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  2. Louis Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld, 6th Duke of La ...

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    La Rochefoucauld was born into the House of La Rochefoucauld, one of the oldest and most famous French noble families, originating in La Roche in the 10th-11th centuries. . He was the only son of Jean-Baptiste de La Rochefoucauld de Roye, who was killed in the 1746 Duc d'Anville expedition, and Marie-Louise-Nicole de La Rochefoucauld, eldest daughter of Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld, 5th Duke ...

  3. French Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The French Revolution (French: Révolution française [ʁevɔlysjɔ̃ fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.

  4. Category : People executed by guillotine during the French ...

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    French people executed by guillotine during the French Revolution (1 C, 146 P) Pages in category "People executed by guillotine during the French Revolution" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.

  5. Reign of Terror - Wikipedia

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    With the enactment of the law, the number of executions greatly increased, and the period became known as "The Great Terror" (French: la Grande Terreur). Between 10 June and 27 July, another 1,366 were executed, causing fear among d'Herbois, Fouché and Tallien due to their past actions. [70]

  6. Assignat - Wikipedia

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    Bosher, John F. French Finances, 1770–1795: From Business to Bureaucracy (1970) Harris, Seymour E. The Assignats (1930) Spang, Rebecca L., Stuff and Money in the Time of the French Revolution (London and Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2015). A Cursory View of the Assignats and Remaining Resources of French Finance ... by Francis d ...

  7. Mysterious necklace linked to queen's demise set for auction

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    A mysterious 18th century necklace made from around 500 diamonds, some of which are believed to have been taken from a piece that contributed to French Queen Marie Antoinette's demise, will go on ...

  8. 1789 - Wikipedia

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    December 3 – Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (b. 1714) December 10 – William Pierce, American member of the Georgia House of Representatives, Continental Congressman for Georgia (c. 1753) December 12 – John Ponsonby, Irish politician (b. 1713) December 23 – Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French philanthropist, developer of signed ...

  9. Georgia readies to resume executions after a 4-year pause ...

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    Here's a look at why it's been more than four years since Georgia has carried out an execution. GEORGIA'S HISTORY OF EXECUTIONS After the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976 ...