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Marcus Antonius Pallas (died AD 62) was a prominent Greek freedman and secretary during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Claudius and Nero. His younger brother was Marcus Antonius Felix, a procurator of ludaea Province. According to Tacitus, Pallas and Felix descended from the Greek Kings of Arcadia.
St Anthony of Padua Church (Dutch: Sint-Antonius van Paduakerk) or Rainbow Church (Dutch: Regenboogkerk) is a Catholic church in Ghent, Belgium.It was constructed in Gothic Revival style in the years 1898–1900 to a design by architect Hendrik Geirnaert, as the parish church for the expanding 'Heirnis' section of the city. [1]
Philippe de Mornay (1549–1623), French Protestant writer, also known as Mornay Du Plessis Suzanne du Plessis-Bellière (1605–1705), wife of Jacques and political opponent of Louis XIV Thomas-Antoine de Mauduit du Plessis (1753–1791), French officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War
The Hôtel du Plessis-Guénégaud (French pronunciation: [otɛl dy plɛsi ɡeneɡo]) was a French aristocratic townhouse (hôtel particulier), built 1630–1632 for the financier Louis Le Barbier to the designs of architect Clément Métezeau. It was located at what is now 13 Quai Malaquais in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Thomas-Antoine de Mauduit du Plessis or Thomas Duplessis or Thomas-Antoine du Plessis-Mauduit (12 September 1753 – March 1791) was a French officer who fought with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Born in Brittany, he ran away to sea at age 12 and voyaged in the eastern Mediterranean Sea for a time. Later, he ...
The royal Château de Plessis-lèz-Tours (French pronunciation: [ʃato də plɛsi le tuʁ]) is the remains of a late Gothic château located in the town of La Riche in the Indre-et-Loire department, in the Loire Valley of France. Around three fourths of the former royal residence were pulled down during the French Revolution in 1796.
Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu (French pronunciation: [alfɔ̃s lwi dy plɛsi də ʁiʃ(ə)ljø]; 1582 – 23 March 1653) was a French Carthusian, bishop and Cardinal. He was the elder brother of Armand Cardinal Richelieu , the celebrated minister of Louis XIII .
Louis Antoine Sophie de Vignerot du Plessis, 4th Duke of Richelieu (4 February 1736 – 1791), was a French nobleman and general. He was known by the courtesy title of Duke of Fronsac before 1788. He also held the titles of Prince de Mortagne, Marquis du Pont-Courlay, Count of Cosnac, Baron de Barbezieux, Baron de Coze and Baron of Saugeon.