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5 days ago · Rafael Nadal's French Open dominance begins in 2005. Nadal holds the trophy at the French Open through the years. There's no player more clearly linked to the modern French Open than Rafael Nadal ...
3 days ago · French orthography encompasses the spelling and punctuation of the French language.It is based on a combination of phonemic and historical principles. The spelling of words is largely based on the pronunciation of Old French c. 1100–1200 AD, and has stayed more or less the same since then, despite enormous changes to the pronunciation of the language in the intervening years.
May 23, 2024 · In 1532, Brittany was incorporated into the Kingdom of France. France engaged in the long Italian Wars (1494–1559), which marked the beginning of early modern France. Francis I faced powerful foes, and he was captured at Pavia. The French monarchy then sought for allies and found one in the Ottoman Empire.
1 day ago · 1894–1895. Presidential standard of Jean Casimir-Perier. A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "CP". 1895–1899. Presidential standard of Félix Faure. A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "FF". 1899–1906.
2 days ago · French is a Romance language (meaning that it is descended primarily from Vulgar Latin) that evolved out of the Gallo-Romance dialects spoken in northern France. The language's early forms include Old French and Middle French .
2 days ago · French Revolution. The French Revolution [a] was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, [1] while its values ...
1 day ago · : 512 Following the French and British Isles origin groups, Continental European communities were the largest in Canada, and grew fairly rapidly between the 1901 census and the 1921 census. [20] : 512 Nominally small East Asian , South Asian , West Asian , and West African descended communities also existed during this time period.
