PINEROLO

pēnārôˈlō, Fr. Pignerol, city (1991 pop. 35,331), Piedmont, NW Italy, at the foot of the Alps. It is an agricultural and industrial center. Manufactures include paper, textiles, machinery, chemicals, and processed food. First mentioned in the 10th cent., Pinerolo was a strongly fortified citadel that passed to the house of Savoy in the 13th cent. It was often in French hands from 1536 to 1814, and the fortress was made a French state prison. Nicolas Fouquet, an official of Louis XIV, died in the citadel after 19 years of imprisonment (1680), and the Man with the Iron Mask was held there for some years after his seizure in 1679. The city has an 11th-century cathedral (frequently restored).

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books on: Pinerolo  - 139 results

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War, Diplomacy and the Rise of Savoy, 1690-1720
Book by Christopher Storrs; Cambridge University Press, 1999
Subjects: Sardinia (Italy)--History--1708-1861, Sardinia (Italy)--History--Aragonese And Spanish Rule, 1297-1708, Savoy (France And Italy)--History, Victor Amadeus--I--King Of Sardinia--1666-1732
...background, the plans of Casale and Pinerolo Biblioteca Reale, Turin, Iconografia...garrisoned in the imposing fortresses of Pinerolo in the Val Chisone and of Casale in the...the French king, and to secure for him Pinerolo. Thereafter, Victor Amadeus IIs states...
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The Dynastic State and the Army under Louis XIV: Royal Service and Private Interest, 1661-1701
Book by Guy Rowlands; Cambridge University Press, 2002
Subjects: France--Armaee--History, France--History--Louis Xiv, 1643-1715
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Richelieu's Army: War, Government, and Society in France, 1624-1642
Book by David Parrott; Cambridge University Press, 2001
Subjects: France--Armaee--History--17th Century, France--History, Military--1610-1643, France--History--Louis Xiii, 1610-1643, Richelieu, Armand Jean Du Plessis--Duc De--1585-1642
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Europe in the Seventeenth Century
Book by David Ogg; Adam & Charles Black, 1954
Subjects: Europe--History--17th Cent
...disputed between France and Spain; moreover, Richelieus acquisition of Pinerolo was a source of constant disquiet. The hold acquired by the French, first on Pinerolo 1631 , then on Mantua 1631 , finally on Casale 1681 , prevented...
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Richelieu
Book by Richard Lodge; Macmillan, 1896
Subjects: Richelieu, Armand Jean Du Plessis--Duc De--1585-1642
...Attitude of Charles Emmanuel of Savoy-- The French take Pinerolo--Conquest of Savoy--Fall of Mantua --Siege of Casale--Truce...Mantuan succession by treaties of Cherasco --France keeps Pinerolo--Successes of Richelieu Page 81...
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Greek Resistance 1941-45: Organization, Achievements and Contributions to Allied War Efforts against the Axis Powers
Journal article by Peter D. Chimbos; International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Vol. 40, 1999
Subjects: Greece--Military aspects, Guerrilla warfare--History, War--Greece, World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements
...to persuade the Italian army division Pinerolo, which was serving as an occupying force...forces. The pro-British commander of the Pinerolo division, General Adolfo Infante, changed...morale and war efforts in the area. The Pinerolo Division was disarmed on October 14...
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Ascanio E Margherita: Storia E Amore Nel Nuovo Romanzo Storico Di Marina Jarre
Journal article by Elisabetta Properzi Nelsen; Italian Culture, Vol. 18, 2000
...Altezza stava apparecchiando lassedio di Pinerolo. E una volta che Pinerolo fosse caduta, la guerra sarebbe finita e...
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The Waldensian Recourse to Violence
Journal article by Susanna K. Treesh; Church History, Vol. 55, 1986
Subjects: Church History
...beliefs of the credentes: "Nicholas Basturdus de Laterio, interrogated under oath, declared that upon a certain time going to Pinerolo, Iohannes Castaygne said to him: the Lord Abbot ought not to condemn the Waldensians so much; they are good men because they...
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PORTIA ANTE PORTAS: WOMEN AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN EUROPE, Ca. 1870-1925
Journal article by James C. Albisetti; Journal of Social History, Vol. 33, 2000
Subjects: Europe--History, Professions--History, Women attorneys--History
...more briefly at developments elsewhere in Europe. Italy. Lidia Poddot{e}t, a member of the Waldensian sect from the town of Pinerolo near Turin, is the most elusive of these four pioneers. 21 According to one source, she was not the first modern Italian woman...
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A History of Franciscan Education (C. 1210-1517)
Journal article by Duane J. Osheim; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 55, 2002
Subjects: A History of Franciscan Education (c. 1210-1517) (Book)
...such a breadth of subjects it is maddening to have only indexes of names and places. It may be useful to know on what pages Pinerolo or Uppsala are mentioned, but help in locating discussions of lectorate, sermons or philosophy may be of greater utility. Conceptually...


