The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 517
... France ) , he renounced his Huguenot faith to save his life at the time of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre ( 1572 ) . Henri I was succeeded by a posthumous son , Henri II , whose career as critic and rebel during the regency of Marie ...
... France ) , he renounced his Huguenot faith to save his life at the time of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre ( 1572 ) . Henri I was succeeded by a posthumous son , Henri II , whose career as critic and rebel during the regency of Marie ...
Page 558
... France , reached Stanley ( Malebo ) Pool and founded the town of Brazzaville in 1880. He signed several treaties with tribal kings placing the area under French protection . The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 established the boundaries ...
... France , reached Stanley ( Malebo ) Pool and founded the town of Brazzaville in 1880. He signed several treaties with tribal kings placing the area under French protection . The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 established the boundaries ...
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... France to join the Emperor's army in Hungary , in spite of the king's orders . But the two Conti princes were forgiven upon their reurn to France . Louis Armand mar- ried one of Louis XIV's illegitimate daughters , but died almost ...
... France to join the Emperor's army in Hungary , in spite of the king's orders . But the two Conti princes were forgiven upon their reurn to France . Louis Armand mar- ried one of Louis XIV's illegitimate daughters , but died almost ...
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