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(Encyclopedia) Holy League, in Italian history, alliance formed (1510–11) by Pope Julius II during the Italian Wars for the purpose of expelling Louis XII of France from Italy, thereby consolidating…Marciano, Rocky
(Encyclopedia) Marciano, RockyMarciano, Rockymärsēäˈnō [key], 1924–69, American boxer, b. Brockton, Mass. His real name was Rocco Francis Marchegiano. Failing to become a professional baseball player…Eilshemius, Louis Michel
(Encyclopedia) Eilshemius, Louis MichelEilshemius, Louis Michelīlshēˈmēəs [key], 1864–1941, American painter, b. near Newark, N.J. The son of a wealthy Dutch importer, he spent much of his youth…Gabriel, Jacques Ange
(Encyclopedia) Gabriel, Jacques AngeGabriel, Jacques Angezhäk äNzh gäbrēĕlˈ [key], 1698–1782, French architect of the classical tradition. Descendant of a long line of architects, he ranks as one of…Heilbroner, Robert Louis
(Encyclopedia) Heilbroner, Robert LouisHeilbroner, Robert Louishīlˈbrōˌnər [key], 1919–2005, American economist, b. New York City, grad. Harvard, 1940, Ph.D., New School for Social Research, 1963. A…Caulaincourt, Armand Augustin Louis, marquis de
(Encyclopedia) Caulaincourt, Armand Augustin Louis, marquis deCaulaincourt, Armand Augustin Louis, marquis deärmäNˈ ōgüstăNˈ lwē märkēˈ də kōlăNk&oomacr;rˈ [key], b. 1772 or 1773, d. 1827, French…Adler, Dankmar
(Encyclopedia) Adler, Dankmar, 1844–1900, American architect who, as a partner of Louis Sullivan, was an important influence on modern American architecture. Born in Germany, he immigrated to the…Benedict of Aniane, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Benedict of Aniane, Saint, c.750–821, French abbot who became a monastic adviser to Louis I. He first founded (c.780) an austere monastic community at Aniane in Languedoc, based on…Saint Louis Park
(Encyclopedia) Saint Louis Park, city (1990 pop. 43,787), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis; settled 1854, inc. 1886. There is printing and publishing, machining, food processing, and…René
(Encyclopedia) RenéRenérənāˈ [key], 1409–80, king of Naples (1435–80; rival claimant to Alfonso V of Aragón and Ferdinand I of Naples), duke of Anjou, Bar, and Lorraine, count of Provence. He was…Trending
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