"Nasser to reclaim the Iraqi throne, but it was recalled after it was inside Iraq. Hussein, worried about a similar coup in Jordan, tightened martial law. American troops landed in both Lebanon and Jordan as a show of support for pro-Western regimes in the region against the Nasserist tide. By October, the situation had calmed, and Western troops were recalled. Hussein went on a vacation to Switzerland on 10 November. As he was flying his own plane over Syria, it was intercepted by two Syrian jets that attempted to attack. Hussein outmaneuvered the Syrians and survived the assassination attempt, landing"
"Charles Monnet Charles Monnet, also known as Charles Monet, (10 January 1732 - after 1808) was a French painter and illustrator, best known for his illustrations used in books, including illustrations of the French Revolution. Born in Paris, he studied under Jean II Restout. Although he never became a full academian, on July 27, 1765 he was made a provisional member of the Académie Royale, where he won first prize for the painting, ""Nabucliodonosor faisant crever les yeux à Sédicias et faisant massacrer ses enfants"". His works in the mid 1760s and 1770s included portraits and religious and mythical scenes."
"of all the coins of the Latin Monetary Union which circulated in Europe until 1914. The French coin carries the effigy, in profile, Napoleon, who would later become the French Emperor. The coins had the same value as the Louis, which bears the likeness of the pre-French Revolution King Louis XIV. For Napoleon, there were ostensibly seven types or varieties of the coins minted. In general the varieties differed in terms of obverse legend, reverse legends, portraiture, and calendaring system. For each variety, there was a new enabling statute or executive decree: 28 March 1803; 7 April 1803; 26 June"
"Michel Monet Michel Monet (17 March 1878 – 3 February 1966) was the son of Claude Monet and Camille Doncieux Monet. Born on 17 March 1878, 26 rue d'Édimbourg, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, where the Monets had moved from Argenteuil, Michel Monet was the younger of Claude and Camille Monet's two sons. His mother's already failing health worsened after his birth and she died on 5 September 1879, probably of uterine cancer. Michel's elder brother, Jean, was born in 1867. Since 1877, year of Ernest Hoschedé's bankruptcy, Alice Hoschedé and her six children had been living with the"
"Jean Monet (son of Claude Monet) Jean Monet (August 8, 1867 – February 10, 1914) was the eldest son of French Impressionist artist Claude Monet and Camille Doncieux Monet and the brother of Michel Monet. He was the subject of several paintings by his father and married his step-sister, Blanche Hoschedé. Jean Monet was born to Camille Doncieux and Claude Monet on August 8, 1867. During that summer Claude Monet was staying at his father's house in Sainte-Adresse, a suburb of Le Havre. Monet went to Paris for the birth of Jean and returned to Sainte-Adresse on the 12th of"
"Ernest Hoschedé, Michel's wife Gabrielle, and Claude's daughter-in-law Blanche. Michel Monet Michel Monet (17 March 1878 – 3 February 1966) was the son of Claude Monet and Camille Doncieux Monet. Born on 17 March 1878, 26 rue d'Édimbourg, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, where the Monets had moved from Argenteuil, Michel Monet was the younger of Claude and Camille Monet's two sons. His mother's already failing health worsened after his birth and she died on 5 September 1879, probably of uterine cancer. Michel's elder brother, Jean, was born in 1867. Since 1877, year of Ernest Hoschedé's bankruptcy, Alice Hoschedé"
"the King Baudouin Foundation. 17) Pieter Bruegel the Elder, (1525-1569) painter (""The Peasant Wedding"", ""The Blind Leading the Blind"", ""Netherlandish Proverbs"", ""Landscape with the Fall of Icarus""). 18) René Magritte, (1898-1967) painter (""The Treachery of Images"", ""The Son of Man""). 19) Guido Gezelle, (1830-1899) poet (""Het Schrijverke"", ""Dien Avond en die Rooze""). 20) Toots Thielemans, (1922-2016) jazz musician (""Bluesette""). 21) Charles V of Spain, (1500-1558) Spanish king (1517-1556) and Holy Roman Emperor (1519-1558), who was born in Ghent. 22) Louis Paul Boon, (1912-1979) novelist (""De Kapellekensbaan"", ""Priester Daens"", ""Mieke Maaike's Obscene Jeugd""). 23) Jozef Cardijn, (1882-1967) priest, cardinal and humanitarian."
