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Plot to free Royal family during French Revolution
The Carnation Plot, was one of the many plans that failed to free the royal family of France from the Revolution. Also known as the "le complot de l'oeillet"
Carnation_Plot
Queen of France from 1774 to 1792
captivity. She was under constant surveillance with no privacy. The "Carnation Plot" (Le complot de l'œillet), an attempt to help her escape at the end
Marie_Antoinette
1974 revolution in Portugal and its colonies
The Carnation Revolution (Portuguese: Revolução dos Cravos), code-named Operation Historic Turn, also known as the 25th of April, was a military coup
Carnation_Revolution
1845 novel by Alexandre Dumas
Maison-Rouge, the mastermind behind the plot. Alexandre Dumas based events in the novel on the "Carnation Plot", an attempt by the Marquis Alexandre Gonsse
Le_Chevalier_de_Maison-Rouge
French couter-revolutionary
Alexandre Dumas under the name of Chevalier de Maison Rouge. He started the Carnation Plot, and later escaped. "Alexandre Gonsse de Rougeville : The adventurer
Alexandre Gonsse de Rougeville
Alexandre_Gonsse_de_Rougeville
de Maison-Rouge (The Knight of the Red House,) which centers on the Carnation Plot. The first of a series of six books written by Dumas with Marie Antoinette
Cultural depictions of Marie Antoinette
Cultural_depictions_of_Marie_Antoinette
1929 film
The Carnation Kid is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and Leslie Pearce and written by Alfred A. Cohn, Arthur
The_Carnation_Kid
2021 role-playing video game
Re[in]carnation Soundtracks Will Come Next Month". Siliconera. Retrieved April 17, 2021. スクエニ、『ニーア リィンカーネーション』初のアレンジアルバム「NieR Re[in]carnation Chill Out
Nier_Reincarnation
1894 novel by Robert Hichens
The Green Carnation is a novel by Robert Hichens that was first published anonymously in 1894. A satire on contemporary champions of the Aesthetic Movement
The_Green_Carnation
2005 film by Mamoru Hosoda
Lily Carnation, a flower of reincarnation, which gives life to Baron's crew. Luffy fights Baron after knowing the truth about the Lily Carnation, demanding
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
One_Piece:_Baron_Omatsuri_and_the_Secret_Island
List of coups and coup attempts
Captain Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, who would later go on to lead the Carnation Revolution April 25, 1974: The Movimento das Forças Armadas (Armed Forces
List of coups and coup attempts by country
List_of_coups_and_coup_attempts_by_country
Failed Portuguese far-left military coup
Novembro in Portugal) was a failed military coup d'état against the post-Carnation Revolution governing bodies of Portugal. This attempt was carried out
Coup_of_25_November_1975
1954 film
The Green Carnation (also known as The Green Buddha[citation needed]) is a 1954 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by John Lemont and starring
The_Green_Carnation_(film)
Grandson of Winston Churchill
further trouble spots including Communist China, and in Portugal during the Carnation Revolution. Like other members of his family, he began a lecture tour
Winston_Churchill_(1940–2010)
Brazilian telenovela
2001. It is based on the Shakespearean comedy The Taming of the Shrew. The plot involves a single farmer who needs money to save his land, and a wealthy
O_Cravo_e_a_Rosa
1987 American film
star, Rosalind (April Stewart), a brain pretending to be a bimbo, and Carnation (Mary Kohnert), who wants to be an actress. These three girls get a job
Valet_Girls
2000 film by Maria de Medeiros
(Portuguese: Capitães de Abril) is a 2000 film telling the story of the Carnation Revolution, the military coup that overthrew the corporatist dictatorship
April_Captains
2010. Booker, Peter (24 April 2019). "Why April 25th is a holiday – the Carnation Revolution and the events of 1974". Archived from the original on 29 December
List of conflicts related to the Cold War
List_of_conflicts_related_to_the_Cold_War
2011 Japanese TV series or program
Carnation (カーネーション, Kānēshon) is a Japanese historical drama television series and the 85th asadora series of NHK. It premiered on 3 October 2011 and
Carnation_(TV_series)
Racial classification of people
simply denotes any person with light skin, usually that which is colored carnation. Descriptions of populations as "white" in reference to their skin color
White_people
King of the United Kingdom in 1936
Ziegler, p. 392 Bloch, pp. 79–80 Roberts, p. 52 Morton, Andrew (2015), 17 Carnations: The Windsors, The Nazis and The Cover-Up, Michael O'Mara Books, ISBN 9781782434658
Edward_VIII
Military overthrow of the First Portuguese Republic, establishing the Estado Novo regime
the Carnation Revolution in 1974. The chronic political instability and government's neglect of the army created opportunities for military plots.[citation
