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Aquitaine
(Encyclopedia) AquitaineAquitaineăkˈwĭtān, äkētĕnˈ [key], Lat. Aquitania, former duchy and kingdom in SW France. Julius Caesar conquered the Aquitani, an Iberian people of SW Gaul, in 56 b.c. The…Montmorency, Mathieu II, baron de
(Encyclopedia) Montmorency, Mathieu II, baron deMontmorency, Mathieu II, baron demätyöˈ bärôNˈ də [key]Montmorency, Mathieu II, baron de môNmôräNsēˈ [key], d. 1230, constable of France (1218–30),…Isabey, Jean Baptiste
(Encyclopedia) Isabey, Jean BaptisteIsabey, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ ēzäbāˈ [key], 1767–1855, French portrait painter and miniaturist. He was a pupil of J. L. David and was greatly influenced by…Langevin, Sir Hector Louis
(Encyclopedia) Langevin, Sir Hector LouisLangevin, Sir Hector Louisĕktôrˈ lwē läNzhəvăNˈ [key], 1826–1906, Canadian legislator, b. Quebec. A lawyer, he served in the Legislative Assembly (1857–67)…Hornsby, Rogers
(Encyclopedia) Hornsby, Rogers, 1896–1963, American baseball player and manager, b. Winters, Tex. He started in major league baseball in 1915 as a shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals and later (…Fontaine, Pierre François Léonard
(Encyclopedia) Fontaine, Pierre François LéonardFontaine, Pierre François Léonardpyĕr fräNswäˈ lāōnärˈ fôNtĕnˈ [key], 1762–1853, French architect. He was known chiefly for the work which, beginning…Crillon, Louis des Balbes de Berton de
(Encyclopedia) Crillon, Louis des Balbes de Berton deCrillon, Louis des Balbes de Berton delwē dā bälb də bĕrtôNˈ də krēyôNˈ [key], c.1541–1615, French soldier. He fought under François de Guise in…Gottschalk, Louis Moreau
(Encyclopedia) Gottschalk, Louis MoreauGottschalk, Louis Moreaumôrōˈ gŏtˈshôk [key], 1829–69, American pianist and composer, b. New Orleans, of English-French parentage, studied in Paris. Chopin and…Belle-Isle, Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Belle-Isle, Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc deBelle-Isle, Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc deshärl lwē ōgüstˈ f&oomacr;kāˈ dük də bĕl-ēlˈ [key], 1684–1761, marshal of France…Bourdonnais, Louis de la
(Encyclopedia) Bourdonnais, Louis de la (Louis-Charles Mahé de la Bourdonnais), 1795–1840, French chess player, b. La Réunion. A pupil of Alexandre Deschappelles, he defeated his mentor in 1821 and…Trending
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