Talk:Marguerite of Navarre
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In this paragraph:A special opprobrium comes from Pierre Bayle (1647-1706), French philosopher and critic, whose Dictionnaire historique et critique (Historical and Critical Dictionary, 1697) greatly influenced the French Encyclopedists and the rationalist philosophers of the 18th century, such as Voltaire and Diderot. Bayle wrote: "... for a queen to grant her protection to people persecuted for opinions which she believes to be false; to open a sanctuary to them; to preserve them from the flames prepared for them; to furnish them with a subsistence; liberally to relieve the troubles and inconveniences of their exile, is an heroic magnanimity which has hardly any precedent ..."it seems to me that opprobrium is not the correct word. Bayle is complimenting Marguerite here, not being derogatory. -- Someone else 04:36, 24 Aug 2003 (UTC)
- Aha! Wracked my brain, and of course the word should be encomium! If anyone likes it better, that's the word to put back<G>! -- Someone else 04:39, 24 Aug 2003 (UTC)
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Margaritas
The article on the Spanish Civil War says that the Carlist Margaritas were named after Marguerite. Is it true? --Error 23:25, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
