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May 19, 2024 · 1797 François Marquis de Barthélemy; 1797–1799 Philippe Antoine Merlin de Douai; 1797–1798 François de Neufchâteau; 1798–1799 Jean Baptiste Comte de Treilhard; 1799 Emmanuel Joseph Comte de Sieyés; 1799 Roger Comte de Ducos; 1799 Jean François Auguste Moulins; 1799 Louis Gohier; 1799–1804 Consulate; First Consul: 1799–1804 ...
4 days ago · Marquis de Sade (born June 2, 1740, Paris, France—died December 2, 1814, Charenton, near Paris) was a French nobleman whose perverse sexual preferences and erotic writings gave rise to the term sadism. His best-known work is the novel Justine (1791).
- Maurice Nadeau
1 day ago · The 4,000-plus menus were on display in Paris before going up for auction on Friday, with the oldest dating back to an imperial dinner given by Napoleon III in 1868 that carries a few wine stains ...
May 24, 2024 · François, marquis de Barbé de Marbois fut un homme d’état et ministre du XVIIIème et XIXème siècle. Né en 1745 à Metz dans une famille d’épiciers , il mourra âgé en 1837, après ...
May 16, 2024 · Marquis de Lafayette, French aristocrat who fought in the Continental Army against the British in the American Revolution. As a leading advocate for constitutional monarchy, he became one of France’s most powerful men in the early years of the French Revolution and during the July Revolution of 1830.
- Marc Leepson
1 day ago · Born in Paris in 1740, the Marquis de Sade was a product of aristocratic privilege. His early life was marked by indulgence and debauchery, as he reveled in the excesses of the French court. However, his pursuit of extreme pleasures soon led him into conflict with the authorities. In 1763, he was imprisoned for the first time for his libertine ...
May 24, 2024 · Gabrielle-Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet was a French mathematician and physicist who was the mistress of Voltaire. She was married at 19 to the Marquis Florent du Châtelet, governor of Semur-en-Auxois, with whom she had three children. The marquis then took up a military
