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  • By the advice of his minifters, however, he y ™ "A '* am beftowed on Charibert the country between the Loire nnrcn f and the Pyrenees; upon which that prince took the title France. of king of Aquitaine, and fixed his refidence at Tou - loufe"'.

    The modern part of an universal history from the earliest accounts to the present time; 1782

  • It had been a slow and painful process, for long ago in 987, when Hugh Capet came to the throne, the France of his day was hardly more than the neighborhood of Paris, and it had taken five full centuries to unite the petty feudal divisions of the country into the great centralized state which we call France.

    A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. Carlton J. H. Hayes 1923

  • Among them, at least, the conditions are more normal, they offer better balance between faculty and execution; they are by far more propitious to happiness and order than is this broken wreck of civilisation that we call France.

    The Trampling of the Lilies Rafael Sabatini 1912

  • "I am glad indeed that you, too, have escaped from that inferno they call France."

    No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee Stanley L. Wood 1867

  • The true successor to Farnese was to be, the Archduke Ernest, one of the many candidates for the hand of the Infanta, and for the throne of that department of the Spanish dominions which was commonly called France.

    History of the United Netherlands, 1594 John Lothrop Motley 1845

  • The true successor to Farnese was to be, the Archduke Ernest, one of the many candidates for the hand of the Infanta, and for the throne of that department of the Spanish dominions which was commonly called France.

    History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) John Lothrop Motley 1845

  • The true successor to Farnese was to be, the Archduke Ernest, one of the many candidates for the hand of the Infanta, and for the throne of that department of the Spanish dominions which was commonly called France.

    History of the United Netherlands, 1590-99 — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845

  • The true successor to Farnese was to be, the Archduke Ernest, one of the many candidates for the hand of the Infanta, and for the throne of that department of the Spanish dominions which was commonly called France.

    PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845

  • Check the rounding minutes, maintenance charge and connection charge description before purchasing a phone card to make sure you are getting our cheapest rates when you call France.

    Blogpulse Top Links 2010

  • This is not connected to Mexico, I probably got mine in France. judithnpups

    Check for parasites 2009

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