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    The Château de la Motte-Husson is a Neo-Renaissance style château. It is located in the small market town of Martigné-sur-Mayenne, in the Mayenne département...
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    DeMotte post office opened in 1882. DeMotte was named for Mark L. De Motte, a member of Congress at the time. According to the 2010 census, De Motte has...
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  • Benjamin Motte Sr. (died December 1710) was a London publisher and father of Benjamin Motte, Andrew Motte, and Charles Motte. Little is known on the exact...
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    "Comtesse de la Motte" (22 July 1756 – 23 August 1791) was a notorious French adventuress and thief; she was married to Nicholas de la Motte whose family's...
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    after the ratification of the Confederation Treaty. This lithograph by Charles Motte was possibly made in the 1820s. The depiction should not be read literally;...
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  • passed to Motte by his predecessor, Benjamin Tooke, and then passed to Motte's replacement, Charles Bathurst, in 1738 upon his death. Motte was then asked...
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    March 1976. 134–37 Eitner, 191–192 Lavauzelle, Charles (1986). Les Troupes de Marine 1622–1984. Charles-Lavauzelle. p. 30. ISBN 2-7025-0142-7. Borias,...
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    Le Vieux Séducteur by Charles Motte [fr]. (A corrupt old man tries to seduce a woman by urging her to take a hypnotic draught in her drink)...
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    November 2015, a French Navy press release stated that La Motte-Picquet will be part of the Charles de Gaulle task force launching strikes against the Islamic...
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    of the line from Beaugrenelle (now Charles Michels) and Opéra. On the same day, the station was renamed La Motte-Picquet–Grenelle, which it still remains...
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    married an officer of the gendarmes, Nicholas de la Motte, the self-proclaimed "Comte de la Motte". She was living on a small pension that had been granted...
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    Rebecca Brewton Motte (1737–1815) was a plantation owner in South Carolina and townhouse owner in its chief city of Charleston. She was known as a patriot...
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  • Francis Henry de la Motte, or François Henri de la Motte, was a French citizen and ex-French army officer executed in London for high treason on 27 July...
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    lithographic stone transfer methods improved by Jules Feuquières, used by Charles Motte [fr]'s lithographic workshop in Paris, which was responsible for the...
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    The Château de la Motte-Glain is a 15th-century castle in the commune of La Chapelle-Glain in the Loire-Atlantique département of France. It was modified...
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    La Motte-Picquet–Grenelle. On 14 July 1945, both the station as well as the nearby Place Beaugrenelle were renamed Charles Michels and Place Charles Michels...
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    Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon (commonly known as Madame Guyon, French: [gɥi.jɔ̃]; 13 April 1648 – 9 June 1717) was a French Christian accused...
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    white of the original metro (which would then be supplemented with red "Motte" style seats). On 18 November 1996, a derailment occurred at the line 6...
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    Château de la Motte is a chateau located in the commune of Joué-du-Plain (Orne) in Normandy, France. The chateau began as a Viking motte-and-bailey castle...
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    Carisbrooke Castle (category Motte-and-bailey castles)
    Castle is a historic motte-and-bailey castle located in the village of Carisbrooke (near Newport), Isle of Wight, England. Charles I was imprisoned at...
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    Windsor Castle (category Motte-and-bailey castles)
    Tower in the south-west corner. The motte and the Round Tower form the west edge of the ward. A bronze statue of Charles II on horseback sits beneath the...
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    A Farmhouse at Puant (1760) The Chateau de la Motte (1614 and 1694) The Park of the Chateau de la Motte (16th century) A Farmhouse at la Cour Fontaine...
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    Lewes Castle (category Motte-and-bailey castles)
    Castle. The first motte, known as Brack Mount, was completed shortly after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 and the second motte, known as the Keep...
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  • Joseph-André Motte (6 January 1925 – 1 June 2013) was a French furniture designer and interior designer and ranks among the most influential and innovative...
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    of 1729 Motte and 1802 Thorpe translations Ian Bruce has made a complete translation of the third edition, with notes, on his website. Charles Leedham-Green...
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    Castle (section Motte)
    around the motte, called a moat (which could be either wet or dry). Although the motte is commonly associated with the bailey to form a motte-and-bailey...
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  • (1838–42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes saw from what was called "Disappointment Bay" on January 23, 1840. "De la Motte, Cape"....
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  • Motte v Faulkner (decided 28 November 1735) was a copyright lawsuit between Benjamin Motte and George Faulkner over who had the legal rights to publish...
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    their family as they bought and renovated the 19th-century Château de la Motte-Husson, in Martigné-sur-Mayenne, France, while simultaneously raising two...
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  • Camille du Bois de la Motte (1764–1819) was a French marchioness and political activist. In 1789, she was involved in the plans of Princess Hedvig Elisabeth...
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