Gaetano Majorano was an Italian castrato and opera singer, who performed under the stage name Caffarelli. Like Farinelli, Caffarelli was a student of Nicola Porpora.
The year 1710 in music involved some significant musical events and new works.
The Army of the North or Armée du Nord is a name given to several historical units of the French Army. The first was one of the French Revolutionary Armies that fought with distinction against the First Coalition from 1792 to 1795. Others existed during the Peninsular War, the Hundred Days and the Franco-Prussian War.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Brieuc and Tréguier is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Côtes d'Armor in the Region of Brittany. The diocese is currently suffragan to the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo. The current bishop is Denis Moutel, appointed in 2010.
This surname has Anglo-Saxon pre-8th century origins; spelling variations include Albert, Albertson and Alberts in English names. It is derived from the Old German compound 'Aedelbeort' meaning 'noble-bright'. However, many sources show it as a French surname, with many spelling variations on the French form. It is now found in many locations of the world, spread by French Huguenot refugees, amongst others.
Louis-Marie-Joseph Maximilian Caffarelli du Falga was a French commander and scholar. His younger brothers Marie-François Auguste de Caffarelli du Falga (1766–1849) and Louis-Marie Joseph Caffarelli (1760–1845) were also generals.
Joseph Caffarelli, full name Louis Marie Joseph, comte de Caffarelli du Falga, was a French sailor, soldier and politician, who was a Conseiller d'État and maritime prefect of Brest. His brothers Marie-François Auguste de Caffarelli du Falga and Louis-Marie-Joseph Maximilian Caffarelli du Falga were also active in the French military of the time.
Jean-Baptiste de Caffarelli du Falga was a French churchman from a noble family with origins in Ferrara who had come to France during the reign of Louis XIII in the train of the Papal Nuncio, Bishop Guido Bentivoglio.
Charles Ambroise de Caffarelli du Falga (1758–1826), baron Caffarelli, was canon of Toul before the French Revolution and one of the Caffarelli brothers. He became prefect under the First French Empire, then a member of the general counsel of Haute-Garonne. He was notably Prefect of the Ardèche, Calvados and Aube.
Marie-François Auguste de Caffarelli du Falga was a French général de division of Italian descent. Two of his brothers were also generals. His name is inscribed on the south side of the Arc de Triomphe.
Comte Louis Charles d'Hervilly was a French nobleman and émigré. He was involved in the abortive landing at Quiberon. His daughter married the general Marie-François Auguste de Caffarelli du Falga.
Marie François may refer to:
Events from the year 1815 in France.
The Commission des Sciences et des Arts was a French scientific and artistic institute. Established on 16 March 1798, it consisted of 167 members, of which all but 16 joined Napoleon Bonaparte's conquest of Egypt and produced the Description de l'Égypte. More than half were engineers and technicians, including 21 mathematicians, 3 astronomers, 17 civil engineers, 13 naturalists and mining engineers, geographers, 3 gunpowder engineers, 4 architects, 8 artists, 10 mechanical artists, 1 sculptor, 15 interpreters, 10 men of letters, 22 printers in Latin, Greek and Arabic characters. Bonaparte organised his scientific 'corps' like an army, dividing its members into 5 categories and assigning to each member a military rank and a defined military role beyond his scientific function.
The Galerie des Batailles is a gallery occupying the first floor of the Aile du Midi of the Palace of Versailles, joining onto the grand and petit appartement de la reine. 120 m (390 ft) long and 13 m (43 ft) wide, it is an epigone of the grand gallery of the Louvre and was intended to glorify French military history from the Battle of Tolbiac to the Battle of Wagram.
Toussaint Louverture[tusɛ̃ luvɛʁtyʁ] is a 2012 French film written and directed by Philippe Niang. It stars Jimmy Jean-Louis, Aïssa Maïga and Sonia Rolland and is based on the life of Toussaint Louverture.
Events from the year 1766 in France
Dufour or Du Four or Defour is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Louis-Marie may refer to:
Compans-Caffarelli is a business district in Toulouse in Haute-Garonne, France, where companies and grandes écoles are located.
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