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François-Louis Rousselet, Marquis De Châteaurenault (1637-1716)
François-Louis or François Louis may refer to: *François Louis, Prince of Conti (1664–1709), French nobleman *François Louis, Count of Harcourt (1623–1694) French nobleman *François Louis, inventor of the aulochrome, a musical instrument People with the given name *François Louis Bourdon (1758–1797), French politician *François-Louis Cailler (1796–1852), first Swiss producer of chocolate *François-Louis de Pourroy de Lauberivière (1711–1740), fifth bishop of the diocese of Quebec *François Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de Châteaurenault (1637–1716), French vice-admiral, maréchal, and governor of Brittany *François-Louis Français (1814–1897), French painter *François-Louis Ganshof (1895–1980), Belgian medievalist *François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau (1810–1880), French naturalist *François-Louis Lessard (1860–1927), Canadian general *François-Louis Perne (1772–1832), French composer and musicographer *François-Louis Tremblay François-L ...
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François Louis, Count Of Harcourt
François Louis de Lorraine (1623 – 27 June 1694) was a member of the House of Lorraine. He was Count of Harcourt. He was also the Count of Rieux, Rochefort and Montlaur. He was also Marquis of Maubec as well as the Baron of Aubenas. Biography François Marie was born to Charles II, Duke of Elbeuf and his wife Catherine Henriette de Bourbon, ''Légitimée de France'', legitimised daughter of Henry IV of France and Gabrielle d'Estrées. He was the couple's third son. In his youth, he was styled as the Prince of Harcourt, later being styled as Count. A member of the ''House of Guise'' founded by Claude, Duke of Guise, he was a ''Prince of Lorraine'' as a male line descendant of René II, Duke of Lorraine. At court, he, like his Lorraine family, held the rank of ''Foreign Prince'', a rank which was below that of the immediate Royal Family and Princes of the Blood. His paternal first cousins included the Chevalier de Lorraine (lover of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans), Count of Arm ...
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Aulochrome
The aulochrome is a woodwind instrument invented by Belgian François Louis and first prototyped in 1999. It consists of two soprano saxophones that can be played either separately or together. The name comes from Greek ''aulos'' (name of the most important ancient Greek musical instrument) and ''chrome'' (for chromatic and colored). The first user of this instrument was saxophonist Fabrizio Cassol, and Joe Lovano has recently recorded with it as well. Composer Philippe Boesmans wrote a work for aulochrome and orchestra, ''Fanfare III'', which was premiered in 2002 by Cassol and conductor Sylvain Cambreling Sylvain Cambreling (born 2 July 1948 in Amiens, France) is a French conductor. Biography Trained as a trombone player, Cambreling studied at the Paris Conservatoire. He joined l' Orchestre Symphonique de Lyon (OSL) as a trombonist in 1971. In 19 .... References External links * Belgian jazz Saxophones {{SingleReed-instrument-stub ...
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François Louis Bourdon
François Louis Bourdon (11 January 1758 – 22 June 1798), also known as Bourdon de l'Oise, was a French politician of the Revolutionary period and ''procureur'' at the ''parlement'' of Paris. Biography Born in Rouy-le-Petit ( Somme), he was from early on an advocate of revolutionary doctrines, and took an active part in the insurrection of 10 August 1792. Representing the '' départment'' of the Oise in the National Convention, he voted for the immediate execution of King Louis XVI. He accused the Girondists of relations with the Bourbons, then turned against Maximilien Robespierre, who had him expelled from the Jacobin Club for his conduct as commissioner of the Convention with the French Revolutionary Army troops in La Rochelle. On 27 July 1794, at the onset of the Thermidorian Reaction, he was one of the deputies delegated to aid Paul Barras to repress the insurrection of the Paris Commune in favour of Robespierre. Bourdon then became a violent reactionary, attacking the ...
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François-Louis Cailler
François-Louis Cailler (11 June 1796 – 6 April 1852) was a Swiss entrepreneur and early chocolatier who founded Cailler, the first modern brand of Swiss chocolate and the oldest still in existence, in 1819. Biography Cailler was born in Vevey, in the canton of Vaud, on 11 June 1796, in a family originally from Daillens. After an apprenticeship as a grocer in Vevey, he travelled to northern Italy where, in Turin, he learned the art of chocolate-making from the Caffarel chocolate firm. After returning to Switzerland in 1818, Cailler began a partnership with Abram L.C. Cusin of Aubonne, operating a grocery business in Vevey under the name of ''Cailler & Cusin''. The following year, in 1819, he set up a chocolate factory in a converted former mill, in Corsier, near Vevey, thus establishing what would become the Cailler company, and the world’s first mechanised chocolate factory. Starting in 1820, Cailler rented additional factory space in the area in order to produce choc ...
