Sunday, July 2, 2017

Notes on France on the French

The Valois Dynasty reigned France from 1328-1589

From 1573-1575, Henry 3rd was elected King of Poland. After that, he became King of France.

Of course, there is the Marquise de Lafayette who helped in the American revoluion.


When the French colonized Vietnam, a French adventurer by the name of
Marie-Charles David de Mayréna, set up a temporary kingdom known as the the kingdom of Sedang in what is modern day Vietnam

Special Operations Executive was a British organization; there to aid resistance movements such as that of the French. There were thus French SOE agents such as Lilian Rolfe, who was deteceted and executed by the Nazis.

Vatel was a 17th century French chef.


Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes- French diplomat, statesman, and foreign minister during the American Revolution.

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