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    and this is referred to as "Imperial Flanders" (Rijks-Vlaanderen or Flandre impériale). From 1384, the county was politically united to the Duchy of Burgundy...
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    (in French). Paris: Ditis. Bilteryst, Damien (2014). Philippe comte de Flandre – Frère de Léopold II (PDF) (in French). Bruxelles: Éditions Racine....
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    formed. On 1 May 1854 this became the régiment des guides de la Garde Impériale, and in 1871, became 9th Hussar Regiment. The 9th Hussars were mobilized...
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    illustration by Charles Eisen In 1769 he wrote the book Voyage pittoresque de la Flandre et du Brabant, which describes the towns and principal churches of Flanders...
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    'Bonnotte de Noirmoutier', 'Early Rose', 'Fleur de pêcher', 'Rouge de Flandre' and 'Vitelotte noire', as well as 'Catarina' created in 1966, have been...
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    conceding the Longwy-Briey metallurgical basin, Belgium ceding Liege and the Flandre maritime, and Russia ceding a broad border strip in Poland, Lithuania,...
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    four new permanent stations: 'Saint-Ouen', 'Boulevard Ornano', 'Pont de Flandre', and 'Avenue de Vincennes'.[citation needed] Replacing the Nord company...
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    trains and international services (Eurostar), and Lille-Flandres station (Gare de Lille-Flandres), which primarily serves lower-speed regional trains and...
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    découverte et de l'exploitation de la houille dans le Hainaut français, dans la Flandre française et dans l'Artois, 1716-1791 (PDF) (in French), vol. II, Valenciennes:...
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    latter to at least try to hold a pocket on the Flemish coast, a Réduit de Flandres. The ports needed to supply such a foothold were already threatened. That...
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    Régional was formed on 30 March 2001 with the merger of Regional Airlines, Flandre Air, and Proteus Airlines. Before the formation of Régional, Regional Airlines...
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    French Empire in 1804; in 1803 Boulogne became an Imperial City (Ville Impériale).[better source needed] The 19th century was a prosperous one for Boulogne...
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    province de Liége (in French). L'Établissement Géographique, Faubourg de Flandre. Jean-Baptiste Chrystin (1785). Les délices des Pays-Bas (in French). Vol...
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    (1974). "Autocratie ou polyarchie ? La lutte pour le pouvoir politique en Flandre de 1482 à 1492, d'après des documents inédits". Bulletin de la Commission...
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    samedi 12 février, et, dès le 6, les troupes françaises dont disposaient en Flandres Boufflers et Puységur, avaient, conformément aux ordres du 19 janvier,...
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