Son of Sigebert and Brunehaut, Childebert inherited Austrasia upon the assassination of his father. He is then adopted by his uncle Gontran, but later passes under the tutelage of Chilpéric (who murdered his father). But under the influence of his mother Brunehaut, Childebert returned to Gontran wit
Jeanne Barret, whose name is sometimes spelled Baret or Baré (1740 – 1807) was a botanist and explorer, considered the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. Philibert Commerson Daughter of Jeanne Pochard and Jean Barret, a peasant, Jeanne Barret was born on July 27, 1740 in the village of La Co
Of Indias 566 native states, 12 were located within the geographical boundary of the proposed Pakistan, while most of the remaining 554 were surrounded by Indian territories. Some of the states were located on the proposed India-Pakistan border. All the states situated on the Indo-Pakistan border we
Descendant of the princes of Condé. Residing in civilian clothes in Ettenheim opposite Strasbourg, he was kidnapped the night of March 15 to 16, 1804 by Napoleons men and was executed at the Château de Vincennes. The First Consul thus hoped to respond to those who were plotting against him for the r