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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

Brussels-Capital Region · Alexandria

Place · 1989 CE

Brussels-Capital Region

Also known as

04000
20e
An Bhruiséil
BE-BRU
BE-BRU
BE-BRU

Image illustrating Brussels-Capital Region — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Brusselssee Wikimedia Commons

This entry is a stub. The Library is awakening — a longer account is being written.

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birthplace ofAlain Marcoen20th c. CE
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birthplace ofAude Vermoezen1989 CE
birthplace ofAuguste Mermet1810 CE
birthplace ofAxel Cleeremans1962 CE
place of death ofCarel Frederik Krahmer de Bichin1787 CE
birthplace of · place of death ofCharles Paul de Cumont1902 CE
birthplace ofClaire Bodson1973 CE

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