Beaujeu
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Beaujeu is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:
Beaujeu is also the name of various people:
- Beaujeu, Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceBeaujeu, Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceBeaujeu is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département - Beaujeu, RhôneBeaujeu, RhôneBeaujeu is a commune of the Rhône department in eastern France.It lies between Mâcon and Lyon.Beaujeu gives its name to the famous wine region of Beaujolais , a former province of France of which it is the historical capital...
, in the Rhône département - Beaujeu-Saint-Vallier-Pierrejux-et-QuitteurBeaujeu-Saint-Vallier-Pierrejux-et-QuitteurBeaujeu-Saint-Vallier-Pierrejux-et-Quitteur is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Haute-Saône département - Saint-Didier-sur-BeaujeuSaint-Didier-sur-BeaujeuSaint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Rhône département
Beaujeu is also the name of various people:
- Guillaume de BeaujeuGuillaume de BeaujeuGuillaume de Beaujeu, aka William of Beaujeu, was the 21st Grand Master of the Knights Templar, from 1273 until his death during the siege of Acre in 1291....
, Grand Master of the Knights Templar - Renaud de BeaujeuRenaud de BeaujeuRenaud de Beaujeu is the name of a medieval French author of Arthurian romance. He is known for only one major work, Le Bel Inconnu, the Fair Unknown, a poem of 6266 lines in Old French that was composed in the late-twelfth or early-thirteenth century...
, medieval French author - Daniel Liénard de BeaujeuDaniel Liénard de BeaujeuDaniel Hyacinthe Liénard de Beaujeu was a French officer during the Seven Years War. He participated in the Battle of Grand Pre . He also organized the force that attacked General Edward Braddock's army after it forded the Monongahela River. The event was later dubbed the Battle of the Monongahela...
, French soldier who fought in the Seven Years War - Jacques-Philippe Saveuse de BeaujeuJacques-Philippe Saveuse de BeaujeuJacques-Philippe Saveuse de Beaujeu was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was baptized on May 5, 1772, the son of seigneur Louis Liénard de Beaujeu de Villemonde. In 1794, he was named Protonotary of the Court of King's Bench for Montreal district. In 1802, he married Catherine,...
, notable 19th century Canadian politician - James de Beaujeu DomvilleJames de Beaujeu DomvilleJames de Beaujeu Domville is a French-born Canadian theatrical producer and administrator. In addition to his theatrical work, Domville has served in several important Canadian cultural positions, including five years as Commissioner of the National Film Board of Canada .Domville was born in...
, Canadian theatrical producer and administrator