Capetian dynasty has also been used as a surname for French royalty, particularly but not exclusively those of the House of Capet. One notable use was during the French Revolution, when the dethroned King Louis XVI (a member of the House of Bourbon and a direct male-line descendant of Hugh Capet) and Queen Marie Antoinette (a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine) were referred to as "Louis and Antoinette Capet" (the queen being addressed as "the Widow Capet" after the execution of her husband). The dynastic surname now used to describe Hugh Capet's family prior to his election as King of France
HMS Berbice (1793) HMS Berbice (1793) HMS "Berbice" was the French privateer "Berbice" that the British Royal Navy captured in 1793 and took into service under her existing name. She foundered in 1796. The Navy commissioned her in October 1793 under Lieutenant Thomas Oliver, for the Leeward Islands station. There is some ambiguity about the which officers commanded her and when. At one point Midshipman John F. Devonshire (eventually Admiral Sir John Devenshire) took command on the death of "Berbice"s commander. Devonshire then patrolled the coasts of Puerto Rico where he, with the Spaniards, suppressed the French privateers that not only impeded the