Jean de Villiers (born 24 February 1981) is a South African former professional rugby union player. He started his career at wing, but played most of his...
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while his friends called him Villiers; he would also use the name Auguste when publishing some of his books. Villiers de l'Isle-Adam was born in Saint-Brieuc...
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Jean de Villiers was the twenty-second grand master of the Knights Hospitaller, serving from 1285 until 1293. He was elected Grand Master after the death...
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up de villiers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. de Villiers is a common French and Afrikaans surname. de Villiers or Devilliers may refer to: De Villiers...
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Jean de Villiers, Seigneur of L'Isle-Adam (c. 1384 – 22 May 1437) was a French nobleman and military commander who fought in the Hundred Years' War. As...
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Philippe Marie Jean Joseph Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon, known as Philippe de Villiers (French: [filip də vilje]; born 25 March 1949), is a French...
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Siege of Paris (1429) (category Gilles de Rais)
Charles's French troops failed to enter Paris, defended by the governor Jean de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam and the provost Simon Morhier, with the support of much...
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Look up villiers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Villiers may refer to: Villiers, Indre, in the Indre département Villiers, Vienne, in the Vienne département...
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were able to blockade the whole coast. The Grand Masters Jean de Villiers and Guillaume de Beaujeu persuaded the Genoese to return to Tyre and allow...
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Peter de Villiers (born 3 June 1957) is a South African professional rugby union coach and former Good Party politician. He was coach of the South Africa...
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half he was prevented from scoring as he dived over the try line when Jean de Villiers got his hand underneath the ball to prevent a try. In the second half...
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André-Jean-François-Marie Brochant de Villiers (6 August 1772 – 16 May 1840) was a French mineralogist and geologist. He was born at the Château de Villiers...
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wealthy refugees offered exorbitant sums for safe passage. Henry II and Jean de Villiers, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, were among those evacuated...
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Villiers-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: [vilje syʁ maʁn] , literally Villiers sur Marne) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is...
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was killed in the Genoese quarter. The badly injured Grand Master Jean de Villiers paid tribute to his Marshal shortly after the fall of Acre: ”He was...
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Grand Commander Jacques de Taxi was appointed Grand Master ad interim prior to the arrival of Lorgne's successor Jean de Villiers in the Holy Land during...
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Paul Barras (redirect from Paul François Jean Nicolas de Barras)
Paul François Jean Nicolas, Vicomte de Barras (French: [bara:s]; 30 June 1755 – 29 January 1829), commonly known as Paul Barras, was a French politician...
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Jean-Andoche Junot, Duke of Abrantes (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃dɔʃ ʒyno]; 25 September 1771 – 29 July 1813) was a French military officer who served...
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Africa. 3 ^ Victor Matfield returned as captain in June 2014 after Jean de Villiers was injured. "All 56 Springbok Captains". 1 October 2015. Retrieved...
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stages in 2005, ending fourth overall (alongside Jean-Marie Lurquin).[citation needed] De Villiers switched his allegiance to Volkswagen when Nissan...
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P. Carpmael, held office 1913–1936; the founder of the Barbarians Emile de Lissa, 1936–1955; associated as Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-President and President...
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Africa's top rugby players, including Schalk Burger, Jean De Villiers, Marius Joubert, Handré Pollard and De Wet Barry.[citation needed] Other alumni include...
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Pierre François Marie Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon (born 26 July 1956) dit Pierre de Villiers is an Army General of the French Army and a former...
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Governor of the Bastille (section Jean Bussy-Leclerc)
During the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War, Paris surrendered to Jean de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, captain of a troop of supporters of the Duke of Burgundy...
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Francois Pienaar, Joost van der Westhuizen, John Smit, Os du Randt, Jean de Villiers, Chester Williams, Frans Steyn, Victor Matfield, Bryan Habana, Tendai...
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Paarl Gimnasium, along with future teammate and Springbok captain Jean de Villiers, and enjoyed success in many sports. Burger attended Stellenbosch University...
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managed to hold down a permanent position at outside centre alongside Jean de Villiers, in a Springbok backline that was still struggling to find its best...
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Jean II de Villiers, seigneur de L'Isle-Adam; Robert de Villiers, seigneur de Valmondois and Jeanne de Villiers Brother of Perronelle de Villiers. He was...
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Springboks and former Western Province and Stormers teammates De Wet Barry and Jean de Villiers. A few years later, the same school produced another current...
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Toit, Springboks rugby player and winemaker Jean de Villiers, Springboks rugby player Pieter de Villiers, South African athlete and Olympian (400m hurdles)...
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