FRANCE — (Heb. פְרַאנְצִיָּה and צָרְפַת), country in Western Europe. This entry is arranged according to the following outline: from the first settlements unil the revolution the roman and merovingian periods from the carolingians until the eve of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
France — • Geography, statistics, and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. France France † … Catholic encyclopedia
France in the American Revolutionary War — France, despite its financial difficulties, used the occasion of the American Revolutionary War (1776–1781) to weaken its arch rival in European and world affairs, Britain. Independence for the colonies would seriously damage the British Empire… … Wikipedia
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France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
Fourth Crusade — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Fourth Crusade partof=the Crusades caption=Conquest of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204. date=1202 1204 place=Balkans territory=Creation of Crusader States in the Balkans. result=Completion of Great… … Wikipedia
France in the twentieth century — For specific information on today s France, see France and Portal:France. The History of France from 1914 to the present includes: the later years of the Third Republic (1871–1941) World War I (1914–18) World War II (1939–45) the Fourth Republic… … Wikipedia
France in the long nineteenth century — History of France … Wikipedia
France — This article is about the country. For a topic outline on this subject, see List of basic France topics. For other uses, see France (disambiguation). Infobox Country native name = La République Française conventional long name = The French… … Wikipedia
Army of the Vosges — The Army of the Vosges was a volunteer regiment in the Franco Prussian War, famously led by Giuseppe Garibaldi. BackgroundGiuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian national hero who was born July 4, 1807, in Nice. Garibaldi led armies in many battles on… … Wikipedia