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Brock, Lou
(Encyclopedia) Brock, Lou (Louis Clark Brock), 1939–2020, American baseball player, b. El Dorado, Ark. A left-handed outfielder best known for his extraordinary base running skill, Brock was signed…Castres
(Encyclopedia) Castres Castres käsˈtrə [key], city, Tarn dept., SW France, on the Agout River. It has been a…Charles III, emperor of the West, king of the East Franks, and king of the West Franks
(Encyclopedia) Charles III or Charles the Fat, 839–88, emperor of the West (881–87), king of the East Franks (882–87), and king of the West Franks (884–87); son of Louis the German, at whose death he…Orléans, Charles, duc d'
(Encyclopedia) Orléans, Charles, duc d'Orléans, Charles, duc d'shärl dük dôrlāäNˈ [key], 1391–1465, French prince and poet; nephew of King Charles VI. After the assassination of his father, Louis d'…Valois, royal house of France
(Encyclopedia) ValoisValoisvälwäˈ [key], royal house of France that ruled from 1328 to 1589. At the death of Charles IV, the last of the direct Capetians, the Valois dynasty came to the throne in the…Jukes
(Encyclopedia) Jukes: see Dugdale, Richard Louis.Marie, Alexandre Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Marie, Alexandre ThomasMarie, Alexandre ThomasälĕksäNˈdrə tômäˈ märēˈ [key], 1795–1870, French minister of public works. He served in the revolutionary provisional government of 1848…Mansurah, Al
(Encyclopedia) Mansurah, AlMansurah, Aläl mäns&oomacr;rˈä [key], city (1986 pop. 317,508), N Egypt, a port in the Nile River delta. It is an agricultural market and industrial center.…Marmont, Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de
(Encyclopedia) Marmont, Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse deMarmont, Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse deōgüstˈ frādārēkˈ lwē vyĕs də märmôNˈ [key], 1774–1852, marshal of France. He fought with Napoleon in…Lamoricière, Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de
(Encyclopedia) Lamoricière, Christophe Léon Louis Juchault deLamoricière, Christophe Léon Louis Juchault dekrēstôfˈ lāôNˈ lwē zhüshōˈ də lämôrēsyĕrˈ [key], 1806–65, French general. Important in the…Trending
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