"death. He won the médaille d'honneur in 1908 for his portrait of Henri Rochefort, and his portrait of Claude Debussy was exhibited around the world. He was awarded the Knight of the Légion d'honneur in 1898, and then in 1913, he was elected a member of the Académie des beaux-arts. His works are held in a number of private collections and museums, including the musée d'Orsay and château de Versailles. His younger brother Jacques (1872–1952) was a historian, art critic, artistic director, and editor of the magazine ""L'Illustration"", and director of a national company. Marcel Baschet Marcel-André Baschet (5 August"
"Lacroute. Charles, Prince Napoléon Charles, Prince Napoléon (""Charles Marie Jérôme Victor Napoléon""; born 19 October 1950), is a French politician, and is recognised by some Bonapartists as the head of the Imperial House of France and as heir to the rights and legacy established by his great-great-grand-uncle, Emperor Napoléon I. Other Bonapartists consider his son, Jean-Christophe, to be the current head of the house and heir. Charles is the elder son of the late Louis, Prince Napoléon (1914–1997), and as such a great-great-grandson in the male line of Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia, Napoléon's youngest brother. As neither Napoléon I"
"Charles, Prince Napoléon Charles, Prince Napoléon (""Charles Marie Jérôme Victor Napoléon""; born 19 October 1950), is a French politician, and is recognised by some Bonapartists as the head of the Imperial House of France and as heir to the rights and legacy established by his great-great-grand-uncle, Emperor Napoléon I. Other Bonapartists consider his son, Jean-Christophe, to be the current head of the house and heir. Charles is the elder son of the late Louis, Prince Napoléon (1914–1997), and as such a great-great-grandson in the male line of Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia, Napoléon's youngest brother. As neither Napoléon I nor"
"press, which led to his arrest during the Hundred Days. En 1818, he was appointed government commissioner for the Théâtre français, a position he held until 9 July 1825, the day he was named Knight of the Legion of Honour in recognition of his services. He committed some poems and literary critics hostile to his contemporary romantics. He has written souvenirs in relation to the Bourbon Restoration. François Chéron François Cheron, dit Chéron, (17 June 1764 in Paris -16 January 1829), was a French writer and a senior official. The son of an « entrepreneur ordinaire des travaux du roi"
"- Singer and Songwriter 74. Bernard Kouchner (1938-) - Politician and humanitarian 75. Claude Monet (1840-1926) – Painter 76. Michel Serrault (1928-2007) - Actor 77. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) – Painter 78. Michel Drucker (1942) - Journalist 79. Raimu (1883-1946) - Actor and Comedian 80. Vercingetorix (c.82BC-46BC) - Chieftain who led resistance against the Roman army. 81. Raymond Poulidor (1936-) - Cyclist 82. Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) – Poet 83. Pierre Corneille (1606-1684) - Playwright 84. Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) - Poet 85. Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929) – Prime Minister, and journalist 86. Gilbert Bécaud (1927-2001) - Singer, songwriter and musician 87. José Bové"
"Charing Cross Bridge (Monet series) Charing Cross Bridge is a series of oil paintings by French artist Claude Monet. Painted in between 1899 and 1904, they depict a misty, impressionistic Charing Cross Bridge in London. During the years between 1899 and 1905, Monet travelled to London to capture its sights from the fifth-floor balcony of the Savoy Hotel. Monet was captivated by the London fog, a notable atmospheric effect made markedly worse by the heavy pollution of the Industrial Revolution. He painted the Houses of Parliament, Waterloo Bridge, and Charing Cross Bridge over and over, as he had earlier done"
"on 21 August 1810 in Örebro Bernadotte was elected by the Riksdag of the Estates to be the new Crown Prince, and was subsequently made Generalissimus of the Swedish Armed Forces by the King. He was crowned Charles XIV of Sweden on 5 February 1818. Baron Mörner is a character in Désirée, a 1954 historical film biography. The film tells a fictionalized story of Désirée Clary, spouse of Charles XIV of Sweden, and her relationship with Napoleon. Carl Otto Mörner Baron Carl Otto Mörner (22 May 1781 – 17 August 1868) was a Swedish courtier, and member of the Diet."
