Bueil
Bueil is the name of several geographical objects in France; it is also written - with the same pronunciation - Beuil . Bueil is also the name or part of the name of two noble families. The name is pronounced / bœj / (and not / byɛj /).
Municipalities:
- Bueil (Eure) in the Eure department
- Bueil-en-Touraine in the Indre-et-Loire department
- Saint-Bueil in the Isère department
People:
- The Grimaldi von Bueil (Lords, Barons and finally Counts von Bueil) are a branch of the Genoese family of the same name. They died out in the 17th century, and the title, name and coat of arms passed to the du Roux de Chevrier de Varennes family. Members of the family are:
- Jean Grimaldi de Bueil , lord of Bueil, main actor in the transition of Nice to Savoy in 1388
- Annibal Grimaldi de Bueil , Count of Bueil
- The de Bueil family played an essential role in the Middle Ages; it also died out in the 17th century. It includes:
- Jean III de Bueil , † around 1390,
- Jean IV. De Bueil , X 1415 at Azincourt, son of Jean III.
- Hardouin de Beuil , † 1439, son of Jean III, Bishop of Angers
- Jean V. de Bueil , Count of Sancerre († 1477), called the Scourge of the English , son of Jean IV, Admiral of France
- Antoine de Bueil , Count of Sancerre, his son, husband of Johanna von Valois, daughter of the French King Charles VII and Agnes Sorel
- Jacqueline de Bueil , Countess of Moret (1589–1651), mistress of King Henry IV of France
- Honorat de Bueil de Racan (1589–1670), poet
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