Hugues-Bernard Maret (French pronunciation: [yɡ bɛʁnaʁ maʁɛ], 1 May 1763 – 13 May 1839), 1st Duke of Bassano (Duc de Bassano), was a French statesman,...

Thích Quảng Đức (chữ Hán: 釋廣德, Vietnamese: [tʰǐk̟ kʷâːŋ ɗɨ̌k] ; born Lâm Văn Túc; 1897 – 11 June 1963) was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who died...

Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette (1592 – 25 July 1661) was Duke of Épernon and a French general, the son of Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette and Marguerite...

Bar-le-Duc (French pronunciation: [baʁ lə dyk] ), formerly known as Bar, is a commune in the Meuse département, of which it is the capital. The department...

Foix, and they had four sons: Henry, duke of Foix-Candale (1591–1639); Bernard, duc d'Épernon (1592–1661); Pierre (1589–?), Louis (1593–1639), cardinal de...

titles of Comte Maret and Duc de Bassano were created by Emperor Napoleon I, in 1807 and 1809 respectively, for Hugues-Bernard Maret, a French diplomat...

Music producer: Lorne Balfe Music editor: David Metzner Orchestrated by: Bernard Duc Conducted by: Gottfried Rabl Score mixxer: Bernd Mazagg Music production...

Major Bernard L. Bucher, was participating in the evacuation of South Vietnamese civilians from the Kham Duc campsite. The C-130 approached the Kham Duc airstrip...

becoming the titular leader of an aristocratic rebellion. The king and the duc de Luynes recalled Richelieu, believing that he would be able to reason with...

orphaned Charles was heavily influenced by the guidance of his father-in-law, Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, for which reason Charles' faction came to be known...

Arnay-le-Duc (French pronunciation: [aʁnɛ lə dyk]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. Arnay-le-Duc...

Toulouse married Marie Victoire de Noailles, a daughter of the Anne Jules, duc de Noailles, in a private ceremony in Paris. She was the widow of Louis de...

Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier (6 October 1610 – 17 November 1690), was a French soldier and, from 1668 to 1680, the governor of the dauphin...

Sarah Bernhardt (French: [saʁa bɛʁnɑʁt]; born Henriette-Rosine Bernard; 22 October 1844 – 26 March 1923) was a French stage actress who starred in some...

Duc de Villemor. Gabrielle Angelique, called Mademoiselle de Verneuil 1603 1627 Married Bernard de Nogaret de Foix, Duc de La Valette et d'Épernon....

(both died in 1721), and wife Cécile Fouraignan (1741–1799), daughter of Bernard Fouraignan and wife Jeanne Marguerite Laconstère. He was apprenticed in...

7969028 The Battle of Kham Duc was a major battle of the Vietnam War. The event occurred in Khâm Đức, now district capital of Khâm Đức District, then in Quảng...

(Pavillon de l'Horloge) of the Palais du Louvre is named in honor of the Duc de Sully. The Ormeau Sully, an ancient field elm Ulmus minor, reputedly planted...

Joseph Fouché, 1st Duc d'Otrante, 1st Comte Fouché (French pronunciation: [ʒozɛf fuʃe], 21 May 1759 – 25 December 1820) was a French statesman, revolutionary...

Duke of Bordeaux (French: Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné d'Artois, duc de Bordeaux, comte de Chambord; 29 September 1820 – 24 August 1883) was the...

manuscripts known as the Très Riches Heures, the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry and (parts of) the Turin-Milan Hours. Goldsmith's work includes...

extinct on his death) Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette d'Épernon, 8th comte de Candale, 2nd duc d'Epernon (1592–1661) (created duc de La Valette in 1622)...

Mortier for his actions at Friedland with the title of "Duke of Treviso" (Duc de Trévise in French), a duché grand-fief (a rare, but nominal, hereditary...

led to restoration between 1844 and 1864, supervised by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. On 26 August 1944, the Liberation of Paris from German occupation was celebrated...

Michel Bernard (born 14 December 1958, in Bar-le-Duc) is a French writer and senior official. A graduate from the École nationale d'administration (ENA)...

de Menthon is a medieval castle located in the commune of Menthon-Saint-Bernard, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Annecy in the Haute-Savoie department...

royal courtiers, the most prominent being Maréchal de Richelieu. Though the Duc de Choiseul found her rather ordinary, in 1768 he took her to Versailles...

The title of Duc d'Auerstaedt (sometimes written Auerstädt) was created by Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, for the Marshal of France Louis Nicolas...

Louis Victor Pierre Raymond, 7th Duc de Broglie (/də ˈbroʊɡli/, also US: /də broʊˈɡliː, də ˈbrɔɪ/, French: [də bʁɔj] or [də bʁœj] ; 15 August 1892 – 19...

Chu Kim Đức is a Vietnamese architect, co-founder and director of Think Playgrounds. Her work at Think Playgrounds focuses on ensuring children's right...