Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopedie along with Jean le Rond d’Alembert. He was a prominent figure during the Enlightenment. Take a look below for 40 more fascinating and interesting facts about Denis Diderot. 1. Diderot was born…
19 Fun And Interesting Facts About Louise d’Epinay
Louise Florence Petronille Tardieu d’Esclavelles d’Epinay, better known as Madame d’Epinay, was a French writer, a saloniste and woman of fashion, known on account of her liaisons with Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who gives unflattering reports of her in his Confessions, as well as her acquaintanceship with Denis Diderot, Jean le…
21 Awesome And Interesting Facts About Amelie Suard
Amelie Suard was a French writer and salonniere. Her letters provided a valuable source of information on life in France before the French Revolution of 1789. Take a look below for 21 more awesome and interesting facts about Amelie Suard. 1. Panckoucke was born on May 12, 1743. 2. Her parents, the author and bookseller André-Joseph…
13 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Andre-Joseph Panckoucke
Andre-Joseph Panckoucke was a French author and bookseller. He was the first of the Panckoucke family directly or indirectly involved in French publishing. Take a look below for 13 fascinating and interesting facts about Andre-Joseph Panckoucke. 1. Panckoucke was born in Lille in France. 2. He was the son of Pierre Panckoucke and Marie Angélique…
14 Fun And Fascinating Facts About Charles-Joseph Panckoucke
Charles-Joseph Panckoucke was a French writer and publisher. Take a look below for 14 fun and fascinating facts about Charles-Joseph Panckoucke. 1. He was responsible for numerous influential publications of the era, including the literary journal Mercure de France and the Encyclopedie Methodique, a successor to the Encyclopedie by Denis Diderot. 2. Panckoucke was born…
24 Awesome And Interesting Facts About Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano
Hugues-Bernard Maret, 1st Duc de Bassano, was a French statesman, diplomat and journalist. Take a look below for 24 more awesome and interesting facts about Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano. 1. Born at Dijon in Bourgogne, he received a solid education, and then entered the legal profession – becoming a lawyer at the King’s Council…
27 Fun And Interesting Facts About Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt
Armand-Augustin-Louis, Marquis de Caulaincourt, Duke of Vicenza was a French soldier, diplomat, grand officer of the Grand Orient de France and close personal aide to Napoleon I. Take a look below for 27 more fun and interesting facts about Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt. 1. Caulaincourt was the eldest son of Louis Gabriel de Caulaincourt, the Marquis…
26 Fun And Interesting Facts About Michel Ordener
Michel Ordener was a general of division and a commander in Napoleon’s elite Imperial Guard. Of plebeian origins, he was born September 2, 1755, in L’Hopital and enlisted as private at the age of 18 in the Prince Conde’s Legion. He was promoted through the ranks; as warrant officer of a regiment of Chasseurs a…
21 Awesome And Interesting Facts About Francois Joseph Lefebvre
Francois Joseph Lefebvre was a French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and one of the original eighteen Marshals of the empire created by Napoleon. Take a look below for 21 more awesome and interesting facts about Francois Joseph Lefebvre. 1. Lefebvre was from Rouffach, Alsace, the son of a Hussar. 2. He…
26 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d’Erlon
Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d’Erlon was a marshal of France and a soldier in Napoleon’s Army. D’Erlon notably commanded the I Corps of the Armee du Nord at the battle of Waterloo. Take a look below for 26 more fascinating and interesting facts about Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d’Erlon. 1. D’Erlon was born in Reims on July…