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Hugh ( Latin: Ugo, Hugo; 953/4 – 21 December 1001), [1] called the Great, was the Margrave of Tuscany from 969 [a] until his death in 1001, and the Duke of Spoleto and Margrave of Camerino from 989 to 996 (as "Hugh II"). [5] [b] He was known for his restoration of the state apparatus in Tuscany [c] after decades of neglect from various ...
Hernani. (drama) Hernani (full title: Hernani, ou l'Honneur Castillan) is a drama in rhyming alexandrines by the French romantic author Victor Hugo . The title originates from Hernani, a Spanish town in the Southern Basque Country, where Hugo's mother and her three children stopped on their way to General Hugo's place of residence. [1]
La Légende des siècles (English: The Legend of the Ages) is a collection of poems by Victor Hugo, conceived as an immense depiction of the history and evolution of humanity. Written intermittently between 1855 and 1876 while Hugo worked in exile on numerous other projects, the poems were published in three series in 1859, 1877, and 1883.
The Place de la Concorde (French: [plas də la kɔ̃kɔʁd]; lit. ' Concord Square ') is one of the major public squares in Paris, France.Measuring 7.6 ha (19 acres) in area, it is the largest square in the French capital.
Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born 11 July 1958) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward. A prolific goalscorer known for his spectacular strikes and volleys, he is widely regarded as the greatest Mexican footballer of all time, one of the best players of his generation, and one of the best strikers of all ...
L'Année terrible is a series of poems written by Victor Hugo and published in 1872. They deal with the Franco-Prussian War, the trauma of losing his son Charles, and with the Paris Commune. Covering the period from August 1870 to July 1871, a group of poems encapsulates each month, blending Hugo's anguish over personal tragedies with his ...
Hugo van der Goes is regarded as one of the most significant portrait artists of 15th-century Europe. At that time portraiture was gaining importance in art because of the renewed importance attached to the individual fostered by the rise of humanism. [14] Portrait of a Man at Prayer with St John the Baptist.
OCLC. 49383068. The Man Who Laughs (also published under the title By Order of the King from its subtitle in French) [1] is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title L'Homme qui rit. It takes place in England beginning in 1690 and extends into the early 18th century reign of Queen Anne.