François Couperin, né le 10 novembre 1668 à Paris et mort le 11 septembre 1733 à Paris, est un important compositeur, organiste et claveciniste français de la période baroque [1].Il est surnommé « Couperin le Grand » pour le distinguer d'autres membres de cette famille qui compte de nombreux musiciens.

François Boucher (UK: / ˈ b uː ʃ eɪ / BOO-shay, US: / b uː ˈ ʃ eɪ / boo-SHAY; French: [fʁɑ̃swa buʃe]; 29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style. Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories, and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most celebrated painter ...

Victoire of France (Victoire Louise Marie Thérèse; 11 May 1733 – 7 June 1799) was a French princess, the seventh child and fifth daughter of King Louis XV of France and Queen Maria Leszczyńska.She was named after her father and Queen Maria Theresa, her great-great-grandmother and the consort of Louis XIV of France.. Originally known as Madame Quatrième, …

Cairo (/ ˈ k ɛər oʊ / KAIR-oh) is the southernmost city in Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County.. The city is located at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Fort Defiance, a Civil War camp, was built here in 1862 by Union General Ulysses S. Grant to control strategic access to the rivers, and launch and supply his successful campaigns south.

Hubert Robert né le 22 mai 1733 à Paris [1] et mort le 15 avril 1808 dans la même ville est un peintre français, dessinateur, graveur, professeur de dessin, créateur de jardins et conservateur au Muséum central des arts de la République (futur musée du Louvre).. Il est un des principaux artistes français du XVIII e siècle.. Biographie. Hubert Robert vient d'un milieu social privilégié.

There are 120 counties in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky.Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, fourth among states (including Virginia's independent cities). The original motivation for having so many counties was to ensure that residents in the days of poor roads and horseback travel could make a round trip from their home to the county seat in …

Early life. John Kay was born on 17 June 1704 in the Lancashire hamlet of Walmersley, just north of Bury.His yeoman farmer father, Robert, owned the "Park" estate in Walmersley, and John was born there. Robert died before John was born, leaving Park House to his eldest son. As Robert's fifth son (out of ten children), John was bequeathed £40 (at age 21) and an education until the …

Fermat's equation, x n + y n = z n with positive integer solutions, is an example of a Diophantine equation, named for the 3rd-century Alexandrian mathematician, Diophantus, who studied them and developed methods for the solution of some kinds of Diophantine equations.A typical Diophantine problem is to find two integers x and y such that their sum, and the sum of their …

Margaret is a female first name, derived via French and Latin (Margarita) from Ancient Greek: μαργαρίτης (margarítēs) meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian.. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th century and 18th century, but became more common …

Le prince souverain ou princesse souveraine de Monaco est le monarque et chef de l’État de la principauté de Monaco, selon la constitution monégasque du 17 décembre 1962.Elle définit le gouvernement de la principauté comme une monarchie constitutionnelle héréditaire. Le prince de Monaco est le chef de l'État monégasque et représente la principauté dans ses rapports avec …