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Claude Dauphin (real name Claude Franc-Nohan) was a French actor. He was born in 1903 and died in 1978.
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The Franc-tireur were a body of irregular soldiers organised in France during the Franco-German War of 1870-1871. They were sharp-shooters employed in guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy and cutting off detachments. The term is still used for irregular troops armed with rifles, but not wearing uniform and usually not subject to military discipline.
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Franc-tireurs are irregular troops armed with rifles, but not wearing uniform and usually not subject to military discipline. The term was first applied to the franc-tireurs of the Franco-Prussian War, who were usually shot when caught by the Germans.
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The franc was the former principle monetary unit of France and later Belgium and is the principle monetary unit of Switzerland, Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda and some other countries. The first French franc was struck, in gold, in 1360 and bore an impression of John II on horseback. The name franc was given from the device Francorum Rex, king of the French, on the coin when first struck.
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The livre was the currency used in France before the franc, which replaced it in 1795. The value of the livre varied from place to place, but generally the value of the livre Tournois was accepted as the standard.
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Quadrophenia is a drama starring Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Toyah Wilcox, Sting, Mark Wingett and Ray Winstone in a story about a 'Mod' and his friends on a trip to Brighton in the 1960's. Quadrophenia was directed by Franc Roddam in 1979.
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F is an abbreviation for Fahrenheit
F is an abbreviation for Farad
F is an abbreviation for Filter
F is an abbreviation for Final
F is an abbreviation for Fluorine
F is an abbreviation for France
F is an abbreviation for Frequency
F is an abbreviation for Female
F is an abbreviation for Fellow
F is an abbreviation for Following
F is an abbreviation for Folio
F is an abbreviation for Franc
F is an abbreviation for Forte
Cabernet Franc is a type of grape used for producing red wine. It is a component of Bordeaux wine, and a little is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon to add bouquet to a wine.
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The Principality of Liechtenstein is a country in west Europe. It has a total area of 160 km2, making it one of the world's smallest independent states. The climate is temperate with cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain and cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers. The terrain is mostly mountainous (the Alps) with the Rhine Valley in the western third of the country.
Natural resources are a hydroelectric potential, but Liechtenstein generates its revenue through international banking, much of it nefarious. The religion is 82.7% Roman Catholic, 7.1% Protestant, and 10.2% others. The official language is German with an Alemannic dialect (Swiss-German) also spoken.
Liechtenstein became a sovereign state in 1342 and its boundaries have remained unchanged since 1434, though the current nation dates from 1719 when it acquired its current name and ruling monarchy from the union of the counties of Vaduz and Schellenberg. Liechtenstein was represented abroad by Austria until 1919, then by Switzerland - with whom it maintains a customs union and close ties - until it was admitted to the United Nations in 1990. The currency of Liechtenstein is the Swiss franc. Liechtenstein is the only absolute monarchy in Europe, with the ruler able to dissolve parliament, sack ministers and the judiciary as he or she desires.
In the 21st century Liechtenstein became infamous as a tax haven, providing bank accounts for international criminals where funds could be hidden, Liechtenstein's laws forbidding the disclosure of account details to investigators from other countries seeking tax evaders etc.
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