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Hace 4 días · July 4, 2024 at 1:00 PM PDT. Earlier this year just over 50% of French voters said Marine Le Pen ’s National Rally party posed a threat to democracy. On Sunday she will appeal to the other half ...
Hace 1 día · Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached maturity (then defined as his 13th birthday) in 1723, the kingdom was ruled by his grand-uncle Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, as Regent of France.
Hace 2 días · Originally arranged for the use of the Maria Theresa of Spain, consort of Louis XIV, the rooms were later modified for use by Marie Leszczyńska and finally for Marie Antoinette. The Queen's apartments and the King's Apartments were laid out on the same design, each suite having seven rooms.
Hace 1 día · The champagne was on ice at the far-right National Rally's (RN) headquarters, but the celebratory mood swiftly turned to disbelief when the first projected results from Sunday's parliamentary ...
Hace 3 días · As Ukraine bleeds territory to Russia, support from one of Kyiv’s strongest backers looks set to falter if the far right sweep to power in Sunday’s French parliamentary elections.
Hace 3 días · Marie Leszczynska, wife of Louis XV and Queen of France, had a particular affinity for China. She had a room with Eastern aesthetics created in the heart of her private apartment, which was known as the Chinese Chamber.
Hace 4 días · Labour’s Marie Tidball swept to victory, winning with 19,169 votes. Miriam Cates came second with 10,430 votes. Ms Tidball called for Labour to “end the chaos” of the Conservative government.
