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2 unusual facts about André Marquis


André Marquis

André Marquis (24 October 1883 - 15 October 1957) was a French Vichyist admiral, famous for the scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon.

Marquis was préfet maritime of Toulon, and as such, responsible for the administration of the city.



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Château de Vallery

The Early Renaissance French Château de Vallery, in Vallery, in the département of Yonne in the Burgundy region of France, was built in 1548 for Jacques d'Albon de Saint-André, marquis de Fronsac, a court favorite of Henri II and maréchal de France.