Charles de Gaulle, born Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle, is considered one of the most intelligent, zealous, devout, and hardworking European political and military leaders of the 20th century....
Napoleon III of France: Fast Facts Born: Charles-Louis Napoleon Bonaparte Date of birth: April 20, 1808 Place of birth: Ajaccio, France Died: 1873 Place of death: Chislehurst, Kent, England Aged:...
Most known for his philosophical treatises Émile; or, On Education(1762), A Discourse on the Origins of Inequality (1755) and The Social Contract (1762), 18th century Swiss-French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau who stated that society...
King Philip IV of France, also known as Philip the Fair (Philippe le Bel), was a French monarch whose reign lasted from 1285 to 1314. This king of France was...
Joan of Arc was a French peasant girl who rose to immense prominence fighting on the side of the Dauphin of France Charles against English forces. Ultimately, Joan of Arc,...