Nivernais
Americannoun
noun
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Mazarin had obtained letters confirming him in the possession of the Duchy of Nivernais and Donzois in 1720.
From True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office by Train, Arthur Cheney
Abbe Pernelle was carried off in the night, and confined in the abbey of Corbigny, in Nivernais, of which he was titular head.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Black, Robert
But in 1645 he succeeded to his father's position in the Nivernais, and served under Cond� in Catalonia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
The Chevalier Raoul d'Harmental, with whom, before going further, it is necessary that our readers make a better acquaintance, was the last of one of the best families of Nivernais.
From The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental by Dumas père, Alexandre
Through his efforts the Nivernais was incorporated with the French crown in 1669.
From The Cathedrals of Northern France by McManus, Blanche
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