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Margaret of Navarre supported a librarian based in an abbey of this name who went into self-imposed exile after he translated the New Testament into French, only for the courts to order all copies burned. Eugène Millet (“oo-ZHEN mih-LAY”) modernized a building of this name to house a Museum of National Antiquities. A mysterious noble of this name, who was allegedly a son of Francis II Rákóczi (“RAH-koh-tsee”), practiced music and (10[1])alchemy at the court of Charles of Hesse-Kassel (“HESS-uh KAH-sull”). In 1562, (10[1])Catherine de’ Medici pushed a 1562 toleration edict of this name (10[1])that failed to prevent the French Wars of Religion. After being exiled from England, James II lived in (10[1])a town of this name where Louis (-5[1])XIV (-5[3])primarily resided (-5[2])until (-5[1])the completion (-5[1])of the nearby Palace of Versailles. (-5[1])For 10 points, a (-5[1])canonized (-5[1])6th-century (-5[1])bishop of Paris lends (-5[1])what name to a French city (-5[1])followed by “en-Laye” ■END■ (10[6]0[17])

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