Legros

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Legros, LeGros or Le Gros is an ancient Norman/French surname.[1] It literally means "the Large". Notable people with the surname or nickname include:

Surname[]

  • Alphonse Legros (1837–1911), French painter and etcher
  • Augustus Asplet Le Gros (1840–1877), Norman language poet from Jersey and a Jurat of the Royal Court of Jersey
  • Bartholomew le Gros (before 1189–after 1253), prelate of French origin in the Kingdom of Hungary
  • Fernand Legros (1931–1983), French art dealer
  • James LeGros (b. 1962), American film and television actor
  • Joseph Legros (1739–1793), French singer and composer
  • Pierre Le Gros the Elder (1629–1714), French sculptor working primarily at Versailles
  • Pierre Le Gros the Younger (1666–1719), French sculptor
  • Raymond le Gros, Anglo-Norman commander
  • Sous-Lieutenant Legros, who led the breach at Hougoumont
  • William le Gros, 1st Earl of Albemarle (died 1179), Count of Aumale, Earl of York, and Lord of Holderness

Nickname[]

  • Charles Le Gros, anglicized as Charles the Fat, (839–888), King of The Franks, Alemannia, Italy, East Francia, and West Francia
  • Henry I of Navarre, also known as Henri le Gros (“Henry the Fat”), Count of Champagne, King of Navarre 1244-1274
  • Louis VI Le Gros, King of France

References[]

  1. ^ "Image of an item from the British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts".
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