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Estries are female vampires of Jewish folklore that were believed to prey on Hebrew citizens. The name derives from the French strix, a term for a night owl. [1] In some accounts they are considered identical with succubi: both were portrayed as beautiful, blood-thirsty female demons, with succubi thought to favor babies and young children as prey.
Jean d'Estrées, Count of Estrées (3 November 1624 – 19 May 1707) was a French Navy officer and nobleman who served during the reign of Louis XIV.He was born into an aristocratic family from Picardy.
Later volumes were introduced using Galland's name, though the stories were written by unknown persons at the behest of the publisher, who wanted to capitalize on the popularity of the collection. c. 1706 – c. 1721: an anonymously translated 12-volume English version appears in Europe, dubbed the "Grub Street" version.
The son of Jean II d'Estrées, Victor-Marie d'Estrées began his military career in the French Royal Army in 1676, but joined the French Navy in the next year. During the Franco-Dutch War, he commanded a warship in the action of March 1677 and fought afterwards in the Mediterranean.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The region today: Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights The history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict traces back to the late 19th century when Zionists sought to establish a homeland for the Jewish people in Ottoman-controlled Palestine, a region roughly corresponding to ...
About 50 vehicles were parked inside the garage at the time, and weren't allowed to be removed, fire services said. Original article source: Watch: Snow-covered 6-story parking garage collapses in ...
Estrie (French pronunciation:) is an administrative region of Quebec that comprises the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east".
An investigation is underway after actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 64, were mysteriously found dead alongside a dog in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home, authorities said. The ...