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Galion de Guise (May 1620) – Flagship of the Flotte du Levant 1621–22; accidentally burnt (in combat by French fireship) at Barcelona on 2 July 1642. Grand Galion de Malte (loaned May 1621) – returned to the Order of Malta in 1623. Saint Jean (1621) – disarmed 1637. Saint Michel (June 1621) – not mentioned after 1623.
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Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,693 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A map of France in 1843 under the July Monarchy. By the French Revolution, the Kingdom of France had expanded to nearly the modern territorial limits. The 19th century would complete the process by the annexation of the Duchy of Savoy and the County of Nice (first during the First Empire, and then definitively in 1860) and some small papal (like Avignon) and foreign possessions.
Immigration from Germany can be traced back to 1608 (Jamestown, VA), but migration was highest between the mid 19th century and early 20th century. [18] From 1876 to 1923, Germany was the largest source of US Immigrants. [ 19 ]
Augustin Mouchot (/ m uː ˈ ʃ oʊ /; French:; 7 April 1825 – 4 October 1912) was a 19th-century French inventor of the earliest solar-powered engine, converting solar energy into mechanical steam power.
Hippolyte Pixii (1808–1835) was an instrument maker from Paris, France. In 1832 he built an early form of alternating current electrical generator, based on the principle of electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday. [ 1] Pixii's device was a spinning magnet, operated by a hand crank, where the north and south poles passed over ...
In medieval times, a woman was often named Philippe (Philippa), now an exclusively masculine name (Philip), or a male Anne (Ann), now almost exclusively feminine (except as second or third given name, mostly in Brittany). From the mid-19th century into the early 20th century, Marie was a popular first name for both men or women, however, before ...