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Fouquet Madonna
Fouquet (Foucquet) is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernard Foucquet, sculptor active in Sweden * Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle (1684–1761), French general and statesman *Christophe Fouquet (born 1974), French bobsledder * Guillaume Fouquet de la Varenne (1560–1616), French chef and statesman * Jean Fouquet (1420–1481), French painter * Louis Charles Armand Fouquet (1693–1747), French general * Nicolas Fouquet (1615–1680), French superintendent of Finances under Louis XIV of France * Pierre-Claude Foucquet (1694–1772), French organist and harpsichordist * Thierry Fouquet, the head of Opéra National de Bordeaux in 1996-2016 See also *Fouquet's, a Parisian restaurant NOTE: Many immigrants to America anglicized their surname to either Fuqua or Fuquay upon arrival in America. References {{Reflist French-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Foucquet
Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brave, hardy". Its native Old English reflex was ''Beornheard'', which was replaced by the French form ''Bernard'' that was brought to England after the Norman Conquest. The name ''Bernhard'' was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers. Its wider use was popularized due to Saint Bernhard of Clairvaux (canonized in 1174). Bernard is the second most common surname in France. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 42.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Bernard'' were residents of France (frequency 1:392), 12.5% of the United States (1:7,203), 7.0% of Haiti (1:382), 6.6% of Tanzania (1:1,961), 4.8% of Canada (1:1,896), 3.6% of Nigeria (1:12,221), 2.7% of Burundi (1:894), 1.9% of Belgium (1:1,500), 1.6% of Rwanda (1:1,745), 1.2% of Germany ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, Duc De Belle-Isle
Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle (22 September 168426 January 1761) was a French general and statesman. Life and career Born in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Belle-Isle was the grandson of Nicolas Fouquet, who served as Superintendent of Finances under Louis XIV. His family was in disgrace because of Fouquet's brash ambition in the eyes of Louis XIV. Determined to blot out his family's prior disgrace, he entered the army at an early age and was made proprietary colonel of a dragoon regiment in 1708. He rose during the War of the Spanish Succession to the rank of brigadier, and in March 1718 to that of Maréchal de Camp. He was present at the capture of Fuenterrabía in 1718 and of San Sebastián in 1719 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718–1720.) Aided by the rise of Cardinal Fleury, Belle-Isle was made lieutenant-général, and grew in influence over French military policy. In the War of the Polish Succession he commanded a corps under the orders of Marsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Fouquet
Christophe Fauquet (born May 5, 1975) is a French bobsledder who competed from 1996 to 2006. His best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was sixth at Lake Placid in February 2005. Fouquet finished 24th in the two-man event at the 2005 FIBT World Championships in Calgary. Competing in two Winter Olympics, his best finish was fifth in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe .... References External links * * * 1974 births Living people French male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders of France Bobsledders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2006 Winter Olympics {{France-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Fouquet De La Varenne
Guillaume Fouquet de la Varenne (1560 in La Flèche – 7 December 1616) was a French chef who became an important statesman in the service of Henry IV. Biography Guillaume Fouquet was born into a bourgeois family in La Flèche (France, Loire valley). His father, Martin Fouquet, was master chef ''("écuyer de cuisine")'' to Françoise d'Alençon, Duchess of Vendôme. Martin Fouquet served three generations of the family; following the duchess' death, he served her son, Antoine de Bourbon (1518–1562), husband of Jeanne III of Navarre (Jeanne d'Albret), and later their young son Henry of Navarre, the future Henry IV of France. In 1578, at the age of 18, and with help from his father, Guillaume became a cook in the service of Catherine de Bourbon (1559–1604), sister of the future king. Impressed by the young man's personality and skill, in 1580 Catherine recommended him to her brother, and he subsequently became a ''portmanteau'' at the court of Henry IV. For thirty years, u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Fouquet
Jean (or Jehan) Fouquet (ca.1420–1481) was a French painter and miniaturist. A master of panel painting and manuscript illumination, and the apparent inventor of the portrait miniature, he is considered one of the most important painters from the period between the late Gothic and early Renaissance. He was the first French artist to travel to Italy and experience first-hand the early Italian Renaissance. Little is known of Fouquet's early life and education. Though long assumed to have been an apprentice of the so-called Bedford Master of Paris it is now suggested that he may have studied under the Jouvenal Master in Nantes, whose works were formerly assumed to be early works by Fouquet. Sometime between 1445 and 1447 he travelled to Italy where he came under the influence of Roman Quattrocento artists such as Fra Angelico and Filarete. During the 1450s he began working at the French court, where he counted kings Charles VII and his successor Louis XI among his many patrons. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Charles Armand Fouquet
Louis Charles Armand Fouquet, known as Chevalier de Belle-Isle, (19 September 1693 in Agde – 19 July 1747 at the Battle of Assietta) was a French general and diplomat. He was the younger brother to Marshal Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle. He served as a junior officer in the War of the Spanish Succession and as brigadier in the campaign of 1734 on the Rhine and Moselle, where he won the grade of ''Maréchal de camp''. He was employed under his brother in political missions in Bavaria and in Swabia in 1741–1742, became a lieutenant-general, fought in Bohemia, Bavaria and the Rhine countries in 1742–1743, and was arrested and sent to England with the marshal in 1744. On his release he was given a command in the Army of Piedmont, and troops under his command reinforced the beleaguered city of Antibes during the Siege of Antibes, 1746-7 siege, preventing its fall to the Habsburg monarchy, Austrians. Belle-Isle ultimately was killed at the Battle of Assietta on 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Fouquet