28_May_1926_coup_d'état
Period of instability in Portuguese history
under the president, Marcelo Caetano, in what has become known as the Carnation Revolution. General António de Spínola, whose 1973 book, Portugal and
Hot_Summer_of_1975
Blabbermouth.net. February 10, 2026. Retrieved February 10, 2026. "Green Carnation to release new studio album "A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis" on April 3rd
2026_in_heavy_metal_music
2017 Canadian television miniseries
governor's mansion: Rembrandt's workshop, Willem Drost?, Young Woman with a Carnation, 1656. The prison scenes were shot on location at Kingston Penitentiary
Alias_Grace_(miniseries)
1994 film by Mike Binder
allow her to interview him. He relents, on the condition that she wear a carnation. Taking her on his Blank-Cycle at the train tracks, he brings her to his
Blankman
Portuguese military officer and politician (1936–2021)
Portuguese military officer. He was the chief strategist of the 1974 Carnation Revolution, he was a key figure during the Ongoing Revolutionary Process
Otelo_Saraiva_de_Carvalho
Italian anti-fascist folk song
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Bella_ciao
American entertainer (1896–1996)
format, complete with lengthy and integrated commercials for sponsor Carnation Evaporated Milk by Goodwin. But what worked well on radio sometimes appeared
George_Burns
Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968
President of the Council of Ministers. The Estado Novo collapsed during the Carnation Revolution of 1974, four years after Salazar's death. Salazar was born
António_de_Oliveira_Salazar
1967 EP/soundtrack and LP by the Beatles
signify death in some areas of Scandinavia; McCartney wearing a black carnation in an image from the "Your Mother Should Know" film sequence; and, on
Magical_Mystery_Tour
Ancient Roman god of desire, affection and erotic love
untiring deceiver concocted another battle-plan: he lurked beneath the carnations and roses and when a maiden came to pick them, he flew out as a bee and
Cupid
1971 single by Don McLean
Marty Robbins's A White Sport Coat, the lonely teenager ("With a pink carnation") mirroring Robbins's narrator who is rejected in favor of another man
American_Pie_(song)
Anti-fascist political activist movement
Molly (March 13, 2026). "Texas jury convicts protesters charged with plotting 'antifa' attack". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 25, 2026. Ross,
Antifa_(United_States)
Political symbol
Portuguese Democratic People's Party, created in 1974 in the aftermath of the Carnation Revolution, which put an end to the 48-year-long dictatorship in Portugal
Three_Arrows
1963 play by R. C. Sherriff
‹ The template Infobox play is being considered for merging. › The White Carnation is a 1953 play by English playwright R. C. Sherriff. Its premiere production
The_White_Carnation
"The Green Carnation Prize 2016 shortlist: Best new gay fiction". The Irish Times. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 2026-03-17. "The Green Carnation Prize". Green
List_of_LGBTQ_literary_awards
Nationwide armed struggle in Mexico (1910–1920)
fighting and economic disruption, perhaps deliberately caused by the coup plotters to demonstrate that Madero was unable to keep order. The Madero presidency
Mexican_Revolution
Multi-year debt crisis in multiple EU countries, 2009–2010
management and head officer bonuses and wages in the period between the Carnation Revolution in 1974 and 2010. Persistent and lasting recruitment policies
Euro_area_crisis
List of U.S.-backed regime change operations
(FNLA). In 1974, the Portuguese regime of the New State was depose in the Carnation Revolution. The new government promised to give independence to its colonies
United States involvement in regime change
United_States_involvement_in_regime_change
Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979
by political shifts in the guerrillas' favour overseas. The April 1974 Carnation Revolution in Lisbon led to Mozambique's transformation over the next
Ian_Smith
1895 farcical comedy play by Oscar Wilde
arrived for the premiere dressed in "florid sobriety", wearing a green carnation in his lapel. Allan Aynesworth, who played Algernon Moncrieff, recalled
The Importance of Being Earnest
The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest
Japanese video game director
|author= has generic name (help) Romano, Sal (March 29, 2020). "NieR Re[in]carnation announced for iOS, Android". Gematsu. Retrieved March 31, 2020. Romano
Yoko_Taro
crew to the Lily Carnation, a flower of reincarnation, which gives life to Baron's crew. Luffy manages to save them from the Lily Carnation and defeat Baron
List_of_One_Piece_films
2017 video game
Retrieved July 13, 2020. Wong, Alistair (May 18, 2020). "NieR Re[in]carnation is Written by a Team of Scenario Writers". Siliconera. Archived from the
Nier:_Automata
McNamara, Lauren (February 17, 2026). "Hermitude Announce Eighth Studio Album, Plot National Tour". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved February 17, 2026. Monroe
List_of_2026_albums
Video game series
Retrieved October 10, 2020. Romano, Sal (July 12, 2020). "NieR Re[in]carnation closed beta test set for July 29 to August 5 in Japan; debut trailer,
Drakengard
12th episode of the 1st season of Masters of Horror
coming to an old woman, Miz Carnation, who lives in an old cabin deep in the woods of upstate New York. Ralston asks Miz Carnation, a necromancer, to revive
Haeckel's_Tale
English socialite (1894–1983)
17 Carnations: The Royals, the Nazis, and the Biggest Cover-Up in History (ePub ed.). Grand Central Publishing. p. 98. Sebba, Anna. "17 Carnations by
Freda_Dudley_Ward
1982 American film
Holland was the principal filming location. The film was produced by Carnation International Pictures (CIP). The Almi Group was the distribution company
A_Time_to_Die_(1982_film)
body. Juice goes on to join the 3K X-Men, training under Wyre. Jumbo Carnation is a character appearing in Marvel Comics, a mutant fashion guru who first
List of Marvel Comics characters: J
List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters:_J
Culinary herb
is traditionally presented in a pot, together with a poem and a paper carnation, to a sweetheart, on the religious holidays of John the Baptist (see Saint
Basil
Walt Disney Company media franchise
Princesses. In 2010, Rapunzel was given a Tangled meet-and-greet location. The Carnation Plaza Gardens bandstand, adjacent to Sleeping Beauty Castle, was closed
Disney_Princess
Spy novel series by Anthony Horowitz
chapter in Stormbreaker Coda, an extra chapter in Snakehead The White Carnation, an extra chapter in Russian Roulette (June 2014) Resistance to Interrogation
Alex_Rider
Manga series and its adaptations
perform the theme music for The Wallflower anime. His songs, "Slow" and "Carnation" play over the opening and ending themes, respectively. The songs were
The_Wallflower_(manga)
Realms as a friend of Wiccan and a member of the drag House of Jumbo Carnation. She was depicted as a civilian dressed in a pink Phoenix Force costume
List of Marvel Comics characters: M
List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters:_M
2010 video game
from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024. 『NieR Re[in]carnation』配信記念特集! これまでの情報の総まとめや開発者インタビュー。『NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...』の続報も掲載
Nier
2024 Hong Kong film by Philip Yung
Carnation, and insists on keeping it despite Ming's objections toward limiting the animal's freedom. However, Grace soon loses interest in Carnation,
Papa_(2024_film)
OAPEC petroleum embargo
Novo regime was damaged by the worldwide inflation, which help cause the Carnation Revolution which toppled the Estado Novo regime in April 1974 and led
1973_oil_crisis
minister Gérard Kango Ouédraogo and dissolved the National Assembly. Carnation Revolution in Portugal: A coup organized by the Armed Forces Movement
List of coups and coup attempts
List_of_coups_and_coup_attempts
British actor (born 1960)
Tour and Ireland (January - August 2013) John Greenwood in The White Carnation with Benjamin Whitrow, Robert Benfield and Tony Dale - Jermyn Street Theatre
Michael_Praed
Austrian and Czech writer (1883–1924)
and socialism did not yet exist." Bergmann claims that Kafka wore a red carnation to school to show his support for socialism. In one diary entry, Kafka
Franz_Kafka
1963 Soviet film
Wife Nikolay Trofimov as Agent 214 Anatoly Korolkevich as Agent with a carnation Kain XVIII at IMDb (in Russian) In ru.wikiquote (in Russian) Yuri Lyubimov
Cain_XVIII
Czechoslovak children's television series
he was elegantly dressed in a stroller, with an umbrella and a white carnation in the lapel. Foremost, he was famous for his magic bowler hat. By tapping
Pan_Tau
2025 French comic album
pastel de nata, the companies Esso and FTSE, with an added "C", and the Carnation Revolution. Singer Nelly Furtado is referenced through a character named
Asterix_in_Lusitania
Political system
hamper coordination efforts among coup plotters by assuaging elites who have more to gain by patience than by plotting. According to political scientists
Authoritarianism
German attempt to kidnap Edward, Duke of Windsor in July 1940
Anthony Holden (19 April 2015). "Princes at War by Deborah Cadbury and 17 Carnations by Andrew Morton". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2017. Yenne, Bill
Operation_Willi
1936 anti-fascist confrontation in London
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Battle_of_Cable_Street
Tango in Paris Banned under Marcelo Caetano's dictatorship for its strong sexual content. The ban was lifted after the Carnation Revolution in 1974.
