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Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc deSaint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc delwē də r&oomacr;vrwäˈ dük [key]Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de də săN-sēmôNˈ [key], 1675–1755,…Grey, Lady Jane
(Encyclopedia) Grey, Lady Jane, 1537–54, queen of England for nine days. She was the daughter of Henry Grey, marquess of Dorset (later duke of Suffolk), and Frances Brandon, daughter of Henry VIII's…Battenberg
(Encyclopedia) BattenbergBattenbergbătˈənbûrg [key], German princely family, issued from the morganatic union of Alexander, a younger son of Louis II, grand duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Countess…Wellesley, Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess
(Encyclopedia) Wellesley, Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess, 1760–1842, British colonial administrator; brother of Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington. He became earl of Mornington on his…Biographies of Famous African Americans
Aaliyah–Ewing | Farmer–Innis | Jackson–Ludacris | Mac–Puckett | Rabb–Swoopes | Tanner–Van Der Zee Browse by category Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious…Montecucculi, Raimondo, conte di
(Encyclopedia) Montecucculi or Montecuccoli, Raimondo, conte diMontecucculi or Montecuccoli, Raimondo, conte dirīmōnˈdō kōnˈtā dē mōnˌtāk&oomacr;kˈk&oomacr;lē, –kōlē [key], 1609–80, Italian…Lefkowitz, Robert Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Lefkowitz, Robert Joseph, 1943–, American physician, b. New York City, M.D. Columbia, 1966. Since 1973 Lefkowitz has been a professor at Duke Univ.; he was appointed a Howard Hughes…Kraus Trujillo, Alfredo
(Encyclopedia) Kraus Trujillo, Alfredo, 1927–99, Spanish lyric tenor, b. Canary Islands. Widely considered the finest light tenor of his time, he was admired for his bright timbre, fine phrasing, and…Louis III, king of Naples
(Encyclopedia) Louis III, 1403–34, king of Naples (1417–34; rival claimant to Joanna II), duke of Anjou, count of Provence, son and successor of Louis II. He invaded Naples in 1420. Queen Joanna…Louis, titular duke of Burgundy
(Encyclopedia) Louis, 1682–1712, titular duke of Burgundy; grandson of King Louis XIV of France. He became heir to the throne on the death (1711) of his father, Louis the Great Dauphin. François de…Trending
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