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Prisoner of Chillon

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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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.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Prisoner of Chillon'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/prisoner-of-chillon.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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