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| hist. pol. Praguerie {f} [1440] | Praguerie [a revolt of the French nobility against King Charles VII in 1440] | |
| Roi {m} | Rex [Br.] [king] | |
| arch. géogr. hist. palais {m} de Sanssouci [aussi : Sans-Souci] | Sanssouci [summer palace in Potsdam, built by Frederick the Great, King of Prussia] | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| géogr. hist. pol. constitution {f} de Bayonne [1808] [aussi : Statut de Bayonne ou Charte de Bayonne] | Bayonne Constitution [1808] [also: Bayonne Statute or Charter] [approved by Joseph Bonaparte as the intended basis for his rule as king of Spain] | |
| hist. Prince {m} Noir | Black Prince [Edward of Woodstock (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376) was the eldest son of King Edward III of England] | |
| dr. sociol. Code {m} noir | Code noir [decree passed by King Louis XIV of France in 1685 defining the conditions of slavery in the French colonial empire] | |
| hist. pol. Frédéric {m} II de Prusse [1712-1786] [aussi : Frédéric le Grand or le vieux Fritz] | Frederick II [1712-1786] [also: Frederick the Great or The Old Fritz] [King of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786] | |
| hist. pol. Saint Louis {m} [Louis IX le Prudhomme] [1214-1270] | Louis IX [1214-1270] [also known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint] [King of France 1226-1270 during a medieval golden age in which France reached an economic and political peak] | |
| hist. Louis {m} VIII le Lion [1187-1226] | Louis VIII [1187-1226] [nicknamed 'The Lion'] [King of France from 1223 to 1226. He invaded England briefly in 1216] | |
| hist. pol. Louis {m} X [1289-1316] [aussi : Louis le Hutin] | Louis X [1289-1316] [King of France 1314-1316] [also: Louis the Quarrelsome, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn] | |
| hist. pol. Louis {m} XIV [1638-1715] [aussi : Louis le Grand ou le Roi-Soleil] | Louis XIV [1638-1715] [also: Louis the Great or the Sun King] [King of France from 1643 until his death] | |
| hist. pol. Louis {m} XV [1710-1774] [aussi : Louis le Bien-Aimé] | Louis XV [1710-1774] [also: Louis the Beloved] [ King of France 1715 until his death in 1774. His reign included the 7 Years' War when France ceded New France to Britain] | |
| hist. pol. Louis {m} XVI [1754-1793] | Louis XVI [1754-1793] [the last King of France from 1774 until he was guillotined and the fall of the monarchy in 1793 during the French Revolution] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} de Pyrrhus [280 - 275 av. J.-C.] | Pyrrhic War [280–275 BC] [between the Roman Republic and Pyrrhus, the king of Epiru] | |
| pol. Universelle Aragne {f} | Universal Spider [nickname for King Louis XI of France] | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| géogr. hist. mil. bataille {f} d'Azincourt [1415] | Battle of Agincourt [in 1415 English forces under King Henry V defeated numerically superior French forces in this important battle in the 100 Years' War] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} d'Auerstaedt [1806] | Battle of Auerstedt [1806] [in the two battles of Jena & Auerstedt, fought on the same day, Napoleon's army decisively defeated the Prussian Army under King Frederick William III] | |
| hist. mil. Bataille {f} de Bouvines [1214] | Battle of Bouvines [the concluding battle of the Anglo-French War of 1213–1214.A French army under King Philip Augustus defeated an Allied army under Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Crécy [1346] | Battle of Crécy [1346, important battle in 100 years' war. French army commanded by King Philip VI was defeated by an English army led by King Edward III ] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Gaugamèles [331 av. J.-C.] [aussi : bataille d'Arbèles] | Battle of Gaugamela [331 BC] [Alexander the Great defeated King Darius III] [also: Battle of Arbela] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Göllheim [1298] | Battle of Göllheim [1298] [victory confirming Albert I of Habsburg as King of the Holy Roman Empire] | |
