Choiseul
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Choiseul may refer to:
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People
- Choiseul (surname). Holders include:-
- Caesar, duc de Choiseul (1602-1675), French marshal and diplomat, generally known for the best part of his life as marshal du Plessis-Praslin
- Claude de Choiseul (1632-1711), marshal of France in 1693
- César Gabriel de Choiseul (1712-1785), duc de Praslin, French officer, diplomat and statesman
- Étienne François, duc de Choiseul (1719-1785), French officer, diplomat and statesman
- Claude Antoine Gabriel, duc de Choiseul-Stainville (1760-1838), French royalist
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Places
- Choiseul, Haute-Marne, a commune in the Haute-Marne département in France
- Choiseul Camp, French concentration camp in the commune of Châteaubriant in Brittany, open from 1941 to 1942.
- Choiseul Bay, a bay of Choiseul Island, in the Solomon Islands
- Choiseul Island, an island in the Solomon Islands, named after Étienne François de Choiseul
- Choiseul Province, a province of the Solomon Islands, including Choiseul Island
- Choiseul, Saint Lucia, a Quarter in Saint Lucia, in the Antilles, including the city of Choiseul
- Choiseul Sound, Falkland Islands.
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Organizations
- Choiseul Investments, an Australian listed investment company
- Institut Choiseul for International Politics and Geoeconomics, a French, non-partisan think tank
- Choiseul éditions, editorial branch of the Institut Choiseul, an editor of reviews and specialised works on international questions and geopolitics.
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