The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1998 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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COLBERT , kôl - bâr ' , Jean Baptiste ( 1619-1683 ) , French statesman , who was finance minister to Louis XIV and the first controller general of France . He was born in Reims on Aug. 29 , 1619 . In 1640 , through the efforts of his ...
COLBERT , kôl - bâr ' , Jean Baptiste ( 1619-1683 ) , French statesman , who was finance minister to Louis XIV and the first controller general of France . He was born in Reims on Aug. 29 , 1619 . In 1640 , through the efforts of his ...
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His son Henri I also be- came a Huguenot leader , and like his cousin , Henri , Duke de Bourbon and king of Navarre ( later Henry IV of France ) , he renounced his Huguenot faith to save his life at the time of the St. Bartholomew's Day ...
His son Henri I also be- came a Huguenot leader , and like his cousin , Henri , Duke de Bourbon and king of Navarre ( later Henry IV of France ) , he renounced his Huguenot faith to save his life at the time of the St. Bartholomew's Day ...
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Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza , exploring for France , founded the town of Brazzaville in 1880 . He signed treaties with African kings , placing the area under French protection . The Berlin Con- ference of 1884-1885 established the ...
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza , exploring for France , founded the town of Brazzaville in 1880 . He signed treaties with African kings , placing the area under French protection . The Berlin Con- ference of 1884-1885 established the ...
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