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  2. Category:French noble families - Wikipedia

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    Chalon family ‎ (2 C, 1 P) House of Châtillon ‎ (30 P) Clary family ‎ (4 P) Clermont-Tonnerre ‎ (2 C, 1 P) Colbert family ‎ (6 P) House of Coligny ‎ (14 P) Conradines ‎ (1 C, 20 P) Constant de Rebecque ‎ (6 P) House of Courcillon ‎ (3 P)

  3. French Renaissance - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The French Renaissance was the cultural and artistic movement in France between the 15th and early 17th centuries. The period is associated with the pan-European [ 1] Renaissance, a word first used by the French historian Jules Michelet to define the artistic and cultural "rebirth" of Europe. Notable developments during the French ...

  4. Category:French-language surnames - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,695 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  5. French Renaissance literature - Wikipedia

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    The 16th century in France was a remarkable period of literary creation (the language of this period is called Middle French).The use of the printing press (aiding the diffusion of works by ancient Latin and Greek authors; the printing press was introduced in 1470 in Paris, and in 1473 in Lyon), the development of Renaissance humanism and Neoplatonism, and the discovery (through the wars in ...

  6. Anglicisation of names - Wikipedia

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    Anglicisation of non-English-language names was common for immigrants, or even visitors, to English-speaking countries. An example is the German composer Johann Christian Bach, the "London Bach", who was known as "John Bach" after emigrating to England.

  7. Latinisation of names - Wikipedia

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    Latinisation of names. Latinisation (or Latinization) [ 1] of names, also known as onomastic Latinisation, is the practice of rendering a non - Latin name in a modern Latin style. [ 1] It is commonly found with historical proper names, including personal names and toponyms, and in the standard binomial nomenclature of the life sciences.

  8. 100 chic French baby names for girls and what they mean - AOL

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    Here are 100 French names and their interpreted meanings. Pick one for your petite fille! Vivienne — Alive. Simone — To listen. Belle — Beauty. Henriette — Ruler of the home. Beatrice ...

  9. List of mercenaries - Wikipedia

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    Name Life Years active Allegiance (Organization) Comments Arnaud de Cervole: 1320–1366 ?-1366 Papal States Kingdom of France: French mercenary soldier and brigand of the Hundred Years' War. He was murdered by his own men while planning with Pope Urban V to lead a new Crusade to the Holy Land. Bernard Szumborski: d. 1470 1454–1470 Teutonic ...