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Bernard De Girard Haillan
Bernard de Girard Haillan (c.1535–1610) was a French historian. Biography He was born in Bordeaux and occupied a number of political offices before Charles IX of France, Charles IX appointed him historiographer of France. He was confirmed as historiographer by Henry III of France, Henry III, who liked him so well, despite his vanity and selfishness, that he made him genealogist of the Order of the Holy Spirit, and gave him a pension of 1200 crowns. Works He is considered a follower of Étienne Pasquier, so much so that complaints Pasquier made of plagiarism may have been meant for him. Early works were ''État et Succès des affaires de France'' (1570) and ''Promesse et Dessein de l'histoire de France'' (1572). http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/litterature/Haillan/173799 He is best known for ''L'histoire générale des rois de France jusqu'à Charles VII inclusivement'' (History of the kings of France up to Charles VII, 1576). References * References ;Attribution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard De Girard Du Haillan
Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French language, French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brave, hardy". Its native Old English reflex was ''Beornheard'', which was replaced by the French form ''Bernard'' that was brought to England after the Norman Conquest. The name ''Bernhard'' was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers. Its wider use was popularized due to Saint Bernhard of Clairvaux (canonized in 1174). Bernard is the second most common surname in France. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 42.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Bernard'' were residents of France (frequency 1:392), 12.5% of the United States (1:7,203), 7.0% of Haiti (1:382), 6.6% of Tanzania (1:1,961), 4.8% of Canada (1:1,896), 3.6% of Nigeria (1:12,221), 2.7% of Burundi (1:894), 1.9% of Belgium (1:1,500), 1.6% of Rwanda (1:1,745), 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
