anton comments on Apparently, French was more of the "International Language" than English back then.

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[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

There was a German King of Great Britain that largely communicated with his ministers in French.

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 child)

Most Russian aristocracy spoke French amongst themselves, too

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[–] oce@jlai.lu 2 points 6 days ago

European aristocrats in general before the XXth century.

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