| hist. mil. relig. bataille {f} de Jaffa [1192] | Battle of Jaffa [1192] [final battle of the Third Crusade, after which Saladin and King Richard I of England were able to negotiate a truce, though Saladin retained possession of Jerusalem] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} d'Iéna [1806] | Battle of Jena [1806] [in the two battles of Jena & Auerstedt, fought on the same day, Napoleon's army decisively defeated the Prussian Army under King Frederick William III] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Marignan [1515] | Battle of Marignano [1515] [Francis I, King of France defeated the Old Swiss Confederacy ending the War of the League of Cambrai] | |
| hist. mil. bataille {f} de Poitiers [1356] | Battle of Poitiers [in 1356 was the 2nd major success, after Crécy, by England under Edward, the Black Prince, against France, under King John II, in the 100 Years' War] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Stiklestad [1030] | Battle of Stiklestad [1030] [King Olaf II of Norway killed in battle against Farmer army] | |
| hist. Knut {m} le Grand | Canute the Great [king of Denmark, England and Norway] [also: Cnut the Great] | |
| hist. onom. Charles II le Chauve {m} [823 - 877] | Charles the Bald [Charles II, king of the West Franks] | |
| hist. Charles {m} III le Simple [879-929] | Charles the Simple [879-929] [also: Charles the Straightforward] [ King of West Francia from 898 until 922 and the king of Lotharingia from 911 until 923. A member of the Carolingian dynasty] | |
| hist. onom. Frédéric {m} le Grand [1712 - 1786] | Frederick the Great [Frederick II, King of Prussia] | |
| hist. pol. Frédéric-Guillaume {m} I de Prusse [1688-1740] [aussi : le Roi-Sergent] | Frederick William I [1688-1740] [also: the Soldier King] [King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death in 1740] | |
| hist. pol. Frédéric-Guillaume {m} II [1744-1797] | Frederick William II [1744-1797] [King of Prussia from 1786 until his death in 1797] | |
| hist. pol. Frédéric-Guillaume {m} III [1770-1840] | Frederick William III [1770-1840] [ King of Prussia from 1797 until his death in 1840, ruling during the difficult times of the Napoleonic Wars] | |
| hist. Philippe {m} le Beau [1478-1506] [Philippe de Habsbourg] | Philip the Handsome [1478-1506] [ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands and titular Duke of Burgundy from 1482 to 1506 and the first Habsburg King of Castile (as Philip I)] | |
| géogr. hist. mil. siège {m} de Calais [1346-7] | siege of Calais [part of 100 Years' War. After victory at Crécy, King Edward III of England successfully besieged Calais which remained in English hands until 1558] | |
| hist. mil. pol. le régiment {m} des Gardes françaises | The French Guards [elite infantry regiment created in 1563 as part of the Military Household of the King of France, specifically to protect the monarch (and, later, Emperor Napoleon)] | |
| hist. mil. pol. traités {m.pl} de Tilsit [1807] | Treaties of Tilsit [1807] [2 agreements signed by Napoleon I of France ending the War of the 4th Coalition, with 1. Emperor Alexander I of Russia. 2. the King Of Prussia. Tilsit = Sovetsk] | |
| hist. pol. traité {m} d'Arras [1482] | Treaty of Arras [signed in 1482 by King Louis XI of France and Archduke Maximilian I of Habsburg, who agreed to marry his daughter, Archduchess Margaret of Austria, to the Dauphin of France] | |
| hist. mil. pol. traité {m} de Brétigny [1360] [traité de Calais] | Treaty of Brétigny [Treaty signed in 1360 between King Edward III of England and King John II of France, marking the end of the first phase of the 100 Years' War] | |
| hist. pol. paix {f} des Dames [1529] [aussi : paix de Cambrai] | Treaty of Cambrai [also: Ladies' Peace] [negotiated by Louise of Savoy (for King Francis) and Margaret of Austria (for Emperor Charles). Renewed 1526 Treaty of Madrid, removing Burgundy transfer] | |
