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Franco-Provençal-language surnames (14 P) Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,773 total.
Several thousand place names in the United States have names of French origin, some a legacy of past French exploration and rule over much of the land and some in honor of French help during the American Revolution and the founding of the country (see also: New France and French in the United States).
The French colonization of Texas started in 1685 when Robert Cavelier de La Salle intended to found the colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but inaccurate maps and navigational errors caused his ships to anchor instead 400 miles (640 km) to the west, off the coast of Texas. The colony survived until 1688.
Pages in category "Surnames of French origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 469 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais, French naval officer and administrator, in the service of the French East India Company. Joseph François Dupleix, Governor for French territories in India; Lally-Tollendal, Governor for French territories in India; Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau, Governor for French territories in India; Louis Faidherbe ...
The Caddo inhabited the Dallas area before it was settled by Europeans. All of Texas became part of the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Spain in the 16th century. The area was also claimed by the French, but in 1819 the Adams-Onís Treaty officially placed Dallas well within Spanish territory by making the Red River the northern boundary of New Spain.
The family tree of Frankish and French monarchs (509–1870) France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions. Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I, king of the Franks (r. 507–511), as the first king of ...
This is a list of French painters sorted alphabetically and by the century in which the painter was ... (1800–1874) Louis ... (1898/1900-1931) Jean Cocteau (1899 ...