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François-Louis De Pourroy De Lauberivière
François-Louis de Pourroy de Lauberivière (June 16, 1711 – August 20, 1740) was the fifth bishop of the diocese of Quebec (1739–1740). He was trained in France and had a doctor of theology from the Sorbonne. Biography François-Louis was ordained a priest in 1735 after completing his studies at the Jesuit college in Grenoble and a seminary in Paris. In March, 1739, Louis XV appointed him to succeed Bishop Pierre Hermann Dosquet from Quebec. He sailed from La Rochelle on the ''Rubis'' on 10 June 1740 along with various priests and servants. A fever broke out when they reached the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and quickly spread through the lower status passengers. The bishop and his priests worked wherever needed to assist those in need. At the request of the Intendant of New France, Gilles Hocquart Gilles Hocquart was born in 1694, in Sainte-Croix, Mortagne-au-Perche to Jean-Hyacinthe Hocquart. From September, 1729 to August, 1748, Hocquart served as Intendant of New ...
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François Louis De Rousselet, Marquis De Châteaurenault
François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King of France and King consort of Scots (), known as the husband of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher *François Aubry (other), several people *François Baby (other), several people * François Beauchemin (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Duck *François Blanc (1806–1877), French entrepreneur and operator of casinos *François Boucher (other), several people *François Caron (other), several people * François Cevert (1944–1973), French racing driver * François Chau (born 1959), Cambodian American actor * F ...
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François-Louis Français
François-Louis Français (1814–1897), also known as Louis Français, was a French painter, lithographer and illustrator who became one of the most commercially successful landscape painters of the 19th century. A former pupil of Jean Gigoux, Gigoux, he began his career by studying lithography and wood engraving, becoming a prolific illustrator and print-maker. His work as an illustrator is to be found in around forty books and numerous magazines from the late 1830s to the 1860s. Français also produced a large number of pen and ink drawings, enhanced by sepia, notable for their attention to detail and for their technical adroitness and conciseness.Laurence Pauchet-Warlop, Jane Turner (editor) (2000), ''The Grove Dictionary of Art, From Monet to Cézanne, Late 19th-century French Artists'', Oxford University Press, New York, Français is associated with the Barbizon School of painting, a movement to represent art in nature in a Romanticism, Romantic, Realism (art movement), ...
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François-Louis Ganshof
François-Louis or François Louis may refer to: *François Louis, Prince of Conti (1664–1709), French nobleman *François Louis, Count of Harcourt (1623–1694) French nobleman *François Louis, inventor of the aulochrome, a musical instrument People with the given name * François Louis Bourdon (1758–1797), French politician * François-Louis Cailler (1796–1852), first Swiss producer of chocolate * François-Louis de Pourroy de Lauberivière (1711–1740), fifth bishop of the diocese of Quebec *François Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de Châteaurenault (1637–1716), French vice-admiral, maréchal, and governor of Brittany * François-Louis Français (1814–1897), French painter * François-Louis Ganshof (1895–1980), Belgian medievalist *François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau (1810–1880), French naturalist *François-Louis Lessard (1860–1927), Canadian general * François-Louis Perne (1772–1832), French composer and musicographer *François-Louis Tremblay Fran ...
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François-Louis Laporte, Comte De Castelnau
François-Louis Nompar de Caumont Laporte, comte de Castelnau (born ''François-Louis Nompar de Caumont La Force''; 24 December 1802 – 4 February 1880) was a French naturalist, known also as François Laporte or Francis de Castelnau. The standard author abbreviation Castelnau is used to indicate him when citing a botanical name and zoological names other than insects. Laporte is typically used when citing an insect name, or Laporte de Castelnau. Life Born in London, Castelnau studied natural history in Paris. From 1837 to 1841 he traveled in the United States, Texas, and Canada. He visited Middle Florida from November 1837 until March 1838, publishing "Essai sur la Floride du Milieu" in 1843. In Canada he studied the fauna of the Canadian lakes and the river systems of Upper and Lower Canada (roughly corresponding to the modern provinces of Ontario and Quebec) and of the United States. Castelnau, a French savant, was sent by Louis Philippe, in 1843, with two botanists and a ...
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François-Louis Lessard
Major General François-Louis Lessard, (December 9, 1860 – August 7, 1927) was a Canadian Army officer, most known for his service during the Second Boer War. Biography Born in Quebec City, the son of Louis-Napoléon Lessard and Jane Felicity McCutcheon, Lessard was educated at the Collège Saint-Thomas in Montmagny and the Académie Commerciale de Québec. In 1880, he entered the Quebec Garrison Artillery as a second lieutenant. In 1884, he joined the Cavalry School Corps (now Royal Canadian Dragoons) and participated in the North-West Rebellion in 1885, although his unit did not see combat. He was promoted to captain in 1888 and major in 1894. In 1896, he was made Inspector of Cavalry for the Dominion of Canada. In 1898, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and placed in command of the Royal Canadian Dragoons. He took part in the Second Boer War and was later made a Companion of the Order of the Bath by King Edward VII in recognition of his services. Lessard returned to Ca ...
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François-Louis Perne
François-Louis Perne, also known as François Perne (4 October 1772 – 26 May 1832), was a French composer and writer on music. He was known both for his writings on the history of music and also for being a director of the Paris Conservatoire. Biography François-Louis Perne was born in Paris. He started his musical training as a choirboy in the parish of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie. In 1792, he became a tenor in the chorus of the Opéra National de Paris, where he remained until 1799, when he became a contrabassist in the orchestra.Perne, Francois Louis - Musical Biographies
In 1811 he was appointed professor of harmony at the