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French Foreign LegionInstitutionThe French Foreign Legion is a branch of the French army founded in 1831 for foreign volunteers.
French HainautPlaceFrench Hainaut is the southern part of the old County of Hainaut annexed by France in the seventeenth century, through the Treaty of the Pyrenees of 1659 and the Treaty…
French invasion of AlgiersCampaign · 1830The French invasion of Algiers took place in 1830, when a French expedition captured the city and overthrew the Ottoman-era regency.
French invasion of RussiaCampaign · 1812The French invasion of Russia was Napoleon's campaign of 1812, known in Russia as the Patriotic War.
French invasion of SwitzerlandWar · 1798The French invasion of Switzerland took place in early 1798, when armies of the French Republic overran the Old Swiss Confederacy during the French Revolutionary Wars.- French languageTermFrench is a Romance language that developed from Latin in France.
French National CommitteeInstitutionThe French National Committee was the governing body of Free France, set up by Charles de Gaulle in London in September 1941.
French RevolutionRevolution · 1789–1799The French Revolution was the period of upheaval in France that began with the meeting of the Estates-General in 1789, abolished the monarchy in 1792 and ended with…- French revolutionary occupation of the NetherlandsCampaign · 1795The French revolutionary occupation of the Netherlands took place in 1795, when French armies overran the Dutch Republic and established the Batavian Republic.
French Revolutionary WarsWarThe French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802) were fought between revolutionary France and coalitions of European powers.- French Sahelian MissionCampaignThe French Sahelian Mission refers to the French military advance into the central Sahel in the early twentieth century.
French UnionInstitutionThe French Union was the political structure created in 1946 to replace the French colonial empire, theoretically making colonial subjects citizens with representation…
French Wars of ReligionWarThe French Wars of Religion were a series of civil wars between Catholics and Protestants (Huguenots) in France in the second half of the sixteenth century.- French West India CompanyInstitutionThe French West India Company was a chartered company founded by Colbert in 1664 to run France's colonies and trade in the Americas and West Africa.
FretilinPeople / groupFretilin, the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor, was founded in 1974 after the Carnation Revolution in Portugal.
Friday Mosque of HeratWork / monumentThe Friday Mosque of Herat is the principal congregational mosque of Herat in western Afghanistan.
Fridtjof NansenPersonFridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist and humanitarian.
Friedberg (Hesse)PlaceFriedberg is a town in the Wetterau north of Frankfurt in Hesse, founded by the Hohenstaufen beside an imperial castle on a ridge.
Friedenstein PalaceWork / monumentFriedenstein Palace is the residence built in Gotha, Thuringia, between 1643 and 1654 by Duke Ernest the Pious of Saxe-Gotha.
Friedland (Mecklenburg)PlaceFriedland is a small town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, east of Neubrandenburg.- Friedrich August, Prince of Anhalt-ZerbstPersonFriedrich August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, was the last ruler of the small German principality and the brother of Catherine the Great of Russia.
Friedrich DürrenmattPersonFriedrich Dürrenmatt was a Swiss playwright and novelist writing in German, one of the leading dramatists of the post-war period.
Friedrich EbertPersonFriedrich Ebert was a Social Democratic leader who became head of government when the German monarchy fell in November 1918 and, in February 1919, the first President…
Friedrich HeckerPersonFriedrich Hecker was a lawyer and radical democrat from Baden who led an armed rising for a German republic in April 1848, the Hecker Uprising, which was defeated near…
Friedrich HildebrandtPersonFriedrich Hildebrandt was the Nazi Gauleiter of Mecklenburg who in 1933 became Reich governor of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and from 1934 to 1945 of…
Friedrich Joachim StengelPersonFriedrich Joachim Stengel (1694–1787) was a German Baroque architect who served the princes of Nassau-Saarbrücken as their master builder.
Friedrich Ludwig WeidigPersonFriedrich Ludwig Weidig was a Protestant pastor and schoolteacher in the Grand Duchy of Hesse and a leading figure of the liberal and democratic opposition.- Friedrich RömerPersonFriedrich Römer was a liberal politician in the Kingdom of Württemberg and a leader of the opposition in the diet before 1848.
Friedrich SchillerPersonFriedrich Schiller was a German poet, dramatist, historian and philosopher.
Friedrich von GärtnerPersonFriedrich von Gärtner was a German architect who worked for Ludwig I of Bavaria.
Friedrich von WangenPersonFriedrich von Wangen was prince-bishop of Trent from 1207 to 1218 and an imperial official in Italy.
Friedrich Wilhelm von HaugwitzPersonFriedrich Wilhelm von Haugwitz was a Saxon-born statesman and the chief architect of Maria Theresa's administrative reforms after the loss of Silesia.- Friedrich-Wilhelm CanalWork / monumentThe Friedrich-Wilhelm Canal is a canal in Brandenburg, Germany, built in 1662–1668 under the Great Elector Frederick William.