Nicolas Fouquet, marquis de Belle-Île, vicomte de Melun et Vaux (27 January 1615 – 23 March 1680) was the Superintendent of Finances in France from 1653 until 1661 under King Louis XIV. He had a glittering career, and acquired enormous wealth. He fell out of favor, accused of peculation (maladministration of the state's funds) and ''lèse-majesté'' (actions harmful to the well-being of the monarch). The king had him imprisoned from 1661 until his death in 1680. Early life Nicolas Fouquet was born in Paris to an influential family of the ''noblesse de robe'' (members of the nobility under the Ancien Régime who had high positions in government, especially in law and finance). He was the second child of François IV Fouquet (who held numerous high positions in government) and of Marie de Maupeou (who came from a family of the ''noblesse de robe'' and who was famous for her piety and charitable works).:18–23, Contrary to the pretensions of the family, the Fouquets did not com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Claude Foucquet
Pierre-Claude Foucquet (1694 – February 13, 1772) was a French organist and harpsichordist. Foucquet was born in Paris, the son of Pierre Foucquet and Anna-Barbe Domballe. He was born into a family of musicians. At age 18, he was appointed as the organist at Saint Honoré church in Paris. Following this appointment he was the organist in several important churches: the Royal Abbey of St Victor (destroyed during the French Revolution), the St Eustache church, the Chapel Royal where he succeeded François d'Agincourt (1758), and the Notre-Dame Cathedral. At the end of his life he had to resign his appointment as organist due to illness, but was given a pension by the King. His output includes: Three harpsichord books (before 1751) * Pièces de clavecin – Oeuvre première - Les Caractères de la Paix in C: **La Renommée **Marche en rondeau **Fanfare **Le Feu **Les Grâces pour musette **2ème Musette **Les Ris: rondeau **Tambourin **Les Jeux: rondeau *Second Livre de Pièces d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry Fouquet
Thierry is a French male given name, derived from the Germanic "Theodoric". It is the cognate of German " Dietrich" and " Dieter", English Terry, Derek and Derrick, and of various forms in other European languages. It is also a surname. People with the given name * Theodoric of Freiberg (c. 1250-c. 1310), also known as Thierry, early Dominican * Thierry of Chartres (died before 1155), French philosopher * Theodoric I, Duke of Upper Lorraine (ruled 978–1027) * Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine (ruled 1070–1115) * Theuderic II (587–613), king of Burgundy and Austrasia * Thierry, Count of Flanders (c. 1099–1168), also known as Derrick or Thierry of Alsace * Thierry Ambrose (born 1997), French footballer * Thierry Baudet (born 1983), Dutch politician and author * Thierry Boutsen (born 1957), Belgian Formula One race car driver * Thierry Breton (born 1955), European Commissioner for Internal Market, French businessman, former Minister of the Economy * Thierry Brusseau, French trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opéra National De Bordeaux
This is a glossary list of opera genres, giving alternative names. "Opera" is an Italian word (short for "opera in musica"); it was not at first ''commonly'' used in Italy (or in other countries) to refer to the genre of particular works. Most composers used more precise designations to present their work to the public. Often specific genres of opera were commissioned by theatres or patrons (in which case the form of the work might deviate more or less from the genre norm, depending on the inclination of the composer). Opera genres are not exclusive. Some operas are regarded as belonging to several. Definitions Opera genres have been defined in different ways, not always in terms of stylistic rules. Some, like opera seria, refer to traditions identified by later historians,McClymonds, Marita P and Heartz, Daniel: "Opera seria" in ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) and others, like Zeitoper, have been defined by their own inventors. Other for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fouquet's
Fouquet's Paris is a historic high-end brasserie restaurant in Paris, France. It is located at 99 Avenue des Champs-Élysées and is part of Hotel Barrière Le Fouquet's Paris. The menu, designed in collaboration with Chef Pierre Gagnaire, continues the tradition of classic French cuisine, including Fouquet's beef tartare, sole meunière, Simmental beef fillet with Champs-Elysées sauce. The brasserie is famous for its red awnings on the Champs-Elysées, which spread over the two terrasses on the Champs-Elysées and George V avenues. For decades, Fouquet's Paris has been a place where people from the Culture industry would meet. It has strong ties with the Cinema, and hosts every year the traditional Gala dinner after the César ceremony. The restaurant is listed as a historical French monument since 1990 (Inventaire des Monuments Historiques). The historical decor includes mahogany woodpanelling by Jean Royere, Harcourt portraits of notable actors and actresses, and discr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuqua
Fuqua is an American surname, possibly an Americanization of the French surname Fouquet. Notable people *Henry L. Fuqua (1865–1926), Governor of Louisiana *Samuel G. Fuqua (1899–1987), US Navy seaman and Medal of Honor recipient *Ivan Fuqua (1909–1994), American track athlete and coach *Charlie Fuqua (1910–1971), American singer, member of The Ink Spots *J. B. Fuqua (1918–2006), American businessman and philanthropist *Harvey Fuqua (1929–2010), American singer and music industry executive *William Fuqua (born 1930), Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court *Don Fuqua (born 1933), American politician from Florida *Charles Fuqua (Charlie) Manuel (Charlie Manuel) (born 1944), American baseball player and manager *John Fuqua (1946), American football player *Rich Fuqua (born 1950), American college basketball player *Joseph Fuqua (born 1962), American actor, director, instructor, and playwright *Antoine Fuqua (born 1966), American film director *Ade F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
