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What is the "Baron de Coubertin"?[edit]

Both Pierre de Coubertin and Charles Louis de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin were known as the "Baron de Coubertin", but what is the significance of that title? Was there a House of Coubertin or a place called Coubertin? Is it related to the town of Copertino? Qzekrom (she/her • talk) 19:10, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The article in the French wikipedia says that the château de Coubertin is in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse.
Sleigh (talk) 20:37, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)The French article, fr:Charles-Louis de Frédy de Coubertin, says that an ancestor in 1577 bought the lordship of Coubertin, now located at the Coubertin estate and castle in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse. Alansplodge (talk) 20:40, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

More about the Château de Coubertin at fr:Fondation de Coubertin if you can read French. Alansplodge (talk) 11:43, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]