FriedrichstadtPlaceFriedrichstadt is a small town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, founded in 1621 by Duke Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp for Dutch Remonstrants fleeing persecution.
FrisiaPlaceFrisia is the coastal region along the southern North Sea inhabited by the Frisians, which in its widest early medieval extent reached from the Zwin near Bruges to the…- FrithuwoldPersonFrithuwold was a sub-king of Surrey in the 670s, ruling under Wulfhere of Mercia, and the only known ruler of the province.
- FritigernPersonFritigern was a leader of the Thervingi Goths in the 370s.
FritigilPersonFritigil was a queen of the Marcomanni in the late 4th century.
Fritz SteinbachPersonFritz Steinbach was a German conductor and composer.
FritzlarPlaceFritzlar is a town in northern Hesse, Germany, on the Eder river.- FriuliPlaceFriuli is a historical region of north-eastern Italy between the Alps, the Adriatic and the Isonzo, now part of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Frog Lake massacreEventThe Frog Lake massacre took place on 2 April 1885 at Frog Lake in present-day Alberta, during the North-West Resistance.
FromborkPlaceFrombork (German Frauenburg) is a small town in northern Poland on the Vistula Lagoon.
The FrondeRevolt · 1648–1653The Fronde was a series of revolts in France between 1648 and 1653 during the minority of Louis XIV.
Front de libération du QuébecPeople / groupThe Front de libération du Québec was a militant separatist group that sought Quebec independence through armed action.
Front for the Liberation of Occupied South YemenPeople / groupThe Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen (FLOSY) was a nationalist movement formed in 1966 and backed by Nasser's Egypt, which fought the British in Aden…
Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of CabindaPeople / groupThe Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) is a separatist movement seeking independence for Cabinda, the oil-rich Angolan exclave north of the Congo…
Front for the Restoration of Unity and DemocracyPeople / groupThe Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD) is a political movement of the Afar people of Djibouti, formed in 1991.
Front PalaceInstitutionThe Front Palace, or Wang Na, was the residence and office of the uparat, the viceroy or 'second king' of the Siamese court, and by extension the office itself.
Frösö RunestoneWork / monumentThe Frösö Runestone is an 11th-century runestone on the island of Frösön in Jämtland, Sweden, and the northernmost Viking Age runestone in the country.
FrösönPlaceFrösön is an island in the lake Storsjön in Jämtland, central Sweden, opposite the town of Östersund.
FrostatingInstitutionThe Frostating was the medieval law assembly for Trøndelag in central Norway, meeting on the Frosta peninsula in the Trondheimsfjord.
Frowin of EngelbergPersonFrowin was abbot of Engelberg in central Switzerland from 1143 until his death in 1178.
Fructuoso RiveraPersonFructuoso Rivera was a Uruguayan caudillo and soldier who became the first constitutional president of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay in 1830.
Fructuosus of TarragonaPersonFructuosus was bishop of Tarraco, the capital of Hispania Tarraconensis, and a Christian martyr.
Fruela I of AsturiasPersonFruela I was king of Asturias from 757 to 768, the son of Alfonso I and Ermesinda.
Fruela II of AsturiasPersonFruela II was king of Asturias from 910 and of León from 924 until his death in 925.
Fruitbearing SocietyInstitutionThe Fruitbearing Society (Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft) was a learned society founded at Weimar in 1617 by Prince Ludwig of Anhalt-Köthen and others to cultivate and…
FrumentiusPersonFrumentius was a Syrian Christian who, according to tradition, was brought to Aksum as a captive and rose to serve at the royal court.
Fruto ChamorroPersonFruto Chamorro was a Nicaraguan Conservative politician from Granada who became supreme director of Nicaragua in 1853 and, under the constitution of 1854, its first…
Fruttuaria AbbeyWork / monumentFruttuaria Abbey was a Benedictine monastery at San Benigno Canavese in Piedmont, founded in 1003 by the reformer William of Volpiano with the support of Arduin of…- Fu DengPersonFu Deng was the last significant emperor of the Former Qin, a Di-led state of northern China.
Fu HaoPersonFu Hao was a consort of the Shang king Wu Ding who also led armies in the field, as oracle-bone inscriptions record.- Fu HongPersonFu Hong was a chieftain of the Di people of eastern Gansu and the founder of the family that ruled the Former Qin state.
Fu Jian (337–385)PersonFu Jian was the Di ruler of the Former Qin from 357, served by the able minister Wang Meng.- Fu JieziPersonFu Jiezi was a Han dynasty envoy to the Western Regions in the reign of Emperor Zhao.
- Fu ShengPersonFu Sheng was emperor of the Former Qin state in northern China from 355 to 357.
Fu YoudePersonFu Youde was a general of the founding Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty.
