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François-Marie
François-Marie is a French masculine given name, and may refer to: * Auguste François-Marie de Colbert-Chabanais (1777-1809), French general * François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie (1671-1745), French diplomat * François-Marie, comte de Broglie (1611-1656), French soldier * François-Marie, marquis de Barthélemy (1747-1830), French politician and diplomat * François-Marie Algoud (1920-2012), French writer * François-Marie Arouet (a.k.a.: Voltaire; 1694-1778), French Enlightenment writer, essayist, Freemason, deist and philosopher * François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes (1700-1736), French Canadian explorer * François-Marie Luzel François-Marie Luzel (6 June 1821 – 26 February 1895), often known by his Breton language, Breton name ''Fañch an Uhel'',He signed his name as ''Francès-Mary an Uhel'' in the ''Les Chants de l'épée'' (1856), although Joseph Ollivier, in his ... (1826-1895), French folklorist * François-Marie Perrot (1644-1691), French governor of Acadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Marie Arouet
François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778), known by his '' nom de plume'' Voltaire (, ; ), was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher ('' philosophe''), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity (especially of the Roman Catholic Church) and of slavery, Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state. Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, histories, and even scientific expositions. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and 2,000 books and pamphlets. Voltaire was one of the first authors to become renowned and commercially successful internationally. He was an outspoken advocate of civil liberties and was at constant risk from the strict censorship laws of the Catholic French monarchy. His polemics witheringly satirized intolerance and religious dogma, as well as the French in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auguste François-Marie De Colbert-Chabanais
Brigadier-General Auguste François-Marie de Colbert-Chabanais (18 October 1777 – 3 January 1809) was a French Army officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He became a general officer of cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars and fought in several major battles under Emperor Napoleon from 1805 to 1807. He was killed by a long-range shot fired by Irish rifleman Thomas Plunket during the Battle of Cacabelos in 1809. Early career Colbert joined the army as a private, but soon became aide-de-camp to Emmanuel Grouchy, then to Joachim Murat and served in the Army of Italy (France), Army of Italy. During the French invasion of Egypt (1798), Egyptian campaign, he took part in the Saléhieh affair and the Siege of Acre (1799), Siege of Acre, receiving a serious wound in the latter action. He returned to France with Louis Desaix then went to Italy, where he behaved with distinction at the Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800. His actions merited the star of the Lé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Marie Bissot, Sieur De Vincennes
François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes (17 June 170025 March 1736) was a Canadian explorer and soldier who established several forts in what is now the U.S. state of Indiana, including Fort Vincennes. François-Marie Bissot was born in Montreal to Jean-Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes and Marguerite Forestier on 17 June 1700. He was named François Margane after his godfather and uncle. In 1717, he joined his father at Kekionga, a village of the Miami People near present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana in northeastern Indiana. His father was in charge of promoting loyalty to the French among the Miami. By 1718 Vincennes was working among the Ouiatenon Miamis on the upper Ouabache River. When his father died in 1719, François seemed to be the natural replacement. In May 1722, Vincennes was commissioned an ensign and took control of Fort Ouiatenon near present-day Lafayette, Indiana. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1730 and made commandant in what is now souther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Marie Raoult
François-Marie Raoult (; 10 May 1830 – 1 April 1901) was a French chemist who conducted research into the behavior of solutions, especially their physical properties. Life and work Raoult was born at Fournes, in the ''département'' of Nord. He became aspirant ''répétiteur'' at the Lycée of Reims in 1853, and after holding several intermediate positions was appointed in 1862 to the professorship of chemistry in Sens lycée. There he prepared a thesis on electromotive force which gained him a doctor's degree in Paris the following year. In 1867 Raoult was put in charge of chemistry classes at the University of Grenoble, and three years later he succeeded to the chair of chemistry, which he held until his death in 1901. Raoult's earliest researches were physical in character, being largely concerned with the phenomena of the voltaic cell; later there was a period when more purely chemical questions engaged his attention. Raoult's name is best known in connection with wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Marie, Comte De Broglie
François-Marie, comte de Broglie and comte de Revel (1 November 16112 July 1656) was a prominent soldier and commander in the Thirty Years' War. Born in Piedmont, he was originally known as Francesco-Maria di Broglia, conte di Revel before becoming naturalized in France after 1643. Broglie founded one of the enduring families of the French aristocracy. His son Victor-Maurice became a marshal of France Marshal of France (, plural ') is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to General officer, generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished (1793–1804) ..., and his grandson, François-Marie (also a marshal of France) became the first duc de Broglie. References * Francois-Marie Francois-Marie 1611 births 1656 deaths French military personnel of the Thirty Years' War {{France-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Marie Perrot
