Franche-Comté

[frahnsh-kawn-tey]

noun

a former province in E France: once a part of Burgundy.

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Examples from the Web for franche-comte

In the month of August he went to Franche-Comte, where he spent a month.
What is Property?|P. J. Proudhon
He repaired this disgrace by a second conquest, in person, of Franche-Comte, which this time was preserved by France.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete|Duc de Saint-Simon
I took refuge in Franche-Comte at first, and there I lived for some time by the toil of my hands.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo
Pichegru belonged to an agricultural family of Franche-Comte.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

British Dictionary definitions for franche-comte

Franche-Comté

noun

a region of E France, covering the Jura and the low country east of the Saône: part of the Kingdom of Burgundy (6th century ad –1137); autonomous as the Free County of Burgundy (1137–1384); under Burgundian rule again (1384–1477) and Hapsburg rule (1493–1674); annexed by France (1678)

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