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01 June 2025
The Knights of Saint Louis and general officers under the Restoration
The Knights of Saint Louis and general officers under the Restoration Contrary to popular opinion, the edict of November 1750 did not ennoble the... Read more >
M. Jourdain, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, play by Molière, Edmond Geffroy.
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01 June 2025
The particle
The particle "de", those two little letters slipped between first name or rank and... Read more >
The King of Navarre and Jeanne d'Albret, mother of Henri IV, 1819, Pierre-Henri Révoil (1776-1842), Château de Fontainebleau
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01 June 2025
A glimpse into the history of Béarn, through three Béarn families from the 16th to the 19th century.
A glimpse into the history of Béarn, through three Béarn families from the 16th to the 19th century. Béarn and its history are probably far enough away for most readers of this... Read more >
Bust of Nero Claudius Drusus (marble, Rome, first half of 1st century AD). Rome, Musei Capitolini, Palazzo Nuovo, inv. 355.
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01 June 2025
What is nobility? Juvenal's opinion
What is nobility? Juvenal's opinion "What do family trees mean? What use is it to you, Ponticus, to have the rank... Read more >
Coronation of Emperor Napoleon 1st and Coronation of Empress Josephine in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris, December 2, 1804 (detail) Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) Musée du Louvre
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01 December 2024
The nobility of the Empire
The nobility of the Empire Some dispute that Napoleon I created a nobility, on the grounds that the term... Read more >
Portrait of Saint Charles Borromeo, 1618 Ambrogio Finigo (1575-1599) Milan, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
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01 December 2024
What is nobility? The opinion of Saint Charles Borromeo
What is nobility? The opinion of Saint Charles Borromeo "We in no way think that nobility according to the flesh is to be despised or... Read more >
Portrait of Louis XV (1710-1774), in coronation costume, (ca 1761-1764) Louis-Michel Van Loo (1707-1771) Musée et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon
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01 December 2024
Treasures from the Coronation of the Kings
Treasures from the Coronation of the Kings The Galerie d'Apollon is one of the least-visited areas of the Louvre,... Read more >
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11 November 2024
Tribute to the army (1914-1918)
Tribute to the army (1914-1918) Neither the destructive power of projectiles, nor the range of cannons, nor new... Read more >
Photographs courtesy of Bruno Levêque, engraver
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01 June 2024
The signet ring Origins, shapes and uses
The signet ring Origins, shapes and uses The Dictionnaire de l'Académie française defines signet ring as: "A wide, thick... Read more >
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), marble by Augustin Pajou (1785) Musée du Louvre, Paris
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01 June 2024
Was Blaise Pascal noble?
Was Blaise Pascal noble? The répertoire Universel de Jurisprudence of 1783 mentions the obligation for... Read more >
King's hostage
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01 June 2024
The hostages of Louis XVI and his family
The hostages of Louis XVI and his family If we can talk about loyalty, it's with a little-known episode of the... Read more >
The crown of Saint Edward and the cruciger orb. The orb dates from the 17th century, and is divided by bands of jewels into three parts, representing the three continents known in medieval times. It represents the Christian world.
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01 December 2023
The Coronation of King Charles III of England
The Coronation of King Charles III of England London, May 6, 2023: history will remember the date of the coronation of King... Read more >
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