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Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,742 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "French masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 343 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
French statesman Charles de Gaulle's surname may not be a traditional French name with a toponymic particule, but a Flemish Dutch name that evolved from a form of De Walle meaning "the wall". In the case of nobility, titles are mostly of the form [title] [ particle ] [name of the land]: for instance, Louis, duc d'Orléans ("Louis, duke of ...
Noble families of the First French Empire (5 C) A. House of Albert (1 C, 27 P) House of Albon (3 P) House of Albret (1 C, 25 P) House of Amboise (12 P) Arenberg ...
French soldier and adventurer in the service of the Abbas Mirza and Ranjit Singh. Gregor MacGregor: 1786–1845 1812–1819 Scottish adventurer and confidence trickster attempted to draw British and French investors and settlers to "Poyais", a fictional Central American territory he claimed to rule as "Cazique". John Mackenzie, Lord MacLeod ...
Anglicisation of non-English-language names was common for immigrants, or even visitors, to English-speaking countries. An example is the German composer Johann Christian Bach, the "London Bach", who was known as "John Bach" after emigrating to England.
Thus, the Duchy of Montmorency was re-created in 1633 under the name of Enghien, which remained attached to a lake in the Montmorency region, a lake which gave its name to the town of Enghien-les-Bains. The title of duke, abolished during the French Revolution, was reestablished in 1806. Several dukes were created under the Empire and under the ...
These were all to be temporary endeavors, however, as the French nobility still aimed to leave the Americas at the most opportune moment. [10] Many of the French émigrés returned to France during the Thermidorian regime, which saw more lenient regulations and allowed their names to be erased from the registry of émigrés. Those in America ...