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- The Edict of Nantes was issued on April 13, 1598, by King Henry IV ... end the long-running, disruptive French Wars of Religion. ...9 KB (1,392 words) - 17:25, 6 October 2020
- later entered politics, becoming a Secretary of State in 1616. Richelieu soon ... thumb|right|250px|The young King [[Louis XIII of France|Louis XIII]] was only ...19 KB (2,876 words) - 19:14, 26 November 2023
- gardens and in sculpture as well. He was one of the most dominant artists and ... employed by several political figures in France. These included Chancellor ...12 KB (1,931 words) - 21:28, 4 December 2023
- reformer, who dedicated more than 40 years of his life to the education of ... that eventually became standard throughout France. A strong proponent of reading ...12 KB (1,857 words) - 19:49, 22 December 2022
- ) in Paris, France, is one of the oldest, largest, and most famous ... The first royal "Castle of the Louvre" was established in ...22 KB (3,221 words) - 04:13, 4 November 2022
- X, Clement VII, and Leo XI), numerous rulers of Florence (notably Lorenzo il ... From humble beginnings (the origin of the name is uncertain, it allegedly ...13 KB (1,977 words) - 04:04, 9 November 2022
- An academy (Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of higher learning ... The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded ...16 KB (2,354 words) - 07:13, 14 June 2023
- The Palace of Versailles (in French: Château de Versailles, or simply ... In 1660, Louis XIV was approaching majority and the assumption of ...36 KB (5,934 words) - 06:18, 18 November 2022
- Avignon is a commune in southern France with a population of 89,300 ... under Charles Martell. After a long period of semi-autonomy in the empire ...23 KB (3,549 words) - 07:17, 23 August 2023
- in the Lesser Antilles islands. They are one of the two main tribes of Amerindian ... Like most of the indigenous peoples of the New World, the Carib suffered ...16 KB (2,321 words) - 19:15, 26 November 2023
- supported by a fairly significant faction of cardinals, and in several cases ... There have been several antipopes throughout the history of the Roman ...20 KB (3,042 words) - 06:35, 31 July 2023
- Catholic Church to eliminate the heresy of the Cathars of Languedoc. arms to defeat them. The violence led to France's acquisition of lands ...18 KB (2,843 words) - 05:04, 17 June 2023
- official use) was an important ruling house of Europe and is most well known ... Spain, (1601 - 1666), wife of King Louis XIII of France ...24 KB (3,568 words) - 13:21, 24 January 2023
- et de la Sainte Face ("Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the ... and joined a Carmelite convent at the age of 15. Never a physically strong ...22 KB (3,790 words) - 23:20, 30 April 2023
- Sorbonne.jpg|thumb|300 px|Main buildings of the University of Paris I Panthéon ... The historic University of Paris (Université de Paris) first appeared ...30 KB (4,606 words) - 02:11, 18 April 2023
- The Sacred Heart is a devotional representation of Jesus' physical ... Churches, where, however, it remains a point of controversy as an example of ...16 KB (2,644 words) - 18:34, 22 December 2022
- 16, 1793), the Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria, was later titled, ... executed by guillotine in 1793 for the crime of treason. In recent years some ...41 KB (6,571 words) - 08:32, 10 March 2023
- Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné) (September 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715 ... in 1638, Louis XIV's parents, Louis XIII of France and Anne of Austria ...62 KB (10,084 words) - 04:10, 4 November 2022
- libertinism (a philosophical movement in France and Italy during the sixteenth ... perception, and suggested that all knowledge of objects outside the self comes ...13 KB (2,009 words) - 03:56, 1 May 2023
- The Dominican Order, originally known as the Order of Preachers, is ... Aquinas, Albertus Magnus, St. Catherine of Siena, and Girolamo Savonarola ...21 KB (3,178 words) - 17:16, 30 January 2024
