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Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,727 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Surnames of French origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 455 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...
It was no longer awarded as an appanage until 1771, when it returned to the Count of Provence, who held the title as 16th Duke at the time of the abolition of feudal districts. Taken up as a courtesy title by Jacques de Bourbon ; since 1946 held by the new senior branch of the Bourbons, borne by Louis Alphonse de Bourbon (b. 1974) since 1989.
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Beau Brummell wearing a subdued color palette of white, black, navy blue, and buff Luis Francisco de la Cerda in a lavish red justacorps, c. 1684.. The Great Male Renunciation (French: Grande Renonciation masculine) is the historical phenomenon at the end of the 18th century in which wealthy Western men stopped using bright colours, elaborate shapes and variety in their dress, which were left ...
This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. 0–9. 18th-century dukes of Normandy (1 P) F. ... Pages in category "18th-century French nobility"
Jessica Fox (born 1994), French-born Australian, slalom canoer, Olympic and world champion gold medalist [3] Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi , slalom canoer , Olympic bronze (K-1 slalom), five golds at ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (two-time K-1, three-time K-1 team)