marquis

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The Marquis de Condorcet and Jacques Pierre Brissot were Girondins who lost their lives in the Terror before the abolition of slavery, for which they had long campaigned.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

This spring and summer, the National Archives is mounting a special exhibition here about the Marquis de Lafayette, the French aristocrat who played a key role in the American Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Here is Scottish newsreader Mary Marquis as Juliet in a 1955 production of Romeo and Juliet.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

Marquis is pictured with fellow student Nancy Mitchell.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

“The event takes place in the grand ballroom of the Imperial Marquis Hotel!”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein