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... France's North American possessions . Born into one of the greatest families of France , Laval was ordained priest in 1647. Af- ter taking a degree in canon law at the Sor- bonne , he was named archdeacon of the di- ocese of Évreux . He ...
... France's North American possessions . Born into one of the greatest families of France , Laval was ordained priest in 1647. Af- ter taking a degree in canon law at the Sor- bonne , he was named archdeacon of the di- ocese of Évreux . He ...
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... France withdrew from Indochina . Mendès - France H Roger - Viollet After becoming a lawyer , Mendès - France was a Radical - Socialist deputy for the Eure département from 1932 to 1940 and under- secretary of state for finance under ...
... France withdrew from Indochina . Mendès - France H Roger - Viollet After becoming a lawyer , Mendès - France was a Radical - Socialist deputy for the Eure département from 1932 to 1940 and under- secretary of state for finance under ...
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... France's most illustri- ous families , took its name from its seat at Montmorency in the Île - de - France , whence its head became traditionally known as " premier baron [ or premier Christian . . . ] of France . ' Traceable to the ...
... France's most illustri- ous families , took its name from its seat at Montmorency in the Île - de - France , whence its head became traditionally known as " premier baron [ or premier Christian . . . ] of France . ' Traceable to the ...
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