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French honorifics are based on the wide use of Madame for women and Monsieur for men. Social. Monsieur" (M.) for a man, The plural is Messieurs (MM. for short).
A daughter was known as a fille de France (French pronunciation: [fij də fʁɑ̃s], Daughter of France). The children of the dauphin (a title reserved for the king's heir apparent , whether son, grandson or great-grandson of the monarch) were accorded the same style and status as if they were the king's children instead of his grandchildren or ...
The Burgundian succession in 1361 was resolved in favor of King John II, son of a younger daughter, on basis of blood proximity, being a nearer cousin of the dead duke than Charles II of Navarre, grandson of the elder daughter and son of Jeanne. John was only one generation of consanguinity removed from the late duke instead of two for Charles.
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-ell (English spelling for French -el, diminutive) [citation needed]-el (Northern French and Occitan, French -eau) [citation needed]-ema (Suffix of Frisian origin, given by Napoleon Bonaparte who used suffixes like these to keep a record of people's origins within the Netherlands) [citation needed]-ems [citation needed]
He was given the longest sentence allowed under French law for his crimes, 20 years in prison. Caroline Darian, daughter of French serial rapist Dominique Pelicot, says her father
Under French law passed after the Vichy regime, it is forbidden to categorize people according to their ethnic origins. In France, like in many other European countries, censuses do not collect information on supposed ancestry. Moreover, all French statistics are forbidden to have any references concerning ethnic membership. Thus, the French ...