french rentes
1rentes — «rahnt», noun (plural). 1. the interest paid on French government bonds. 2. such bonds. ╂[< French rentes, plural of rente rent, income, revenue < Old French rente; see etym. under rent1 (Cf. ↑rent)] …
2Assemblies of the French Clergy — • Meetings of the Clergy of France for the purpose of apportioning the financial burdens laid upon the Church by the kings of France, and incidentally for other ecclesiastical purposes Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Assemblies of the… …
3Assembly of the French clergy — The Assembly of the French Clergy ( Assemblée du Clergé de France ) was in its origins a representative meeting of the Clergy of France, held every five years, for the purpose of apportioning the financial burdens laid upon the clergy of the… …
4William Haldimand — (9 September 1784 – 20 September 1862) was an English philanthropist and Member of Parliament.Early lifeHaldimand was born in London in 1784, the son of Anthony Francis Haldimand (1741–1817), a London merchant and the nephew and heir of Sir… …
5cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …
6Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural… …
7Russia — • Geography and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Russia Russia † Catholic E …
8Compte rendu — Der Compte rendu (voller Name: Compte rendu au Roi; dt: „Rechenschaftsbericht/Finanzbericht an den König“) ist ein Dokument, das am 19. Februar 1781 vom damaligen französischen Finanzminister Jacques Necker veröffentlicht wurde. Darin gibt Necker …
9Flamel — Nicolas Flamel …
10Nicolas Flamel — …
