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Franche-Comte

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Franche-Com·té  (fräsh-k-t)
A historical region and former province of eastern France. The region was first occupied by a Celtic tribe in the fourth century b.c. and became part of France after 1676. Until that time its control was continually disputed by France, Germany, Burgundy, Switzerland, and Spain.
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Noun1.Franche-Comte - a former province of eastern France
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
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University Hospital of Besancon, Besangon, France; and ([dagger]) University of Franche-Comte, Besangon, France
Epidemic risk after disasters by Hoen, Bruno / Emerging Infectious Diseases
60) This "Flemish writer" is Jean-Jacques Chifflet (1588-1673), originally from the Franche-Comte, and the official doctor of the Spanish archduchess Isabelle-Claire Eugenie and the Spanish king Philip IV.
On the evolution of toads in the French Renaissance* by Randall, Michael / Renaissance Quarterly
After the failure of the Restoration, which tried to recreate a rural landlord class based on local power, inspired from the English gentry, noble families of Franche-Comte reconverted their aspirations with the help of public resources.
Contemporary French social history: crisis or hidden renewal? by Charle, Christophe / Journal of Social History
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