sicily

Mis à jour: 15 juillet 2026

It is the center of the French manufacture of linen, muslin, and gauze. The battle of Saint-Quentin took place on July 29, 1557; the French forces met with a great defeat at the hands of the Spaniards, who were reinforced by a body of English troops. Upon the death of Ferdinand in 1516, Charles ascended the throne of Spain, and also became ruler of the Netherlands, Naples, Sicily, and Sardinia.

Madame de (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne) La Fayette - La Princesse De Clèves par Mme de La Fayette : Edited with Introduction and Notes

33 25 fez: 'fez', named from the city of Fez in Morocco, where it is made a felt or cloth cap, dark red, with a tassel a mesure: 'in proportion as it fell , cf. note to 58 18. 34 3 Malte: 'Malta, an island in the Mediterranean, between Sicily and Africa, which has belonged to England since 1814. 34 9 comme en l'air: 'as if they were sailing in the air', cf. note to 29 22.

Alphonse Daudet - Tartarin de Tarascon