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Jacques Cartier [a] (Breton: Jakez Karter; 31 December 1491 – 1 September 1557) was a French-Breton maritime explorer for France.Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map [3] the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas" [citation needed] after the Iroquoian names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona ...
Jean-Jacques Cartier (1920–2010), who married Lydia Baels (1920–1990), a daughter of Henri Baels. Lydia's sister, Lilian, Princess of Réthy was the wife of King Leopold III of Belgium. [3] Alfred Harjes Cartier (1922–1974), who married Elizabeth Conn (1911–1976) in 1945. [8] Cartier died on 10 September 1941 in Dax, Landes in Occupied ...
Jean-François de La Rocque de Roberval, also named "l'élu de Poix" or the Sieur de Roberval, (c. 1495 – 1560) was a French officer who was appointed viceroy of Canada by Francis I.
Pierre Dugua de Mons (or Du Gua de Monts; c. 1558 – 1628) was a French merchant, explorer and colonizer. A Calvinist, he was born in the Château de Mons, in Royan, Saintonge (southwestern France) and founded the first permanent French settlement in Canada.
Everybody loves Ray Romano — especially his four kids! On Wednesday, Dec. 4, the actor, 66, was joined by his longtime wife Anna and their four kids — daughter Alexandra, 34, and sons Matthew ...
Nearly four years after Jacques Pépin’s wife died, the esteemed chef is still finding his way through being a widower.. The French chef chatted with Rachael Ray on the third episode of her new ...
Alfred Louis François Cartier (February 17, 1841 – October 15, 1925) was a French businessman, jeweler and second generation heir of the world renowned jewelry house Cartier. [1] [2] He is the only son of Louis François Cartier and father of Louis, Pierre Camille and Jacques Cartier. He was a prominent member of the Cartier family.
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman has quite the impressive squad off the field, too. Freeman, 38, who became the head football coach at Notre Dame in December 2021, married his wife, Joanna ...