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Bible Encyclopedias
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Search Results: "franandccedilois-de-bonivard
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Chillon, Castle of
a castle and state prison built on a rock, 62 ft. from the shore, at the eastern end of the lake of geneva; surnamed the bastille of switzerland, in which bonivard, the genevese patriot, was, as celebrated by byron, incarcerated for six years; it is now an arsenal.
a castle and state prison built on a rock, 62 ft. from the shore, at the eastern end of the lake of geneva; surnamed the bastille of switzerland, in which bonivard, the genevese patriot, was, as celebrated by byron, incarcerated for six years; it is now an arsenal.
Prisoner of Chillon
the name given to françois de bonivard (q. v .), who was for six years kept prisoner in the castle of chillon, on the lake of geneva, and is the subject of a well-known poem by byron.
the name given to françois de bonivard (q. v .), who was for six years kept prisoner in the castle of chillon, on the lake of geneva, and is the subject of a well-known poem by byron.
