Béarn
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Head has just moved out of his Paris flat, and bought an old house in the Béarn region of the Pyrenees which he is renovating.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2021
One learns that Pau was the seat of a château of the princes of Béarn as early as the tenth century.
From The Automobilist Abroad by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
When Morlàas was the residence of the Viscounts of Béarn, it possessed a sovereign court, and a mint of great celebrity, where copper, silver, and even gold coins were struck.
From Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre by Costello, Louisa Stuart
Some dubious instances are mentioned, and the dissatisfied inquirer is passed on to the Fors de Béarn, and to Lagrèze, and is informed that M. Louis Veuillot raised an unprofitable dust upon the subject.
From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron
The palace of the Louvre became rich in the spoils of Béarn: tapestry, pictures, furniture, objects of virtu of all kinds were borne away, and nothing left in its original place.
From Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre by Costello, Louisa Stuart
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