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Hace 2 días · From farther afield, Siam dispatched an embassy in 1684, reciprocated by the French magnificently the next year under Alexandre, Chevalier de Chaumont. This, in turn, was succeeded by another Siamese embassy under Kosa Pan, superbly received at Versailles in 1686.
Hace 5 días · Charles, chevalier d’Éon de Beaumont (born Oct. 5, 1728, Tonnerre, Fr.—died May 21, 1810, London) was a French secret agent from whose name the term “eonism,” denoting the tendency to adopt the costume and manners of the opposite sex, is derived.
Hace 2 días · The Order of Malta comprises a large number of Priories, Sub-priories, and National Associations around the world, but there also exist various organizations with similar-sounding names that are unrelated to the Order.These include a number of mimic orders, such as masonic and non-Catholic organizations. The Order has two flags:: Constitution Article 8 the State Flag is rectangular with a red ...
Hace 4 días · a gallant or courtly gentleman.
Hace 2 días · The Queen's Knights (Chevaliers de la Reine) are the knights who serve King Arthur's wife Queen Guinevere in the Old French prose cycles.
Hace 3 días · Dans la saga Le Trône de fer de Georges Martin, le prince Oberyn Nyméros Martel affronte le chevalier Gregor Clegane pour venger le viol de sa sœur Élia, ainsi que son meurtre et l'assassinat de ses enfants.
Hace 2 días · Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. [1] . In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, [a] many of which are still widely watched and studied today.
