Geography
Language
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French Language: Topic PageMember of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages.
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Romance languages: Topic PageGroup of languages belonging to the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages.
Literary History
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Poetry of FranceFrom The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
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French LiteratureFrom The Columbia Encyclopedia
French literature, writings in medieval French dialects and standard modern French. Writings in Provençal and Breton are considered separately, as are works in French produced abroad (as at Canadian literature, French).
Institutions
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L'Académie française: Topic PageThe work of the French Academy has chiefly consisted of the preparation and revision of a dictionary (1st ed. 1694, 9th ed. 1992–) and of a grammar. The very conservative attitude of these books toward orthography, new words, and grammatical development has led to much criticism.
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Institut de France: Topic PageCultural institution of the French state. Founded in 1795 by the Directory, it replaced five learned societies that had been suppressed in 1793 by the Convention.
Timeline of French History
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1000 - 1300: Growth of the Kingdom of FranceFrom The Encyclopedia of World History
FRANCE: THE CAPETIAN KINGS (987-1328) Direct line of the Capetian house (the dynasty continued until 1792). -
1300 - 1500From The Encyclopedia of World History
1314-16 LOUIS X (the Quarrelsome). The real ruler was Louis's uncle, Charles of Valois. A reaction against the monarchy forced concessions from the king.
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1500 - 1650From The Encyclopedia of World History
1483-98 CHARLES VIII. Death of the duke of Brittany (1488) called forth a coalition of the empire. -
1643 - 1787: National PatternsFrom The Encyclopedia of World History
Monarchs: Louis XIV (1643 to 1715), Louis XV (1715 to 1774), Louis XVI (1774 to 1792). -
1799 - 1815: Napoleonic PeriodFrom The Encyclopedia of World History
THE HOUSE OF BONAPARTE. -
1815 - 1848: RestorationFrom The Encyclopedia of World History
THE HOUSE OF BOURBON-ORLEANS. -
1847 - 1852: Revolutions in EuropeFrom The Encyclopedia of World History
1847-48 The banquets. A series of political banquets (see related events) planned by Liberals and Republicans throughout France aimed at gaining support for opposition parties. -
1852 - 1871: The Second EmpireFrom The Encyclopedia of World History
1852, Jan 1 Louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III) became emperor by decree of the Senate and by plebiscite. -
1870 - 1913: The Third RepublicFrom The Encyclopedia of World History
1870, Sept. 4 The empire was overthrown. -
1944 - 2000: The Contemporary PeriodFrom The Encyclopedia of World History
1944, Aug. 23-24 German forces in Paris were compelled to capitulate.