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Villette D'Anthon
Villette or Villettes may refer to: People * Arthur Villettes, (fl. 1746–1765), British diplomat *Francois Villette (1621-1698), engineer, optician and fireworks expert at the court of Louis XIV of France *Pierre Villette (1926–1998), French composer *Rétaux de Villette (1759–1797), French forger Places France *Ernemont-la-Villette, in the Seine-Maritime ''département'' *La Villette, Calvados *Muille-Villette, in the Somme ''département'' *Les Villettes, in the Haute-Loire ''département'' *Villette-d'Anthon, in the Isère ''département'' *Villette-de-Vienne, in the Isère ''département'' *Villette-lès-Arbois, in the Jura ''département'' *Villette-lès-Dole, in the Jura ''département'' * Villette, Meurthe-et-Moselle *Villette-sur-Ain, in the Ain ''département'' * Villette-sur-Aube, in the Aube ''département'' * Villettes, in the Eure ''département'' *Villette, Yvelines * Villette (Savoy) Paris * Barrière de la Villette, on the Place de Stalingrad * Bassin de la V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Villettes
Arthur Villettes was a British diplomat who played an important role in diplomatic negotiations of the 18th century often serving as an envoy of the long-standing controller of British foreign policy the Duke of Newcastle. This reached a height during the War of the Austrian Succession when he served as the British Resident in Sardinia, and was given enormous discretion over negotiations with Britain's Allies and opponents until he caused serious offence to Austria following the Siege of Genoa in 1746.Lodge p.201-02 Between 1750 and 1765, he served as British Ambassador to Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel .... References Bibliography * Lodge, Sir Richard. ''Studies in Eighteenth Century Diplomacy 1740-1748''. John Murray, 1930. British people of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villette, Yvelines
Villette () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Yvelines department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ... References Communes of Yvelines {{Yvelines-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |