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Argenson, Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'
(Encyclopedia) Argenson, Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'Argenson, Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'märk pyĕr də vwäyāˈ də pōmēˈ kôNt därzhäNsôNˈ [key], 1696–1764, French statesman and…Gramont, Agénor, prince de Bidache, duc de Guiche et de
(Encyclopedia) Gramont, Agénor, prince de Bidache, duc de Guiche et deGramont, Agénor, prince de Bidache, duc de Guiche et deäzhānôrˈ prăNsˈ də bēdäshˈ dük də gēsh ā də grämôNˈ [key], 1819–80, French…Uyuni, Salar de
(Encyclopedia) Uyuni, Salar deUyuni, Salar desälärˈ dā &oomacr;y&oomacr;ˈnē [key], salt flats (c.4,250 sq mi/11,000 sq km), Potosí dept., SW Bolivia, in the altiplano. The Río Grande de Lípez…Condé, French family
(Encyclopedia) CondéCondékôNdāˈ [key], family name of a cadet branch of the French royal house of Bourbon. The name was first borne by Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé, 1530–69, Protestant leader…Catherine de' Medici
(Encyclopedia) Catherine de' MediciCatherine de' Medicidĕ mĕdˈĭchē, Ital. dā mĕˈdēchē [key], 1519–89, queen of France, daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici, duke of Urbino. She was married (1533) to the…São João de Meriti
(Encyclopedia) São João de MeritiSão João de MeritisouN zhwouN ᵺĭ mərēˈtĭ, də mĭrētēˈ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 508,200), Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil, a residential suburb northwest of the city…Heem, Jan Davidszoon de
(Encyclopedia) Heem, Jan Davidszoon deHeem, Jan Davidszoon deyän däˈvētsōn də hām [key], 1606–84, Dutch painter of fruit and flower pieces. He studied with his father, David de Heem, and became one…Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de
(Encyclopedia) Alarcón, Pedro Antonio deAlarcón, Pedro Antonio depāᵺˈrō äntōˈnyō [key]Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de dā älärkōnˈ [key], 1833–91, Spanish writer, politician, and diplomat. He wrote several…Santillana, Iñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de
(Encyclopedia) Santillana, Iñigo López de Mendoza, marqués deSantillana, Iñigo López de Mendoza, marqués deēnyēˈgō lōˈpĕth dā māndōˈthä märkāsˈ dā säntēlyäˈnä [key], 1398–1458, Spanish poet and…Chinchón, Luis Jerónimo Fernández de Cabrera Bobadilla Cerda y Mendoza, conde de
(Encyclopedia) Chinchón, Luis Jerónimo Fernández de Cabrera Bobadilla Cerda y Mendoza, conde deChinchón, Luis Jerónimo Fernández de Cabrera Bobadilla Cerda y Mendoza, conde del&oomacr;ēsˈ…Trending
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