Translated from the French.
... 113 Faudoas , François Gabrielle de Chabannes , marquise de : 211 Fauve - Chamoux , Antoinette : 19 Febvre , Lucien ( 1878-1956 ) : 151 , 374n.15 Felipe , don ( 1720-65 ) ; son of Philip V and Elizabeth Farnese : 37 , 75 Fénelon ...
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.