François-Marie Perrot (; 1644–1691) was born in Paris and Seigneur de Sainte-Geneviève. Biography He was appointed governor of Montreal by a royal commission in 1670 and arrived in New France that year. Records do show his tenure as 1669–84. In 1669 he married Madeleine Laguide Meynier, a niece of Jean Talon, and by her he had six children. Through Talon's influence he obtained the appointment as governor of Montreal from the seigneurs of the island, the Messieurs de Saint-Sulpice, succeeding Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve. On October 29, 1672, he was granted the island that now bears his name (Île Perrot Île Perrot () is an island west of the island of Montreal in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Part of the Hochelaga Archipelago, the island lies between Lake Saint-Louis and Lac des Deux-Montagnes. The isl ... to the west of Montreal Island) as a seignory. Perrot was the governor of Acadia from 1684–87. He was replace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Marie Luzel
François-Marie Luzel (6 June 1821 – 26 February 1895), often known by his Breton language, Breton name ''Fañch an Uhel'',He signed his name as ''Francès-Mary an Uhel'' in the ''Les Chants de l'épée'' (1856), although Joseph Ollivier, in his 1943 preface to ''Ma C'horn-Bro'' made precise that his family was known by the name ''An Uhel'' and that he himself used many different forms of his name for different poems. was a French folklore, folklorist and Breton-language poet. Biography Early years Luzel was born in the manor of Keramborgne, which then formed part of the commune of Plouaret (which, nowadays, is part of the commune of Le Vieux-Marché, Côtes-d'Armor. His father, François, and his mother, Rosalie le Gac, were peasants, but Luzel had a peaceful childhood in his home town, making friends (including the future painter Yan Dargent, and attending many veillées, which were traditional parties held after dark where the villagepeople would assemble and pass the lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Marie Picoté De Belestre
François-Marie Picoté, sieur de Belestre II (17 November 1716 – 30 March 1793) was a colonial soldier for both New France and Great Britain. As a soldier in the French troupes de la marine, Belestre fought against British and American colonial troops for 30 years, from Nova Scotia to the Mississippi River valley. Belestre became famous during the wars between France and Great Britain, serving in the North American theater of the Seven Years' War, also known as the French and Indian War (1754–63). He was one of the last officers of New France to surrender to British troops. In 1758, Belestre became the thirteenth and last official French Commandant of Fort Ponchartrain (Fort Detroit). His term ended in 1760 with the end of French rule in Detroit, after which he was sent to England. He returned to Quebec under British rule, and joined the British troops which defended Fort Saint Jean from American colonial forces in 1775. He became a colonel in the British Army before h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Marie Algoud
François Marie Algoud (July 1, 1920 – January 5, 2012) was a French royalist and Roman Catholic author, who was affiliated with Action Française. Publications * ''Guide jeunesse : 1000 mouvements, associations, organismes, centres, foyers, communautés, écoles'' * ''Mille six-cents jeunes saints, jeunes témoins : de leur foi, de leur idéal, de toujours et de maintenant'' * with Michel Berger Michel Jean Hamburger (28 November 1947 – 2 August 1992), known professionally as Michel Berger, was a French singer and songwriter. He was a figure of France's pop music scene for two decades as a singer. As a songwriter he wrote for artists ..., ''Culture de vie contre culture de mort ou La foi, l'Église et le bon sens'' * with Désiré Dutonnerre, ''La peste et le choléra : Marx, Hitler et leurs héritiers'' * Editor, Berthe Hansenne, ''Lettre aux catholiques français : il faut reconstruire le temple de Dieu'' * ''France, notre seule patrie : mises au point'', preface ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Marie, Marquis De Barthélemy
François-Marie, Marquess of Barthélemy (20 October 1747 - April 1830 Paris) was a French people, French politician and diplomat, active at the time of the French Revolution. Biography Diplomat and member of the Directory Born in Aubagne, he was educated by his uncle the ''Vicar, abbé'' Jean-Jacques Barthélemy for a Diplomacy, diplomatic career. After serving as secretary of legation in Sweden, in Switzerland and in the Kingdom of Great Britain, he was appointed Diplomatic rank, Minister Plenipotentiary in Switzerland, in which capacity he negotiated the Peace of Basel, treaties of Basel with Prussia and Spain (1795). This, in turn, cites as references: *Marquis de Barthélemy, ''Papiers'', published by Jean Kaulek, 4 vols. (Paris, 1886–1888) *Albert Sorel, ''L'Europe et la Révolution française'', iv. (Paris, 1892) *Ludovic Sciout, ''Le Directoire'' (Paris, 1895) Elected a member of the French Directory, Directory in May 1797, through House of Bourbon, Royalist influence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Marie Treyve
François-Marie Treyve (1847–1906) was a French landscape gardener. Life Treyve originated from Trévoux. He was trained by his father-in-law, Joseph Marie. In the 1880s he was appointed Inspector of Parks and Gardens of Vichy. He took over from his father-in-law at Moulins in 1881 and set up the landscape gardening firm ''Établissements Treyve-Marie'', in which he in turned trained his sons, Joseph and François. He transformed the old park at Vichy and created the ''Parc des Célestins''. He was also the creator of many private parks across the Auvergne region, including those at: * Château de Saint-Hubert at Chavenon * Château de Pesteils at Polminhac * Château de Montagne at Crevant-Laveine * Château de Fougis at Thionne * Château de la Varenne at La Varenne. He was summoned to the Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Marie (other)
François Marie may refer to: * Charles François Marie Baron (20th century), French colonial governor * François Marie Daudin (1776–1803), French zoologist * François Marie, Prince of Lillebonne (1624–1694), French nobleman * Louis François Marie Le Tellier (1668–1701), French statesman * François Marie de Lorraine, Count of Maubec (1686–1706), French nobleman and son of Alphonse Henri, Count of Harcourt * Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean (1780–1845), French entomologist * François Marie, Chevalier de Reggio (1732–1787), Italian nobleman See also * François-Marie François-Marie is a French masculine given name, and may refer to: * Auguste François-Marie de Colbert-Chabanais (1777-1809), French general * François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie (1671-1745), French diplomat * François-Marie, comte de Broglie ( ... * Marie François {{DEFAULTSORT:Francois Marie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
