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1 day ago · It was a favorite residence for both kings, and in 1682, Louis XIV moved the seat of his court and government to Versailles, making the palace the de facto capital of France.
1 day ago · Francisco Franco Bahamonde [f] ( Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko ˈfɾaŋko βa.aˈmonde]; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish military general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 1939 to 1975 as a dictator, assuming the title Caudillo.
2 days ago · Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign.
4 days ago · Montesquieu (born January 18, 1689, Château La Brède, near Bordeaux, France—died February 10, 1755, Paris) was a French political philosopher whose principal work, The Spirit of Laws, was a major contribution to political theory.
- Robert Shackleton
- Montesquieu was sent in 1700 to the Collège de Juilly, close to Paris, which provided a sound education on enlightened and modern lines. He left Ju...
- Montesquieu’s father, Jacques de Secondat, belonged to an old military family of modest wealth that had been ennobled in the 16th century for servi...
- French political philosopher Montesquieu was best known for The Spirit of Laws (1748), one of the great works in the history of political theory an...
- In 1721 Montesquieu published Lettres persanes (Persian Letters, 1722), a brilliant satirical portrait of French, particularly Parisian, civilizati...
4 days ago · The Olympics have come a long way in the 12 years since golf first returned to the program, mostly measured by attendance. Hardly anyone is staying home this year. Bernd Wiesberger was one of two eligible players who pulled out, and even that was curious. Wiesberger was the third-ranked Austrian until he tied for second in the European Open, suddenly moving past Matthias Schwab. And then he ...
3 days ago · Elle a également versé dans le complotisme antivax durant la pandémie de Covid-19. Louis-Joseph Pecher. Comme Ludivine Daoudi, Louis-Joseph Pecher a été lâché par la coalition RN et LR, ...
3 days ago · Vacheron Constantin. Richemont said Tuesday that Louis Ferla, currently CEO of Vacheron Constantin, will succeed Cyrille Vigneron as CEO of Cartier, effective September 1. Vigneron will retire ...
