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Formerly it belonged to the ducs de Savoie and the kings of Sardinia.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

"The king is ill," was the morning salutation of the ducs de Richelieu, de Noailles, de Duras, and de Coss�.

From Memoirs of the Comtesse Du Barry, with minute details of her entire career as favorite of Louis XV. Written by herself by Lamothe-Langon, Etienne-Léon, baron de

The edict is addressed:— “A tous roys, marquis, ducs et contes, Connestables, bailifs, vicomtes Et tous autres generalment Qui sont desoubz le firmament.”

From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Miles, Clement A.

Histoire des ducs de Bourgogne de la maison de Valois.

From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Putnam, Ruth

Like the Acad�mie Fran�aise, the Academic Committee has its parti des ducs, and it mourns the loss of an exquisite amateur, George Wyndham.

From Aspects and Impressions by Gosse, Edmund