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Bluebeard gives his wife the keys to his castle, art by Gustave Doré (1862). Like other historical figures such as Conomor or Henry VIII, Gilles de Rais has frequently been associated with the main character of the Bluebeard tale, to such an extent that this association has become "a cliché of folklorist literature", points out Catherine Velay-Vallantin, French specialist in the study of ...
Champtocé castle tower ruins. Gilles de Rais (or "Retz"), [a] the eldest son of Marie de Craon and Guy de Laval-Rais, descended from a number of great feudal houses. [5] Through his mother, he was linked to the House of Craon, a wealthy western family, and through his father to the Laval family, [6] one of the two most important Breton lineages in the 15th century. [7]
Del Marquis (born Derek Gruen on August 31, 1977) is an American musician and the lead guitarist for the pop/rock group Scissor Sisters. He is also the creator and producer of the band Slow Knights. He is also the creator and producer of the band Slow Knights.
Del Marquis: b. 1977 American Rock guitarist, musician (Scissor Sisters) G [133] Gail Marquis: b. 1954 American Basketball player, Wall Street executive L [134] Dylan Marron: b. 1988 American Actor, writer, comedian, activist G [135] Raúl Osiel Marroquín: b. circa 1981 Mexican Serial killer G [136] Ethel Mars: 1876–1959 American Woodblock ...
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The Marquis of Treviso brought up the rear with the veteran Spanish and Italian troops. Vere continued to follow them, until all of Maurice's cavalry had joined with him having emerged from the wood. The Anglo-Dutch then formed on the heath in front of the Spanish.
Titles bestowed often had the name of a place in Cuba (e.g. Marqués de Pinar del Rio, Conde de Yumurí), the surname of the family (e.g. Marqués de Azpesteguia, Conde de Casa (house) Montalvo) or in remembrance of some Royal favor or deed (e.g. Marqués de la Gratitud, Marqués de la Real Proclamación).
The evacuation of La Romana's division in August 1808 was a military operation in which a division of troops belonging to the Kingdom of Spain and commanded by Pedro Caro, Marquis of La Romana defected from the armies of the First French Empire.