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Métezeau, Clement. 1581-1652. French architect. Church of St-Gervais-St-Protais 1616.
Metric System. 1795 France.
Mexican War of Independence. 1810-21. Hidalgo leads indep from Spain. Iturbide.
Mexico.c1200-100BC Olmec. c300-900 Maya, Zapotec. c900-1200 Toltec. 14C Aztec. 1519-21 Cortes conquers = New Spain. 1821 Independent. 1822 Empire. 1824 Republic/Dictatorship. 1836 -Texas. 1848 -western US. 1863 French occupy. 1867 Independent republic. 1876-1911 Díaz dictator.
Meyerbeer, Giacomo. 1791-1864. German operatic composer of French opera. Les Huguenots 1836.
Michael VIII. 1224-82. Byzantine Emperor 1259-. Won Constantinople from Latins. Founded Paleologus dynasty.
Milan. 1854-1901. Serbian prince 1868-, king 1882-9. Won independence from Ottomans 1878.
Milan. c400BC Celtic. 222BC Rome. 539 Goths destroy. 12C Independent. 1277 Visconti. 1450 Sforzas. 1535 Spain. 1713 Austria. 1797 Napoleon. 1815 Austria. 1859 Sardinia. 1861 Italy.
Milan, Edict of. 313. Constantine grants freedom of religion to Christians.
Milhaud, Darius. 1892-1974. Modern French polytone composer. Creation of the World 1923. Christopher Columbus 1930. Les Six.
Military Conversations. 1906-14. English, French military staff prepare for war with Germany.
Mill, John Stuart. 1806-73. English Utilitarian Positivist philosopher. Social as well as political freedom is necessary. Tyranny of the majority. Associationism. Political Economy 1848. On Liberty 1859. Utilitarianism 1863. Women’s Right to Vote 1866.
Millet, Jean-François. 1814-75. French painter of peasants. Sower 1850. Gleaners 1857.
Minden, Battle. 1759. Prussia and Britain defeat French. Seven Years War.
Mirabeau, Comte de. 1749-91. French revolutionary writer. Physiocrat. Dominated National Assembly 1789-.
Miranda, Francisco de. 1750-1816. Venezuelan rebel. Dictator 1811-12.
Missouri Comromise. 1820-54. Simultaneous admission to US of Maine, Missouri, maintaining balance of free, slave states.
Mistral, Frédéric. 1830-1914. French Provençale revival poet. Mirèi 1859. Félibrige 1878.
Mitterand, François. 1916-96. Socialist president of France, 1981-95. Promoted European unity.
M’Naghten Rule. 1843. US legal test of capacity to determine right from wrong.
Modernism. 19C Movement to reinterpret Roman Catholicism based on science, psychology. Declared heretical, 1907. Loisy. Tyrrell.
Modigliani, Amadeo. 1884-1920. Italian/French artist. Elongated necks and simplified figures. Head 1911-12. Recining Nude 1919.
Moissan, Henri. 1852-1907. French. Isolated flourine 1886. Electric furnace 1897.
Molière, Jean-Baptiste. 1622-73. French comedy actor, playwright. School for Wives 1662. Tartuffe 1664. Don Juan 1665. Misanthrope. Died in role of Malade Imaginaire.