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Definition of Franche-comte
1. Noun. A former province of eastern France.
Definition of Franche-comte
1. Proper noun. A ''région'' of France. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Franche-comte
Literary usage of Franche-comte
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"The congress of Cologne had dissolved. None of the belligerents was looking for
peace.0 OPERATIONS IN franche-comte; TURENNE IN ALSACE (1674-1675 ..."
2. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1903)
"Franche- Comte conquered. 1668. Conquered again. 1674. Freiburg. ... Franche-Comte,
as the county of Burgundy was now more commonly called, with the city of ..."
3. The Emperor Charles V by Edward Armstrong (1902)
"CHAPTER I Birth of Charles—His mother's loss of reason and his father's death—He
inherits the Netherlands and Franche Comte—Sketch of recent Netherland ..."
4. The History of France by EYRE EVANS. CROWE (1863)
"Louis, having covered his honour-by the conquest of Franche Comte", acquiesced,
and the Spaniards remained the sole aggrieved party. ..."
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