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Also Known As Philippe de Comines
Born c.1447 • France • Belgium
Died October 18, 1511 • France

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Suger, detail of a stained glass window, 12th century; in the abbey church of Saint-Denis, Fr.
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Madame de Pompadour, detail of a portrait by François Boucher; in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh.
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Jules Michelet, detail of an oil painting by Thomas Couture; in the Carnavalet Museum, Paris.
Jules Michelet
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François Guizot
François Guizot
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Hincmar of Reims
French theologian
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Jacques-Auguste de Thou
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