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William Breton may refer to:

  • William Briton (died 1356), aka William Breton
  • William the Breton (c. 1165–c. 1225), French chronicler and poet
  • Sir William Breton (MP), Keeper of the Privy Purse (1763–1773) for George II

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William Breton

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William Breton may refer to: William Briton (died 1356), aka William Breton William the Breton (c. 1165–c. 1225), French chronicler and poet Sir William...

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William Henry Breton

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William Henry Breton (7 January 1799-1887) was a lieutenant in the Royal Navy who wrote the memoirs Excursions in New South Wales, Western Australia and...

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William the Breton

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William the Breton (c. 1165 – c. 1225), French chronicler and poet, was a contemporary and dependent of French king Philip Augustus for whom he served...

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Bretons

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The Bretons (/ˈbrɛtɒnz, -ənz, -ɒ̃z/; Breton: Bretoned or Vretoned, Breton pronunciation: [breˈtɔ̃nɛt]) are an ethnic group native to Brittany, north-western...

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Cape Breton Island

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Cape Breton Island (French: île du Cap-Breton, formerly île Royale; Scottish Gaelic: Ceap Breatainn or Eilean Cheap Bhreatainn; Miꞌkmaq: Unamaꞌki) is a...

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Breton language

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Breton (/ˈbrɛtən/ BRET-ən, French: [bʁətɔ̃]; endonym: brezhoneg [bʁeˈzɔ̃ːnɛk] or [brəhɔ̃ˈnek] in Morbihan) is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the...

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Henry William Breton

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General Henry William Breton (7 January 1799 – 22 July 1889) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding South-West District. His...

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William the Conqueror

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further secured William's borders in Normandy. William also benefited from his campaign in Brittany by securing the support of some Breton nobles who went...

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Nicholas Breton

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Nicholas belonged to an old family settled at Layer Breton, Essex. His father, William Breton, a London merchant who had made a considerable fortune...

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Breton lai

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A Breton lai, also known as a narrative lay or simply a lay, is a form of medieval French and English romance literature. Lais are short (typically 600–1000...

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Richard le Breton

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Sir Richard le Breton or Richard de Brito (fl. 1170) was one of the four knights who in 1170 murdered Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. Roger Brito...

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List of Breton people

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of some Breton people of note and of some notable individuals born in Brittany, alphabetically within categories. Brittany (Breizh in Breton) is a Celtic...

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William Longsword

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slaughter and Breton castles being razed to the ground;: 24  Alan fled to England and Berengar sought reconciliation. In 935, William married Luitgarde...

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Cape Breton North and Victoria

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Cape Breton North and Victoria (also known as North Cape Breton and Victoria and Cape Breton North—Victoria) was a federal electoral district in the province...

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Brittany

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Brittany (/ˈbrɪtəni/, French: Bretagne, French: [bʁətaɲ] ; Breton: Breizh, Breton: [bʁɛjs], or Breton: [bʁɛx]; Gallo: Bertaèyn or Bertègn, locally [bəʁtaɛɲ])...

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Cape Breton Eagles

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The Cape Breton Eagles are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Cape Breton Regional Municipality...

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Breton Brother and Sister

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Breton Brother and Sister is a mid 19th-century painting by French artist William Bouguereau. Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts a Breton brother...

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Lillie Langtry

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Francis Corbet Le Breton (1843–1872), William Inglis Le Breton (1846–1924), Trevor Alexander Le Breton (1847–1870), Maurice Vavasour Le Breton (1849–1881),...

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Adela Breton

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Adela Catherine Breton (31 December 1849 – 13 June 1923) was an English archaeological artist and explorer. She made watercolour copies of the wall paintings...

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Atlantic Canadian English

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Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Regions such as Miramichi and Cape Breton have a wide variety of phrases and words not spoken outside of their respective...

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Duchy of Brittany

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The Duchy of Brittany (Breton: Dugelezh Breizh, [dyˈɡɛːlɛs ˈbrɛjs]; French: Duché de Bretagne) was a medieval feudal state that existed between approximately...

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Keeper of the Privy Purse

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Edward Finch, 1757–1760 John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, KG, PC 1760–1763 William Breton, 1763–1773 James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan, PC 1773–1811 The Right...

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War of the Breton Succession

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The War of the Breton Succession (French: guerre de Succession de Bretagne, Breton: Brezel hêrezh dugelezh Breizh) was a conflict between the Counts of...

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George Gascoigne

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widow of William Breton, thus becoming stepfather to the poet, Nicholas Breton. In 1568 an inquiry into the disposition of William Breton's property with...

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William

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(Breton) Gugghiermu (Sicilian) Gllâome (Modern Norman) Uilliam (Irish) Liam (Irish) Illiam (Manx Gaelic) Uilleam (Scottish Gaelic) وِلْيَم – William (Arabic)...

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Industrial Cape Breton

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southeastern part of Cape Breton Island. The area comprising Industrial Cape Breton includes the following communities within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality...

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Bretons Manor

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building. In 1869 Bretons was bought by the Romford Local Board and was used as a sewage farm until 1969. The first tenant of the farm was William Hope. It passed...

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William Britain

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author William Britten (1848–1916), British artist William Britton (disambiguation) William Breton (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles...

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