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Antoine Français De Nantes
Antoine Français, comte de Nantes (17567 March 1836), better known as Français of Nantes, was a French Count active during the French Revolution and Empire. Biography Revolution Born in Beaurepaire, in the ''département'' of Isère, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly by the ''département'' of Loire-Inférieure in 1791, and was noted for his violent attacks upon the '' fermiers généraux'' and the Roman Catholic Church. However, he was not re-elected to the Convention. During the Reign of Terror he had to seek refuge in the Alps, as he had belonged to the Girondist party. In 1798 he was elected to the French Directory's Council of Five Hundred by the ''département'' of Isère, and became one of its secretaries; and in the following year he voted against the Directory (''see 18 Brumaire''). Consulate, Empire, and later life Français of Nantes took office under the Consulate as ''préfet'' of Charente-Inférieure, rose to be a member of the ''Conseil d'État'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David - Francais De Nantes
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damascus in the late 9th/early 8th centuries BCE to commemorate a victory over two enemy kings, contains the phrase (), which is translated as "House of David" by most scholars. The Mesha Stele, erected by King Mesha of Moab in the 9th century BCE, may also refer to the "House of David", although this is disputed. According to Jewish works such as the ''Seder Olam Rabbah'', ''Seder Olam Zutta'', and ''Sefer ha-Qabbalah'' (all written over a thousand years later), David ascended the throne as the king of Judah in 885 BCE. Apart from this, all that is known of David comes from biblical literature, the historicity of which has been extensively challenged,Writing and Rewriting the Story of Solomon in Ancient Israel; by Isaac Kalimi; page 32; Cambr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
