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Person: King Louis XIV

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Co Meath man who died in 1692 Battle of Ortheuville honoured in Belgium
Co Meath man who died in 1692 Battle of Ortheuville honoured in Belgium

Locals of Tenneville, about 150kms south of Brussels joined with a small invited delegation from Meath to unveil the restored memorial which now has most of the Latin inscription translated in both English and Irish.

Mon, 09 Sep, 2019

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A female landscape gardener is hired for a major project at Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV.

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THE art of taxation was compared by the finance minister of King Louis XIV to plucking a goose: the aim is to get the most feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing.

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