"Charles, Count of Soissons Charles de Bourbon (3 November 1566 – 1 November 1612) was a French ""prince du sang"" and military commander during the struggles over religion and the throne in late 16th century France. A first cousin of King Henry IV of France, he was the son of the Huguenot leader Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé and his second wife, Françoise d'Orléans-Longueville (5 April 1549 – 1601). He gave his name to the Hôtel de Soissons after his title ""Count of Soissons"". Born in Nogent-le-Rotrou, Soissons joined the Catholic League during the French Wars of Religion"
"His wife died shortly after him on 10 February 1879. He and his wife Caroline Georgina Fraser: <br> Lucien Murat Lucien Charles Joseph Napoléon, Prince Français, Prince of Naples, 2nd Prince de Pontecorvo, 3rd Prince Murat (16 May 1803, Milan – 10 April 1878, Paris) was a French politician, and the sovereign Prince of Pontecorvo between 1812 and May 1815. He was the second son of Joachim Murat, King of Naples (1808–1815), and his Queen consort Caroline Bonaparte. His maternal uncles included Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon I of France, Lucien Bonaparte, Louis Bonaparte and Jérôme Bonaparte. His maternal aunts included Elisa"
"He exhibited regularly at the Salon and ended his career as a drawing professor at the military École de Saint-Cyr. He died in Paris, where he was living in 1808. His works are in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bibliothèque Nationale, and Château de Malmaison. Charles Monnet Charles Monnet, also known as Charles Monet, (10 January 1732 - after 1808) was a French painter and illustrator, best known for his illustrations used in books, including illustrations of the French Revolution. Born in Paris, he studied under Jean II Restout. Although he never became"
"to the Palace in 1682. The bed is a replica of the original commissioned by King Louis-Philippe in the 19th century when he turned the Palace into a Museum. The ceiling paintings by the Flemish artist Jean Baptiste de Champaigne depicts the god Mercury in his chariot, drawn by a rooster, and Alexander the Great and Ptolemy surrounded by scholars and philosophers. The Automaton Clock was made for the King by the royal clockmaker Antoine Morand in 1706. When it chimes the hour, figures of Louis XIV and Fame descend from a cloud. The Salon of Mars was used by"
"had the honor of administering Prince Albert II his oath of office as Sovereign Prince of Monaco. He held that position from 1 June 2005 (assuming this role one month later than scheduled because of Prince Rainier III's death) until 29 March 2010, having been appointed three months earlier by the prince and the French government. He was made a Grand Officer of the Order of Saint-Charles (25 March 2010). He was the head of government of Monaco until 2010. He died on 8 April 2010 at the age of 70. Jean-Paul Proust Jean-Paul Proust (3 March 1940 – 8"
"offices. On his death in Rome aged 82, he was buried in Santa Trinità dei Monti. He left Louis XIV bronze copies of Florentine sculptures, particularly (but not only) from Michelangelo's sculptures in the Medici Chapel – these are now in the Louvre. Charles Errard Charles Errard the Younger (; 1606–25 May 1689) was a French painter, architect and engraver, co-founder and director of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Louis XIV's minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert delegated to him the foundation of the French Academy in Rome in 1666, and he was its founding director from then until 1684"
"Mühlfeld by Emilie Victoria Kraus and Hélène Napoleone Bonaparte (1816–1907) by Albine de Montholon. Napoleon Napoléon Bonaparte (, ; ; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again briefly in 1815 during the Hundred Days. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars"
"at the front on 5 September 1914; Marcel Proust (1871–1922), born in the first year of the ""Belle Époque"", completed in 1913 the first part of In Search of Lost Time, begun in 1902; Jules Renard (1864–1910); Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891), the young poet with whom Verlaine had a passionate but disastrous affair; Romain Rolland (1866–1944); Edmond Rostand (1868–1918), author of the world-renowned ""Cyrano de Bergerac""; Paul Verlaine (1844–1890). Paris was also the home of one of the greatest Russian writers of the period, Ivan Turgenev. The Irish playwright Oscar Wilde spent his last months in Paris, after his imprisonment in"
"recently the Moscow picture has been favoured. Boulevard des Capucines (Monet) Boulevard des Capucines is an oil on canvas street scene painting of Boulevard des Capucines by French Impressionist artist Claude Monet created in 1873. From the late 1860s, Monet and other like-minded artists, met with rejection from the conservative Académie des Beaux-Arts which held its annual exhibition at the Salon de Paris. During the latter part of 1873, Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, and Sisley organized the to exhibit their artworks independently. At their first exhibition, held in April 1874, Monet exhibited the work that was to give the group its"
"Amundsen, Henry James, Jack Johnson, Wilhelm II, Paul von Hindenburg, Ferdinand Foch, George V of the United Kingdom, Lloyd George, Lord Kitchener, The Red Baron, T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), Mata Hari, Lenin, Henry Ford, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Sigmund Freud, Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, Albert Einstein, Albert Schweitzer Suzanne Lenglen, Anna Pavlova, Nellie Melba, Amy Johnson, Malcolm Campbell, Henry Seagrave, Jack Hobbs, Donald Bradman, Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Charles Lindbergh, Al Capone, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Josephine Baker, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Rudolph Valentino, D. H. Lawrence, James Joyce, Coco Chanel, Noël Coward,"
