Lescarbot, Marc

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• Lescarbot, Marc —    Born at Vervins, near Laon, France, about 1570. Studied law and called to the bar in 1599. The previous year delivered two Latin orations before the papal legate sent by Clement VIII to arrange the terms of the treaty of Vervins. Through… …   The makers of Canada

• Marc Lescarbot — (c. 1570 – 1641) was a French author, poet and lawyer, best known for his Histoire de la Nouvelle France (1609), based on his expedition to Acadia (1606 1607) and research into French exploration. Considered one of the first great books in the… …   Wikipedia

• Lescarbot — Marc Lescarbot Marc Lescarbot, né à Vervins (Aisne) vers 1570 et mort à Presles (Aisne) en 1641, est un érudit, avocat, voyageur, écrivain, courtisan, originaire de la Picardie. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Publications 3 Bibl …   Wikipédia en Français

• Marc Lescarbot —     Marc Lescarbot     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Marc Lescarbot     French lawyer, writer, and historian, b. at Vervins, between 1565 and 1570; d. about 1629. curiosity to see the New World and devotion to the public weal prompted him to follow… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Marc Lescarbot — Marc Lescarbot, né à Vervins (Aisne) vers 1570 et mort à Presles et Boves (Aisne) en 1641, est un érudit, avocat, voyageur, écrivain, courtisan, originaire de la Picardie. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Publications 3 Bibli …   Wikipédia en Français

• Marc (prénom) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Marc. Sommaire 1 Sens et origine du nom 2 Variantes 3 Popularité du nom …   Wikipédia en Français

• Henri Membertou — (died 18 September 1611) was the sakmow (Grand Chief) of the Mi kmaq First Nations tribe situated near Port Royal, site of the first French settlement in Acadia, present day Nova Scotia, Canada. Originally sakmow of the Kespukwitk district, he… …   Wikipedia

• Biencourt de Poutrincourt, Jean de, Baron de Saint Just — (1557 1615)    Had won distinction as a soldier in the service of France; and in 1604 sailed with De Monts and Champlain to Acadia. Was so charmed with Port Royal that he determined to make it his home. De Monts made him a grant of the lands… …   The makers of Canada

• Éric Thierry — est né en 1964. Il est docteur de l Université de Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV), professeur d histoire et de géographie au Lycée Paul Claudel de Laon et secrétaire général de la Fédération des sociétés d histoire et d archéologie de l Aisne. Il… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Order of Good Cheer — The Order of the Good Cheer The Medallion of the Order Founding of the Order November 14, 1606 Location Port Royal, in New France; nowadays: said in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada Motto …   Wikipedia