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Choiseul, César, comte Du Plessis-Praslin, duc de (sāzär` kôNt dü plĕsē-prälăN` dük də shwäzöl`), 1598–1675, marshal of France, diplomat, and soldier. He served as ambassador to Turin and commanded the army in Lombardy during the Thirty Years War. In the Fronde Fronde (frôNd), 1648–53, series of outbreaks during the minority of King Louis XIV, caused by the efforts of the Parlement of ..... Click the link for more information. he sided with Cardinal Mazarin and defeated the vicomte de Turenne Turenne, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de (äNrē` də lä t ..... Click the link for more information. at Rethel (1650). Choiseul negotiated the Anglo-French alliance of 1670. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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