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Stendhal (1783–1842), author of The Red and the Black, considered by some to be the first modern novel, and The Charterhouse of Parma; Élise Voïart, (1786–1866), writer and translator; Charles Paul de Kock (1793–1871) Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert (1797–1872) Charles Dezobry (1798–1871), historian and historical novelist
This list of historical fiction is designed to provide examples of notable works of historical fiction (in literature, film, comics, etc.) organized by time period.. For a more exhaustive list of historical novels by period, see Category:Historical novels by setting, which lists relevant Wikipedia categories; see also the larger List of historical novels, which is organized by country, as well ...
The following is a chronological list of classical music composers who lived in, worked in, or were citizens of France. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Medieval Leonin (c. 1150 – 1201) Perotin (1160 – 1230) Adam de la Halle (1240 – 1287) Philippe de Vitry (1291 ...
Yolande Bonhomme (c. 1490–1557 [19]) was a French printer and seller of liturgical and devotional books in Paris. She was among a handful of important female book printers in Paris during this time, including Charlotte Guillard, Francoise Louvain, and Marie L'Angelier. [20]
Bertrand de Bar-sur-Aube (late twelfth-early thirteenth century) Guillaume de Lorris (c.1200 – c.1238) Theobald IV of Champagne (1201–1253) Jean de Joinville ( c.1224 – c.1317) Rutebeuf (c.1230 – c.1285) Adam de la Halle (c.1250 – c.1285) Jean de Meung or Jean de Meun (1250 – c.1305) or Jean Clopinel or Chopinel; Jacques Bretel (c ...
French statesman Charles de Gaulle's surname may not be a traditional French name with a toponymic particule, but a Flemish Dutch name that evolved from a form of De Walle meaning "the wall". In the case of nobility, titles are mostly of the form [title] [ particle ] [name of the land]: for instance, Louis, duc d'Orléans ("Louis, duke of ...
France on the eve of the modern era (1477). The red line denotes the boundary of the French kingdom, while the light blue the royal domain. In the mid 15th century, France was significantly smaller than it is today, [a] and numerous border provinces (such as Roussillon, Cerdagne, Calais, Béarn, Navarre, County of Foix, Flanders, Artois, Lorraine, Alsace, Trois-Évêchés, Franche-Comté ...
Second Opium War: British and French troops entered the Forbidden City in Beijing. 1866: 31 May: French intervention in Mexico: French troops start withdrawing from the country. 1870–1940: Third Republic: 1871: 10 May: The end of the Franco-Prussian War: France's loss marked the downfall of Napoleon III and led to the end of the Second French ...