Troyes, Grand Est, France

This card is a promotional card for tourists to visit Cotentin, which is a peninsula in north west France. This photo is from a commune from Cotentin, Fermanville.

The senders are a group of seven people who meet every Tuesday afternoon to do some activies, such as play games, go for walks, or go see a movie and to send postcards. They reside in Troyes, which is in north east central France.

There are about 62 000 people in Troyes and it dates back to Roman times, where it was known as Augustobona Tricassium. Reading about its history, a name stood out for me - Louis the Stammerer.

Louis the Stammerer (Louis le Bègue) was the son of Charles the Bald (another great name), King of West Francia. Louis actually succeeded to the throne when his younger brother, Charles the Child, died. Louis reigned over West Francia from 877-879. The Archbishop of Reims, Hincmar, crowned Louis on 8 October 877. Pope John VIII crowned him a second time at Troyes in August 878 when the pope attended council there.

Louis apparently had little impact on politics and was described as a simple and sweet man, a lover of peace, justice, and religion. His final act as king was to march against the invading Vikings, but he fell ill and died on 10 April 1879 at Compiègne.

He married twice:

Ansgarde of Burgundy, who bore him four children: Louis III of France, Carloman II, Hildegarde, and Gisela.
Adelaide of Paris and she had two children: Charles the Simple and Ermentrude.

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