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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Bourbon

So named from the castle and seigniory of Bourbon, in the old province of Bourbonnais. The Bourbon family is a branch of the Capet stock, through the brother of Philippe le Bel.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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