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Born	March 29, 1187 • Nantes
Died	April 3, 1203? • Cherbourg-en-Cotentin • Rouen

Edward I

Edward I

king of England

John of England

John

king of England

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Frederick Herman, duke of Schomberg

German soldier

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Orderic Vitalis

Norman history

Stone effigy of Eleanor of Aquitaine on her tomb, shown lying down and holding an open book, with traces of blue, red, and white paint on her robes and veil.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

queen consort of France and England

Louis VI

Louis VI

king of France

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Jean III de Grailly, lord de Buch

French soldier

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Isabella Clara Eugenia, archduchess of Austria

archduchess of Austria

Olivier de Clisson's residence

Olivier de Clisson

French military commander

Mabel St. Clair Stobart

Mabel St. Clair Stobart

English feminist and medical worker

James Fitzjames, duke of Berwick-upon-Tweed, engraving, 17th century.

James Fitzjames, duke of Berwick-upon-Tweed

English noble and marshal of France

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Alain Juppé

prime minister of France

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Philippe-Emmanuel Gondi

French military commander

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Albert Gondi

Florentine diplomat and politician

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Melchior de Polignac

French clergyman and statesman

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Bernard-François, marquis de Chauvelin

French diplomat and politician

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Bernard-Louis, marquis de Chauvelin

French general and diplomat

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Baldwin V

count of Flanders

Painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres showing Joan of Arc in armor holding a banner at an altar during the coronation of Charles VII in Reims Cathedral, with figures praying behind her.

St. Joan of Arc

French heroine

Full-length portrait of Cardinal Richelieu by Philippe de Champaigne, showing him in red clerical robes holding a red book, standing beside a balustrade with a draped curtain behind.

Cardinal Richelieu

French cardinal and statesman