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Man in the Iron Mask
Magazine article by F. Gwynplaine Macintyre, Massimo Polidoro; Skeptical Inquirer, Vol. 31, January 2007
...Glasgow Scotland Massimo Polidoro replies: This is an interesting theory for the MIM but not better than others. I have been to Pinerolo several times, but this is the first time Ive heard such a story. I think that the foremost experts on this subject, Jean-Christian...


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Curlers Can Scent Gold
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), February 20, 2006
...after a bitter-sweet day for Great Britains curlers on the Pinerolo ice sheet. Murdochs mens team suffered defeats to the United...their final round-robin match against the United States at Pinerolo on Monday evening may not be enough to ensure Martins team...
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Curling Fails to Sweep Italy
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 14, 2006
Curling Fails to Sweep Italy. Byline: Bob Cohn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES PINEROLO, Italy - Determining just what makes curling an attraction - not to mention a legitimate sport - at the Winter Olympics requires...
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Martin's Dreams Dashed
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), February 21, 2006
Martins Dreams Dashed. Byline: By Mark Staniforth Great Britains reign as Olympic curling champions came to an end in Pinerolo as the necessary miracle failed to materialise and they were eliminated at the end of the round robin phase, writes Mark Staniforth...
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Winter Olympics
Newspaper article; Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), February 14, 2006
...Martin and David Murdoch got Great Britains beleaguered Winter Olympians back on track with three straight curling victories at Pinerolo. Martins return to the Olympic ice for the first time since her triumph in Salt Lake City four years ago resulted in a tight...
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Tight Win for Martin in Defence of Title
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), February 14, 2006
...Denmark got her curling title defence off to a good start in Pinerolo. Martin blamed the state of the ice for a tense and low-scoring...what youre doing." David Murdochs mens team also got their Pinerolo campaign off to a winning start with a comfortable 7-5 victory...
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encyclopedia articles on: Pinerolo  - 5 results

 
 
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Pinerolo
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PINEROLO penaro lo, Fr. Pignerol, city (1991 pop. 35,331), Piedmont, NW Italy, at the foot of the Alps. It is an agricultural...center. Manufactures include paper, textiles, machinery, chemicals, and processed food. First mentioned in the 10th cent., Pinerolo was a strongly fortified citadel that passed to the house of Savoy in the 13th cent. It was often in French hands from...
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Charles Emmanuel I
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...attack. He recovered Saluzzo from the French by the Treaty of Lyons (1601), giving up, in exchange, Bresse, Bugey, Gex, and Pinerolo, but he lost Saluzzo just before his death. He waged war over the succession to Montferrat for much of the first quarter of...
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Savoy, House Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Italy, acquiring Bresse and Bugey, Chablais (on the south shore of the Lake of Geneva), Lower Valais , Gex, Ivrea , Pinerolo , Nice , parts of Vaud and of Geneva , and other seigniories and towns. Chambery , acquired in 1232, became the seat...
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Victor Amadeus II
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...in the War of the Grand Alliance , he concluded a favorable separate peace in the Treaty of Turin (1696), which restored Pinerolo to Savoy and caused the collapse of the alliance. In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 13) he at first sided with France...
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Westphalia, Peace Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...France, emerging as the dominant European power, had its sovereignty over three bishoprics (Metz, Toul, and Verdun) and over Pinerolo confirmed. Breisach was made over to France. Alsace was ceded despite ambiguity of title, and France was allowed to fortify...


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