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Cara Delevingne (1992–), English actress and model, French Huguenot ancestry. [153] Poppy Delevingne (1986–), English actress and model, sister of Cara, French Huguenot ancestry. [153] Cecil B. DeMille (1881–1959), American film-maker. [154] [155] Johnny Depp (1963–), American actor, descended from Jean and Pierre Dieppe of Dieppe ...
The Huguenots (/ ˈ h juː ɡ ə n ɒ t s / HEW-gə-nots, UK also /-n oʊ z /-nohz; French:) are a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Besançon Hugues (1491–1532), was in common use by ...
Various French-language first names have also gained popularity amongst Afrikaners, examples being Francois, Jacques, Pierre, Charles, Jean-Pierre, Chantelle and Eugene. Some Afrikaans writers have Huguenot surnames, and were involved in setting up the Society of Real Afrikaners. [11]
The museum displays cover two major topics. In the main building, the history of the French Huguenots is discussed in detail. Topics include: Why they came, who brought them, where they settled and a list of surnames of Huguenot origin. Displays in the annex convey the history of the town of Franschhoek, and have a broader scope. Topics in this ...
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Faison (Named for Henry Faison, local physician and cotton farmer of French Huguenot descent) Fremont; La Grange (Named for the Château de la Grange-Bléneau, the French estate of the Marquis de Lafayette) Lenoir (Named for William Lenoir, Revolutionary War officer of French Huguenot descent) Lenoir County; Peletier
Pages in category "Huguenot families" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bedoire family; C.
The Labuscaigne family in France were French Huguenots, who suffered persecution in the 18th century. In 1710 Pierre Labuscaigne entered into the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as "Tamboerine" aboard the ship Verbergh , and embarked from Holland for the east.