| hist. mil. pol. traité {m} de Fontainebleau [1807] | Treaty of Fontainebleau [1807] [secret agreement signed between King Charles IV of Spain and the French Emperor Napoleon, to drive the House of Braganza from and divide the Kingdom of Portugal] | |
| hist. pol. traité {m} de Londres [1474] | Treaty of London [in 1474 Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, agreed to support King Edward IV of England militarily during an invasion of France] | |
| hist. pol. traité {m} de Madrid [1526] | Treaty of Madrid [signed in 1526 by King Francis I of France and Charles, Holy Roman Emperor. Francis renounced all his claims in Italy, Flanders, and Artois, and surrendered Burgundy to Charles] | |
| hist. pol. relig. traité {m} de Paris [1626] | Treaty of Paris [1626] [between king Louis XIII and the Huguenots] | |
| hist. pol. traité {m} de Paris [1657] | Treaty of Paris [1657] [allied the English Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell with King Louis XIV of France against King Philip IV of Spain] | |
| hist. pol. traité {f} de Troyes [1420] | Treaty of Troyes [in 1420, after victory at Agincourt, Henry V of England signed the Treaty with the wife of the demential Charles VI of France, confirming Henry as King of England AND France] | |
4 Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {m} de Marchfeld [1278] | Battle on the Marchfeld [1278] [decisive event for the history of Central Europe for the following centuries when the German king Rudolph I of Habsburg defeated king Ottokar II of Bohemia] | |
| hist. pol. Charles {m} IV le Bel [1294-1328] [aussi : Charles de la Marche] | Charles IV the Fair [1294-1328] [last king of the direct line of the House of Capet, King of France from 1322 to 1328] | |
| hist. pol. Jean {m} II le Bon [1319-1364] | John II the Good [1319-1364] [King of France 1350-1364 but spent much time in captivity in London after defeat at Battle of Poitiers in 1356] | |
| hist. Ordre {m} de l'Étoile | Order of the Star [order of chivalry founded 1351 by Jean le Bon, King of France] | |
| hist. pol. Philippe {m} III le Hardi [1245-1285] | Philip III the Bold [1245-1285] [King of France 1270-1285] | |
| hist. pol. Philippe {m} IV le Bel [1268-1314] [aussi : le Roi de fer] | Philip IV the Fair [1268-1314] [also: the Iron King] [King of France from 1285 to 1314] | |
| hist. pol. Philippe {m} V le Long [1293-1322] | Philip V the Tall [1293-1322] [King of France 1316-1322] | |
| hist. pol. Philippe {m} VI de Valois [1293-1350] | Philip VI of Valois [1293-1350] [also Philip the Fortunate, King of France 1328-1350. His reign was dominated by a succession dispute, resulting in the start of the 100 Years' War in 1337] | |
5+ Words: Nouns |
| hist. Ordre {m} de la Jarretière | (the Most Noble) Order of the Garter [order of chivalry founded 1348 by Edward III, King of England] | |
| hist. pol. ligue {f} du Bien public [1465] | League of the Public Weal [an alliance of feudal nobles organized in 1465 in defiance of the centralized authority of King Louis XI of France] | |
| hist. mil. pol. traité {m} de Saint-Clair-sur-Epte [911] | Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte [in 911 between King of West Francia and the Vikings, establishing the Duchy of Normandy] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} du Bien public [1465] | War of the Public Weal [1465] [conflict between the king of France and an alliance of feudal nobles] | |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| film F La Garce [film de 1949] | Beyond the Forest [King Vidor] | |
| hist. F Je fais un rêve. [nom donné au discours prononcé par Martin Luther King Jr. (1963)] | I Have a Dream. [Martin Luther King Jr. speech title (1963)] | |
| film F L'Homme qui n'a pas d'étoile | Man Without a Star [King Vidor] | |
| film littérat. F Les Neiges du Kilimandjaro | The Snows of Kilimanjaro [Author: Ernest Hemingway (1936); Director: Henry King (1952)] | |
| film littérat. F Guerre et Paix | War and Peace [novel: Leo Tolstoy, film (1956): King Vidor (Director)] | |
| film littérat. F Guerre et Paix {noun} | War and Peace [novel: Leo Tolstoy (1869), film: King Vidor (1956)] | |