El Hadj Abd-el-Kader
(1807/1883)
An Algerian Sufi emir and theologian, he fought for fifteen years against the French occupation army.
Gaspard Abeille
(1648/1718)
French clergyman, poet and playwright. He was admitted to the French Academy in 1704.
André Joseph Abrial
(1750/1828)
Minister of Justice under the Consulate, he was one of the drafters of the Civil Code.
Denys Affre (Mgr)
(1793/1848)
The 126th Archbishop of Paris, he was particularly interested in the question of education. He met his death during the June Days of 1848: having come to preach peace on the barricades, he was fatally shot.
Henry Welbore Agar-Ellis
(1761/1836)
2nd Viscount of Clifden (Ireland) and 2nd Baron of Mendip (1802).
Agnes of Savoy
(1445/1508)
Daughter of Louis I of Savoy and Anne of Cyprus, sister-in-law of Louis XI (through her sister Charlotte) and daughter-in-law of Dunois (Joan of Arc's companion) through her marriage to François I of Orléans-Longueville; she was Countess of Dunois and Longueville.
Henri François Aguesseau (Chancellor of)
(1668/1751)
Chancellor of France, Advocate General to the Parliament, Minister to Louis XV. Great magistrate, great orator, he energetically opposed the registration of the Unigenitus bull.
Pierre-Joseph Alary
(1689/1770)
French clergyman and man of letters. He was elected a member of the French Academy in 1723.
Sophie Louise Anhalt-Bernberg (Princess of)
(1732/1786)
German princess, Countess of Solms, wife of Frederick of Solms-Baruth.