France
France,}} officially the French Republic, }} is a country located primarily in Western Europe. It also includes overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north, Germany to the north east, Switzerland to the east, Italy and Monaco to the south east, Andorra and Spain to the south, and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the north west. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Its eighteen integral regions (five of which are overseas) span a combined area of and have a total population of 68.4 million . France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre; other major urban areas include Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Nantes, and Nice.Metropolitan France was settled during the Iron Age by Celtic tribes known as Gauls before Rome annexed the area in 51 BC, leading to a distinct Gallo-Roman culture. In the Early Middle Ages, the Germanic Franks formed the Kingdom of Francia, which became the heartland of the Carolingian Empire. The Treaty of Verdun of 843 partitioned the empire, with West Francia evolving into the Kingdom of France. In the High Middle Ages, France was a powerful but decentralized feudal kingdom, but from the mid-14th to the mid-15th centuries, France was plunged into a dynastic conflict with England known as the Hundred Years' War. In the 16th century, the French Renaissance saw culture flourish and a French colonial empire rise. Internally, France was dominated by the conflict with the House of Habsburg and the French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots. France was successful in the Thirty Years' War and further increased its influence during the reign of Louis XIV.
The French Revolution of 1789 overthrew the and produced the Declaration of the Rights of Man, which expresses the nation's ideals to this day. France reached its political and military zenith in the early 19th century under Napoleon Bonaparte, subjugating part of continental Europe and establishing the First French Empire. The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars significantly shaped the course of European history. The collapse of the empire initiated a period of relative decline, in which France endured the Bourbon Restoration until the founding of the French Second Republic which was succeeded by the Second French Empire upon Napoleon III's takeover. His empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. This led to the establishment of the Third French Republic, and subsequent decades saw a period of economic prosperity and cultural and scientific flourishing known as the Belle Époque. France was one of the major participants of World War I, from which it emerged victorious at great human and economic cost. It was among the Allied powers of World War II, but it surrendered and was occupied by the Axis in 1940. Following its liberation in 1944, the short-lived Fourth Republic was established and later dissolved in the course of the defeat in the Algerian War. The current Fifth Republic was formed in 1958 by Charles de Gaulle. Algeria and most French colonies became independent in the 1960s, with the majority retaining close economic and military ties with France.
France retains its centuries-long status as a global centre of art, science, and philosophy. It hosts the third-largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and is the world's leading tourist destination, receiving over 89 million foreign visitors in 2018. France is a developed country with a high nominal per capita income globally, and its advanced economy ranks among the largest in the world. It is a great power in global affairs, being one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and an official nuclear-weapon state. France is a founding and leading member of the European Union and the eurozone, as well as a key member of the Group of Seven, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and Francophonie. Provided by Wikipedia
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701Created 1755“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Angers (France)...”
Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
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702Created 1763“...Maison professe des jésuites (Paris, France). Bibliothèque...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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703Created 1790“...France. Assemblée nationale constituante (1789-1791)...”
Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
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704Created 1611“...Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Rouen (France). Chapter...”
Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
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705by Bouvier, J. B. (Jean Baptiste), 1783-1854“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Le Mans (France)...”
Created 1843
Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
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706Created 1638“...France. Sovereign (1610-1643 : Louis XIII)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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707by Lémann, Augustin, 1836-1909“...Cathedrale Notre-Dame (Clermont-Ferrand, France)...”
Created 1873
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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708Created 1878“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Montauban (France). Bishop...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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709Created 1801“...Catholic Church in France. Concile National, 1801...”
Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
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710Created 1704“...Académie des inscriptions & belles-lettres (France)...”
Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
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711by Maffei, Giovanni Pietro, 1536?-1603“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Created 1632
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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712by Robert, Prior of Shrewsbury, d. 1167“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Created 1635
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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713by S. N. (Sylvester Norris), 1572-1630“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Created 1622
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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714by Torsellino, Orazio, 1545-1599“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Created 1608
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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715by S. N. (Sylvester Norris), 1572-1630“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Created 1621
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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716by S. N. (Sylvester Norris), 1572-1630“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Created 1621
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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717by Walsingham, Francis, 1577-1647“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Created 1609
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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718by Hill, Edmund Thomas, ca. 1563-1644“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Created 1637
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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719by Knott, Edward, 1582-1656“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Created 1634
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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720by Caussin, Nicolas, 1583-1651“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Created 1626
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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721by Wilson, John, ca. 1575-ca. 1645?“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Created 1608
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722by Quartermain, William, d. 1720“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Created 1697
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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723by Wilson, John, ca. 1575-ca. 1645?“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Created 1672
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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724by Wilson, John, ca. 1575-ca. 1645?“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Created 1640
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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725by Leech, Humphrey, 1571-1629“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Created 1609
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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726by Fitzherbert, Thomas, 1552-1640“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Created 1613
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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727by Anderton, James, fl. 1624“...English College Press (St. Omer, France)...”
Created 1608
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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728Created 1979“...International James Joyce Symposium Paris, France...”
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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729by Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431“...France. Parlement (1946- ). Assemblée nationale. Bibliothèque...”
Created 1955
Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
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730Created 1765“...France. Sovereign (1715-1774 : Louis XV)...”
Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
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731Created 1763“...France. Sovereign (1715-1774 : Louis XV)...”
Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
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732Created 1763“...France. Sovereign (1715-1774 : Louis XV)...”
Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
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733Created 1761“...France. Sovereign (1715-1774 : Louis XV)...”
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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734by Lallemant, Jacques Philippe, 1660-1748“...Collg̈e Louis-le-Grand (Paris, France)...”
Created 1696
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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735Created 1685“...France. Crown (1589-1610 : Henry IV)...”
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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736Created 1983“...Institut Ricci (Paris, France)...”
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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737by Daniel, Gabriel, 1649-1728“...Sm̌inaire des missions ťrangr̈es (Paris, France)...”
Created 1700
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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738Created 1992“...Crescendo (Musical group: La Ferrière, France)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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739Created 1846“...Bibliothèque du roi (France)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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740by Maury, Jean Siffrein, 1746-1817“...France. Assemblée nationale constituante (1789-1791)...”
Created 1791
Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
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741by Icard, Henri Joseph, 1805-1893“...Seminaire de Saint-Sulpice (Paris, France)...”
Created 1859
Location: University Libraries of CUA, Catholic University of America
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742
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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743Created 1990“...Musee Tresor Francis Poulenc (Rocamadour, France)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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744Created 1936“...Journée franciscaine de Carcassonne Carcassone, France...”
Location: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
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745Created 1894“...Catholic Church. Diocèse de Meaux (France)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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746Created 1897“...Catholic Church. Diocese of Quimper and Léon (France)...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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747Created 1763“...France. Sovereign (1715-1774 : Louis XV)...”
Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
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748Created 1765“...France. Sovereign (1715-1774 : Louis XV)...”
Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
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749Created 1763“...France. Sovereign (1715-1774 : Louis XV)...”
Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
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750Created 1763“...France. Sovereign (1715-1774 : Louis XV)...”
Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
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