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    François Bonivard (or Bonnivard; 1493–1570) was a nobleman, ecclesiastic, historian, and Geneva patriot at the time of the Republic of Geneva. His life...
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    Written in 1816, it chronicles the imprisonment of a Genevois monk, François Bonivard, from 1532 to 1536. On 22 June 1816, Lord Byron and his contemporary...
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    castle to house prisoners. Its most famous prisoner was probably François de Bonivard, a Genevois monk, prior of St. Victor in Geneva and politician, who...
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  • surname include: Émilie Bonnivard (born 1980), French politician François Bonivard (or Bonnivard) (1493–1570), French politician, nobleman, ecclesiastic...
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    Frederick III of Legnica, Duke of Legnica (b. 1520) date unknown François Bonivard, Swiss patriot and historian (b. 1496) Francesco Primaticcio, Italian...
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    surviving child, Emanuele Filiberto. He was the duke who imprisoned François Bonivard, the "prisoner of Chillon" in 1530. Charles married the rich, beautiful...
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  • dainty and gluttonous together, since he must have plenty of the best. François Bonivard Perrin's father was a dealer in wooden vessels who later expanded...
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    Olympics Caroline Boissier-Butini (1786–1836), pianist and composer François Bonivard (1493–1570), Geneva ecclesiastic, historian and libertine Charles...
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    Savoyards, and a campaign against the Bishop of Lausanne to free François Bonivard from Chillon Castle. From 1540 to 1568 he was Bern's chief magistrate...
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  • first really prominent personage in this department of literature is François Bonivard (died 1570) who wrote the Chroniques de Geuve that extend down to...
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    Frederick III of Legnica, Duke of Legnica (b. 1520) date unknown François Bonivard, Swiss patriot and historian (b. 1496) Francesco Primaticcio, Italian...
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    combourgeoisie 1477. Zürich: Jahrbuch für Schweizerische Geschichte. Bonivard, François (2001–2014). Chroniques de Genève. Micheline Tripet. Genève: Droz...
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