretons, 1888 (with René Kerviler).
- Jean MeschinotJean MeschinotJean Meschinot was a Breton poet who wrote in French at the court of the dukes of Brittany. His birthplace was in the Mortiers domain, around 30km south of Nantes, capital of the duchy, and he came from the minor nobility...
, sa vie et ses œuvres, ses satires contre Louis XI. Champion, 1896. - Nouveau Recueil d'actes inédits des ducs et princes de Bretagne (XIIIe & XIVe siècles), Prost, Rennes, 1902.
- Histoire de Bretagne, Plihon, Honnay et Vatar, Rennes, 1905-1914 (6 vol.). Reprinted Joseph Floch Imprimeur Éditeur à MayenneMayenneMayenne is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River.-History:Mayenne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The northern two thirds correspond to the western part of the former province of Maine...
1975.