Fuad I of EgyptPersonFuad I of Egypt, of the Muhammad Ali dynasty, became Sultan of Egypt under the British protectorate in 1917 and took the title King of Egypt after Britain's declaration…
Fuad II of EgyptPersonFuad II of Egypt was the last king of Egypt, proclaimed as an infant in July 1952 when his father Farouk abdicated after the Free Officers' coup.- Fuad SafarPersonFuad Safar was an Iraqi archaeologist and one of the founders of archaeology in modern Iraq.
Fuad StephensPersonFuad Stephens, born Donald Stephens, was a journalist and Kadazan leader in North Borneo who founded the United National Kadazan Organisation.- Fubing systemInstitutionThe fubing system was a militia system used in China from the Western Wei to the early Tang Dynasty, in which farming households provided soldiers in return for land.
- Fucine LakePlaceThe Fucine Lake was a large lake in the central Apennines of Abruzzo, Italy, around which the Marsi lived.
Fuero General de NavarraWork / monumentThe Fuero General de Navarra is the code of laws of the medieval Kingdom of Navarre, first compiled in the thirteenth century, around 1238 under Theobald I.- Fueros de AragónWork / monumentThe Fueros de Aragón are the compilation of the customary laws of the Kingdom of Aragon made at the Cortes of Huesca in 1247 under James I, prepared by Bishop Vidal de…
- Fugger familyPeople / groupThe Fugger family was a merchant and banking dynasty of Augsburg in the Holy Roman Empire.
FugumbaPlaceFugumba is a town in the Futa Jallon highlands of central Guinea.
FührerTermFührer, German for 'leader', was the title used by Adolf Hitler as head of the Nazi Party and, from August 1934, as head of the German state after he merged the offices…
FührerprinzipReligion / ideaThe Führerprinzip, or leader principle, was the basis of authority in Nazi Germany.
FujianPlaceFujian is a mountainous province on the south-east coast of China, facing Taiwan across the Taiwan Strait, with its capital at Fuzhou.
Fujiwara clanPeople / groupThe Fujiwara clan was a Japanese aristocratic family descended from Nakatomi no Kamatari, who received the name Fujiwara in 669.
Fujiwara no HidehiraPersonFujiwara no Hidehira was the third lord of the Northern Fujiwara, ruling Mutsu and Dewa from Hiraizumi at the height of the family's wealth.
Fujiwara no KiyohiraPersonFujiwara no Kiyohira was the founder of the Northern Fujiwara of northern Japan.
Fujiwara no MotohiraPersonFujiwara no Motohira was the second lord of the Northern Fujiwara, who ruled Mutsu and Dewa in northern Japan from Hiraizumi.- Fujiwara no YasuhiraPersonFujiwara no Yasuhira was the fourth and last lord of the Northern Fujiwara of Hiraizumi.
Fuk'angganPersonFuk'anggan (1753–1796) was a Manchu general and official of the Qing dynasty under the Qianlong Emperor.- FukuiPlaceFukui is the capital of Fukui Prefecture on the Sea of Japan side of central Honshu.
Fukui PrefecturePlaceFukui Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan on the Sea of Japan coast of central Honshu, with its capital at Fukui.
FukuokaPlaceFukuoka is the largest city of Kyushu in south-western Japan and the capital of Fukuoka Prefecture, on Hakata Bay facing Korea.
Fukuoka PrefecturePlaceFukuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan in northern Kyushu, with its capital at Fukuoka.
Fukushima MasanoriPersonFukushima Masanori was a Japanese warlord who served Toyotomi Hideyoshi and fought for Tokugawa Ieyasu at Sekigahara in 1600.- FulaPeople / groupThe Fula, also called Fulani, are a widely dispersed people of West and Central Africa, traditionally associated with cattle herding and Islamic scholarship.
Fulani WarWar · 1804–1810The Fulani War, or Fulani jihad, of 1804–1810 was the Islamic reform movement led by Usman dan Fodio against the Hausa kingdoms.
Fulbert YoulouPersonFulbert Youlou was a Catholic priest and politician who led Middle Congo to autonomy in 1958 and became the first president of the independent Republic of the Congo in…
FuldaPlaceFulda is a city in eastern Hesse, Germany, on the river of the same name.
Fulda (river)PlaceThe Fulda is a river of Hesse, Germany, about 220 km long, rising in the Rhön mountains and flowing north past Fulda and Kassel to Hann.
Fulda AbbeyInstitutionFulda Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Hesse, Germany, founded in 744 by Sturm, a disciple of Saint Boniface, who was buried there in 754.
Fulgencio BatistaPersonFulgencio Batista was a Cuban army sergeant who rose to power after the revolution of 1933 and dominated Cuban politics for most of the next quarter-century.- Fulk I, Count of AnjouPersonFulk I, called the Red, was the first count of Anjou of the Ingelger dynasty and the son of Ingelger.