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    Louis Chalon du Blé, marquis of Uxelles (who died in 1658 at the siege of Gravelines), and of Marie Le Bailleul (1626–1712), Nicolas Chalon du Blé became...
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    Varenne (1615–1678) and to have been named after his employer, Nicolas Chalon du Blé, marquis d'Uxelles, maréchal de France. Some classical cookbooks...
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  • Jules Mancini (1641–1707) François-Timoléon de Choisy (1644-1724) Nicolas Chalon du Blé (1652-1730) Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme (1654-1712) Chevalier...
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    Conrad, Marquis of Rosen (1628–1715), Marshal of France in 1703 Nicolas Chalon du Blé, Marquis of Huxelles (1652–1730), Marshal of France in 1703 René...
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    devastated by French troops under the command of Lieutenant General Nicolas Chalon du Blé during the 1689 Siege of Mainz. The ruin can be reached from Rüdesheim...
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    1667, François Pierre La Varenne, ten years' chef de cuisine to Nicolas Chalon du Blé, Marquis of Uxelles (near Lyon and a chestnut-producing area), and...
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    of Foreign Affairs (Conseil des Affaires étrangères, headed by Nicolas Chalon du Blé) Council of War (Conseil de la Guerre) Members included: Duke of...
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  • Pierre La Varenne (1615–1678) was probably named for his employer, Nicolas Chalon du Blé, marquis d'Uxelles. A variety of dishes use this name. Poularde...
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    published, La Varenne had ten years' experience as chef de cuisine to Nicolas Chalon du Blé, Marquis of Uxelles (marquis d'Uxelles in French), to whom he dedicated...
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    Habsburgs, would last for a quarter of a century. In 1789 appeared Vie privée du Cardinal Dubois, attributed to one of his secretaries, Mongez; and in 1815...
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