"Louis XIV of France Louis XIV (Louis Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), known as Louis the Great (') or the Sun King ('), was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who reigned as King of France and Navarre from 1643 until his death in 1715. Starting on 14 May 1643 when Louis was 4 years old, his reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country in European history. In the age of absolutism in Europe, Louis XIV's France was a leader in the growing centralisation of power. Louis"
"Palace in 1704. In 1709, he executed a backdrop for King Louis XIV at the Château de Marly. This setting, now destroyed, is known from preparatory drawings. He was a decorative artist, and made a number of tapestries for the Gobelins. Audran's style included arabesques, grotesques and singeries. He died in Paris in 1734. Claude Audran III Claude Audran III (25 August 1658 – 27 May 1734) was a French painter. Audran was born in Lyon into a family of artists. He lived with his uncle, Claude Audran the Younger. Painter to the Louis XIV of France in 1699. From"
"Claude Monet kept the painting, and never exhibited it, throughout his life. He trained to be a chemist in Switzerland. Monet married Blanche Hoschedé in 1897. They lived in Rouen, where Jean worked for his uncle Léon Monet as a chemist, and Beaumont-le-Roger until 1913. The couple visited Giverny on weekends. Jean suffered an illness for a period of time and died on February 10, 1914. He is buried at the Giverny Church Cemetery, Giverny. His wife Blanche, father, and brother Michel are also buried at the cemetery. Paintings by Claude Monet of his son: Jean Monet (son of Claude"
"15 September 1843 – 4 June 1850: ""His Royal Highness"" Prince Maurice of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau Prince Maurice of the Netherlands Prince Maurice of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau (Willem Frederik Maurits Alexander Hendrik Karel; 15 September 1843 – 4 June 1850), was the second son of King William III of the Netherlands and his first spouse, Sophie of Württemberg. When Prince Maurice suffered from meningitis, Queen Sophie wanted to consult another physician for a second opinion, but King William III refused and the child died. Their already strained relationship fell apart almost completely, as Sophie blamed William"
"and singer. 31. Jeanne d’Arc (1412-1431) – Military leader. 32. Général Leclerc (1902-1947) - Military leader. 33. Voltaire (1694-1778) – Philosopher and novelist. 34. Johnny Hallyday (1943-2017) - Singer. 35. Antoine de Saint Exupéry (1900-1944) - Aviator, novelist and poet . 36. Claude Francois (1939-1978) - Singer 37. Christian Cabrol - Cardiologist and surgeon 38. Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933-) - Actor 39. Jules Ferry (1832-1893) - Politician and Prime Minister 40. Louis Lumière - Inventor, film director 41. Michel Platini (1955-) - Footballer 42. Jacques Chirac (1932-) – President and Prime Minister 43. Charles Trenet (1913-2001) - Singer and songwriter 44."
"On 1 June 2016, fifteen thousand 2 euro coins were issued by Monaco; commemorating the 150th anniversary of the foundation of Monte Carlo by Charles III Charles III, Prince of Monaco Charles III (8 December 1818 – 10 September 1889) was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 20 June 1856 to his death. He was the founder of the famous casino in Monte Carlo, as his title in Monegasque and Italian was Carlo III. He was born in Paris Charles Honoré Grimaldi, the only son of Florestan I of Monaco and Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz. While he"
"Georges Pompidou (1911-1974) – President and Prime Minister 45. Michel Sardou (1947-) - Singer 46. Simone Signoret (1921-1985) - Actress 47. Haroun Tazieff (1914-1998) - Vulcanologist 48. Jacques Prévert (1900-1977) - Poet 49. Éric Tabarly (1931-1998) - Sailor 50. Louis XIV (1638-1715) – King 51. David Douillet (1969-) - Judoka 52. Henri Salvador (1917-2008) - Singer and comedian 53. Jean-Jacques Goldman (1951-) - Singer, songwriter and musician 54. Jean Jaurès (1859-1914) - Politician 55. Jean Marais (1913-1998) - Actor and comedian 56. Yannick Noah (1960-) - Tennis player 57. Albert Camus (1913-1960) – Author and philosopher 58. Dalida (1933-1987) -"
"exhibition titled ""Monet & Architecture"", devoted to Claude Monet's use of architecture as a means to structure and enliven his art. This was a rare occurrence because no museum owns or exhibits more than one in a permanent collection. The two paintings exhibited were the examples from the following collections: Charing Cross Bridge (Monet series) Charing Cross Bridge is a series of oil paintings by French artist Claude Monet. Painted in between 1899 and 1904, they depict a misty, impressionistic Charing Cross Bridge in London. During the years between 1899 and 1905, Monet travelled to London to capture its sights"
"Napoléon Charles Bonaparte Napoléon Louis Charles Bonaparte (10 October 1802 – 5 May 1807) was the eldest son of Louis Bonaparte and Hortense de Beauharnais. His father was Emperor Napoleon I's younger brother; his mother was the daughter of Napoleon's first wife, Josephine de Beauharnais. At the time of his birth his uncle was First Consul of France and childless. Napoleon Charles was his eldest nephew and seen as a potential heir, but he died before reaching his fifth birthday on 5 May 1807 of croup. Napoleon Charles had two brothers: the youngest, Louis Napoleon, eventually became Emperor as Napoleon"