five-act tragedy written in 1736 by French playwright and philosopher Voltaire. It received its debut performance in Lille on 25 April 1741. The play...

the siege and repelled the invaders. This victory became one of the most celebrated events of sixteenth-century Europe, to the point that Voltaire said:...

written by the French Enlightenment writer and philosopher Voltaire. According to Voltaire himself, the poem concerns and was written in honour of the...

Canada") is one of several quotations from 18th-century writer French Voltaire, indicative of his sneering evaluation of the colony of Canada as lacking...

prior—anonymously—a collection of essays and aphorisms with the encouragement of Voltaire, his friend. He first received public notice under his own name in 1797...

Henrietta (or Harriet), who lived in Madras and died on 9 September 1836. Voltaire knew Lally personally, and had no liking for him. As he had investments...

English methods of rule in their Borderlands (1707–1914). online Voltaire (2013). Voltaire's History of Charles the XII King of Sweden. ISBN 978-1-230-36298-4...

reforms. As for his famous reluctance towards peace efforts, he is quoted by Voltaire as saying upon the outbreak of the war: "I have resolved never to start...

executed in March 1757 despite pleas for leniency, prompting French author Voltaire to later write that the English "shoot an admiral from time to time, to...

an opera by Rossini. This was followed in 1765 by the patriotic play, Le Siège de Calais. The humiliations undergone by France in the Seven Years' War...

of the siege in German) Military History of Austria (in German) "In Camp Before Phillippsburg" is a poem written by Voltaire about the siege. Sutton...

Voltaire Paine Twombly (February 21, 1842 – February 24, 1918) was a Union veteran of the American Civil War and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. He...

2001–current Naval Sieges See also A chronological list of sieges follows. Siege of Aratta (c. 2600 BC) this siege is semi or entirely mythical. Siege of Uruk (c...

spokesperson Abigail Valte confirmed the statement of National Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin that the conflict in Zamboanga was over. "Certainly, the Defense...

Among the oldest theories is one proposed by French philosopher and writer Voltaire, who claimed in his Questions sur l'Encyclopédie (1771) that the prisoner...

de-listed itself, but remained on NASDAQ. In February 2011, Mellanox acquired Voltaire Ltd., a provider of data center switches for about $218 million. In November...

Carlo Stasi, Otranto nel Mondo. Dal "Castello" di Walpole al "Barone" di Voltaire (Editrice Salentina, Galatina 2018) ISBN 978-88-31964-06-7, Thomas P. Lowry...

ISBN 978-3-506-78871-9. Voltaire (1748). Anecdotes sur le Czar Pierre le Grand (in French) (Edition of 1820 ed.). E. A. Lequien, Libraire. Voltaire (1731). Histoire...

marry Anne Catherine de Noailles. In 1734, as a result of the intrigues of Voltaire, he married Élisabeth Sophie of Lorraine, the daughter of Anne Marie Joseph...

the Jew." Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century, 26 (1963): 1177. Poliakov, L. The History of Anti-Semitism: From Voltaire to Wagner. Routledge...

has been featured in literature, television, and film. The philosopher Voltaire described the Third Servile War as "the only just war in history". Although...

French—as were all of Frederick's works—and published anonymously in 1740, but Voltaire distributed it in Amsterdam to great popularity. Frederick's years dedicated...

his book The Art of Noises in 1916. Sections were reproduced in Cabaret Voltaire, the first journal published by Dada. The innovative use of typography...

Moravie, anecdote historique Text online. IV. Clémence d'Entragues, ou le Siège d'Aubigny, anecdote française. V. Élizène, anecdote ottomane. Tome 2 : VI...

The Walstein has been compared for elegance and simplicity of style to Voltaire's Charles XII. His Œuvres appeared in 1656, Nouvelles Œuvres (2 vols.) in...

performed 1945) The Misunderstanding (Le Malentendu, 1944) The State of Siege (L'État de Siège, 1948) The Just Assassins (Les Justes, 1949) Requiem for a Nun (Requiem...

of the philosophes and encyclopédistes, his most notable opponent being Voltaire (who openly considered Elie his enemy), and it is surmised that his father's...

Crusades from the rise of the Seljuks until 1195 by French philosopher Voltaire. Scottish philosopher and historian David Hume did not write directly of...

http://bcs.fltr.ucl.ac.be/ENC3/21.html Account of the death of Charles Paris by Voltaire Le passage du Rhin par les troupes de Louis XIV (in French)] Portrait of...

Retrieved 23 December 2013. Caumont I 1843, p. 3. Souleyreau I 2013, p. 107. Voltaire 1843, pp. 250–253. "Jacques Nompar de Caumont". Généalogie Wailly. Gw.geneanet...