Charles V, Duke of Lorraine and Bar succeeded his uncle Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine as titular Duke of Lorraine and Bar in 1675; both duchies were occupied by France from 1634 to 1661 and 1670 to 1697.
Size 8 x 14.5 cms
Price £14.00
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Tag Archives: French
Antoine Houdar de la Motte 1672-1731
French author. De la Motte was born and died in Paris. In 1693 his comedy, Les Originaux, was a complete failure, and so depressed the author that he contemplated joining the Trappistse
Artist: de Delpech
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Size 12 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
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René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou 1714-1792
French lawyer, politician, and chancellor of France, whose attempts at reform signalled the failure of enlightened despotism in France.
Size 24 x 30 cms
Price £28.00
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Louis-Nicolas d’Avout 1770-1823
Louis-Nicolas d’Avout better known as Davout, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire
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Size 9 x 13 cms
Price £14.00
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Claire Charlotte Eugénie d’Ailly Duchess de Chaunes
Claire Charlotte Eugénie d’Ailly was a French aristocrat, born in Chaulnes on April 26, 1606, died in Magny (now Guiscard) on June 15, 1681, married to Honoré d’Albert, first Duke of Chaulnes, Marshal of France.
Artist: B.Moncornet
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Size 12 x 16 cms
Price £28.00
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Antoine-Augustin Parmentier
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier 12 August 1737 – 13 December 1813) was a French pharmacist and agronomist, best remembered as a vocal promoter of the potato as a food source for humans in France and throughout Europe. His many other contributions to nutrition and health included establishing the first mandatory smallpox vaccination campaign in France
Artist: A.Dulilloin
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Size 10 x 14 cms
Price £28.00
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