List_of_banned_films
Building in Catalonia, Spain
on the site of the house before construction, called Indian carnations or Moorish carnations. The tiles have a modular measurement of 15 cm. The walls stand
Casa_Vicens
German airship burned in fire (in service 1936–1937)
Jack Gerrard, retrieved it and found the contents to be a bouquet of carnations, a small silver cross and a letter on official note paper dated May 22
LZ_129_Hindenburg
American painter (1856–1925)
Royal Academy of Arts came in 1887, with the enthusiastic response to Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, a large piece, painted on site, of two young girls
John_Singer_Sargent
1972 film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
dictatorship, and the film was similarly suppressed in Portugal, until the Carnation Revolution in 1974, when its première became an example of the freedom
Last_Tango_in_Paris
1984 Yugoslavian film
overtones. His mother often punishes him when he does not sell any of the carnation flowers. His punishments include kneeling on nutshells while being slapped
Strangler_vs._Strangler
State of the Portuguese Empire (1505–1961)
under Jawaharlal Nehru. Portugal only recognised Indian control after the Carnation Revolution and the fall of the Estado Novo regime, in a treaty signed
Portuguese_India
Crossword-style word making board game
40 {\displaystyle (3+1+2+1+1+1+1)\times {\color {CarnationPink}{\bf {2}}}\times {\color {CarnationPink}{\bf {2}}}=40} points. Next, suppose Bob plays
Scrabble
August 29, 2025. Contreras, Russell. "New Mexico school shooter left note plotting attack, suicide". ABC News. Associated Press. Archived from the original
List of murdered American children
List_of_murdered_American_children
March 15, 2001. "Michele Anderson gets 6 life terms without parole in Carnation murder spree". KOMO News. April 21, 2016. "Notorious gang leader Bruce
List of people sentenced to more than one life imprisonment
List_of_people_sentenced_to_more_than_one_life_imprisonment
Song
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¡Ay_Carmela!_(song)
End of Qing dynasty in China
to establish a constitutional monarchy under the Guangxu Emperor. Their plot was discovered by the governors-general of Hunan and Hubei. About twenty
1911_Revolution
American military official and politician (1910–1990)
emigrated to Portugal in 1972, but left for England after the Portuguese Carnation Revolution in 1974. He moved back to the United States, living in Bellevue
Elliott_Roosevelt_(general)
1791–1804 slave revolt in Hispanola
Guatemalan Indonesian Hungarian (1956) Cuban Rwandan Nicaraguan Argentine Carnation Saur People Power 1989 Yogurt Velvet Romanian Singing Bolivarian Bulldozer
Haitian_Revolution
American comedian and actor (1916–1987)
20, 2011. Dickerson, A. J. (June 27, 1987). "Gleason's widow pins last carnation on 'Great One's' lapel; fans gather". Schenectady Gazette. Archived from
Jackie_Gleason
Political party in Mozambique
the Soviet Union to achieve Mozambique's independence. Following the Carnation Revolution the new Portuguese government sought to disengage from its
Mozambican_National_Union
American superhero television series (1952–1958)
which was famous for decades as the headquarters of Mutual of Omaha. The Carnation Milk Company Building, located a few blocks east on Wilshire, served as
Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Adventures_of_Superman_(TV_series)
DC and Vertigo Comics character
Vertigo. ISBN 978-1-56389-052-9. Hellblazer: India Hellblazer: Bloody Carnations Hellblazer #300. Vertigo Comics. 2013. Constantine #12 Oliver, Simon.
