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Robert the Strong

(Encyclopedia)Robert the Strong, d. 866, French warrior, marquess of Neustria; father of the French kings Eudes and Robert I and ancestor of the Capetians. He joined the rebellious nobles against Charles II, Empero...

Jean Paul

(Encyclopedia)Jean Paul: see Richter, Johann Paul Friedrich. ...

Paul, Jean

(Encyclopedia)Paul, Jean: see Richter, Johann Paul Friedrich. ...

Saint Jean, Lac

(Encyclopedia)Saint Jean, Lac, Canada: see Saguenay, river. ...

Genet, Jean

(Encyclopedia)Genet, Jean zhənāˈ [key], 1910–86, French dramatist. Deserted by his parents as an infant, Genet spent much of his early life in reformatories and prisons. Between 1940 and 1948 he wrote several...
 

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