French people in Hungary
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Historically, there was a significant French community residing in Hungary, who firstly came during the 11–13th century and then, once more, in a separate wave of settlement starting in the 18th centu
Count Claudius Florimund de Mercy (1666–1734), Imperial field marshal who coordinated the immigration of French settlers
Bartholomew le Gros
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Bartholomew le Gros or Bartholomew Grossus was a prelate of French origin in the Kingdom of Hungary in the 13th century. He left his homeland for Hungary in the retinue of Yolanda de Courtenay, queen
French people in Hungary
…to their ecclesiastical headquarters (e.g. Leodvin, Bishop of Várad (r. c. 1050 – c. 1060) in Nagyvárad; Bonipert, Bishop of Pécs (r. 1009–1036) and Bartholomew le Gros, Bishop of Pécs (r. 1219–1251) in Pécs; Robert, Archbishop of Esztergom (r. 1226–1239) in Esztergom; Raynald of Belleville, Bishop of Transylvania in…
Ruins of the Saint James Hill Monastery founded by Bishop Bartholomew