John_Constantine
1901 murder in Buffalo, New York, US
New York, who was accompanied by her mother, asked McKinley for the red carnation he always wore on his lapel. The president gave it to her, then resumed
Assassination of William McKinley
Assassination_of_William_McKinley
Violent resistance against government
Guatemalan Indonesian Hungarian (1956) Cuban Rwandan Nicaraguan Argentine Carnation Saur People Power 1989 Yogurt Velvet Romanian Singing Bolivarian Bulldozer
Rebellion
French fairy tale
Bellindia, in which instead of a rose, the heroine asks for a golden carnation. Instead of a seeing it on a magic mirror, or knowing about it because
Beauty_and_the_Beast
Derg junta and the beginning of the Ethiopian Civil War. 1974–1975: The Carnation Revolution overthrows the right-wing dictatorship in Portugal. Leads to
List of revolutions and rebellions
List_of_revolutions_and_rebellions
2001 film by Jerry Zucker
period in October 2000. Smart's helicopter scenes were filmed at 3118 Carnation Street in Rosamond. Additional filming in California occurred at Big Sky
Rat_Race_(film)
Italian militant anti-fascist organization
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Arditi_del_Popolo
Illegal attempt to unseat an incumbent
hamper coordination efforts among coup plotters by assuaging elites who have more to gain by patience than by plotting. According to political scientists
Coup_d'état
1957 film by Walter Lang
office. She is carrying the white carnation arrangement as they enter the elevator. As they exit the building, the carnations are pink. Bosley Crowther, film
Desk_Set
Italian-American mobster
custom made wide-lapeled double breasted suits with white tie and white carnation which made up his expensive wardrobe, flashy cars, and Broadway showgirl
Anthony_Anastasio
Bridge over Tampa Bay, Florida, United States
by his wife, he stopped at the apex of the bridge and dropped 35 white carnations into the water, one for each person who died in the disaster. At least
Sunshine_Skyway_Bridge
1975–2002 military conflict
and ultimately clashed with Cuban forces assisting the MPLA. After the Carnation Revolution in Lisbon and the end of the Angolan War of Independence, the
Angolan_Civil_War
Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang is discovered at Xi'an, China. April 25: Carnation Revolution in Portugal begins transition to democracy. July–August: The
Timeline_of_the_20th_century
Fictional character from American TV series Sex and the City
collaborated with Parker on the design, which includes pastel blue walls, blue carnation wallpaper, and several original set pieces from the original series that
Carrie_Bradshaw
Colonial empire between 1415 and 1999
1961 until the final overthrow of the Estado Novo regime in 1974. The Carnation Revolution of April 1974 in Portugal led to the hasty withdrawal from
Portuguese_Empire
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English name derived from the flower name, from French carnation, CARNATION means "complexion," from Italian carnagione, meaning "flesh-colored."Â
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(Иоланта) Russian form of Greek Iolanthe, IOLANTA means "violet flower." This is the name of an opera by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, based on the Danish play "King René's Daughter," by Henrik Hertz. The first performance took place in St. Petersburg in 1892.
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Variant spelling of English unisex Jaden, JADYN means "jade."
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n.
Tendency to bring damnation.
a.
Dooming to damnation; condemnatory.
n.
Consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation.
n.
A minute crenation.
n.
A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation.
a.
Flesh-colored; of a carnation or pale red color.
n.
A species of Dianthus (D. Caryophyllus) or pink, having very beautiful flowers of various colors, esp. white and usually a rich, spicy scent.
n.
That tie of consanguinity which exists between persons descended from the same mother; -- used in distinction from agnation.
n.
Creation; a doing.
n.
The pomp or assembly at a coronation.
n.
Arenation.
n.
The natural color of flesh; rosy pink.
adv.
Without variation of termination.
n.
The act of depriving or divesting of flesh; excarnification; -- opposed to incarnation.
adv.
Without variation.
n.
Erroneous relation or narration.
n.
Vernation.
n.
A forming anew; a new creation or formation.
n.
Those parts of a picture in which the human body or any part of it is represented in full color; the flesh tints.
n.
The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification; alternation; mutation; diversity; deviation; as, a variation of color in different lights; a variation in size; variation of language.