History of Auvergne
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The history of the Auvergne dates back to the early Middle Ages, when it was a historic province in south-central France. It was originally the feudal domain of the Counts of Auvergne.
Statue of Vercingetorix in Clermont-Ferrand.
Lestat de Lioncourt
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Lestat de Lioncourt is a fictional character from Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles novel series. Born in the mid 1700s, Lestat is an immortal vampire and the antihero of the franchise.
History of Auvergne
…Rhapsodie d'Auvergne in 1884, based upon folk songs from the Auvergne. Much of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles takes place in Auvergne. Characters Lestat de Lioncourt and Nicolas de Lenfent reside there. The protagonist of John Jakes' The Kent Family Chronicles, Philippe Kent (né Charboneau), was born in Auvergne…
Tom Cruise as Lestat (1994)
Sam Reid portrays Lestat in the 2022 TV series Interview with the Vampire.