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Aube
Aube , department (1990 pop. 289,400), NE France, in Champagne. Troyes is the capital.
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Alsace-Lorraine
Alsace-Lorraine former region, Germany: see under Alsace , France.
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Morbihan
Morbihan , department (1990 pop. 623,100), NW France, in Brittany, on the Atlantic coast. Vannes is the capital.
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Moselle
Moselle , department (1990 pop. 1,011,400), NE France, bordering on Luxembourg and Germany. Metz is the capital.
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New France
New France Area of North America claimed by France in the 16th–18th centuries. It included the St Lawrence valley, the Great Lakes region and the Mississippi valley. Parts were lost during the Anglo-French wars of the 18th century, and the whole of New France passed to Britain in 1763....
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Somme
Somme , department (1990 pop. 548,300), N France, in Picardy, on the English Channel. Amiens is the capital.
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Tarn
Tarn , department (1990 pop. 343,400), S France, in Languedoc. Albi is the capital.
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emerald
emerald the green variety of beryl , of which aquamarine is the blue variety. Chemically, it is a beryllium-aluminum silicate whose color is due to small quantities of chromium compounds. The emerald was highly esteemed in antiquity; the stones were used for ornaments in early Egypt where some of ...
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Thomas Howard Suffolk, 1st earl of
Thomas Howard Suffolk, 1st earl of 1561-1626, English nobleman; son of the 4th duke of Norfolk. He was attainted at the time of his father's execution (1572), but his rights were restored in 1584. He volunteered for naval duty against the Spanish Armada (1588), was knighted at sea, and rose quickly...
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Thomas Osborne Danby, earl of
Thomas Osborne Danby, earl of 1631-1712, English statesman. Under the patronage of the 2d duke of Buckingham, he was appointed treasurer of the navy (1668), a privy councilor (1672), and lord treasurer (1673-78). A staunch royalist, he was also a fervent Anglican and thus opposed to alliance with F...
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