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La Force is the name of several communes in FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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- La ForceLa Force, AudeLa Force is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. It is located in a section near the French Riviera, but much further inland on an elevated plateau.-Population:-References:*...
, in the AudeAudeAude is a department in south-central France named after the river Aude. The local council also calls the department "Cathar Country".Aude is also a frequent feminine French given name in Francophone countries, deriving initially from Aude or Oda, a wife of Bertrand, Duke of Aquitaine, and mother...
département - La ForceLa Force, DordogneLa Force is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the DordogneDordogneDordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...
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- La Force prisonLa Force PrisonLa Force Prison was a French prison located in the Rue du Roi de Sicile, what is now the 4th arrondissement of Paris.Originally the private residence of the Duke of la Force, the structure was converted into a prison in 1780....
was a prison in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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- Duc de La ForceDuc de La ForceThe title of Duc de la Force, pair de France was created in 1637 for members of the Caumont family, who were lords of the village of La Force in the Dordogne....
was a peerage of France - Jacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la ForceJacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la ForceJacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la Force was a marshal of France and peer of France.He was born in La Force, the son of Francois de Caumont and Philippes de Beaupoil....
(1558-1652), marshal of FranceMarshal of FranceThe Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
and peer of France - Armand-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la ForceArmand-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la ForceArmand-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la Force was a Marshal of France and peer of France.He was the son of another Marshal of France, Jacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la Force and Charlotte de Gontaut, daughter of Marshal Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron...
(c. 1580-1675), first son of Jacques-Nompar, peer and marshal of France - Charlotte-Rose de Caumont La ForceCharlotte-Rose de Caumont La ForceCharlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force or Mademoiselle de La Force was a French novelist and poet. Her best-known work was her 1698 fairy tale Persinette which was adapted by the Brothers Grimm as the story Rapunzel....
or Mademoiselle de La Force (1654 - 1724), a French writer - Michael de la Force, born in Conroe, TexasConroe, TexasConroe is a suburban city 40 miles north of Houston in the gulf coastal plains/piney woods region of southeast Texas.It is the seat of Montgomery County and falls within the metropolitan area.As of the 2000 U.S...
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