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Louis Philippe
(Encyclopedia) Louis PhilippeLouis Philippelwē fēlēpˈ [key], 1773–1850, king of the French (1830–48), known before his accession as Louis Philippe, duc d'Orléans. The son of Philippe Égalité (see…Lost Dauphin
(Encyclopedia) Lost Dauphin: see Louis XVII, titular king of France.Monvel, Louis Maurice Boutet de
(Encyclopedia) Monvel, Louis Maurice Boutet de: see Boutet de Monvel, Louis Maurice.Louis XI, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Louis XI, 1423–83, king of France (1461–83), son and successor of Charles VII. A born diplomat, Louis skillfully checked his foreign and domestic enemies and set up an efficient…Orléans, French royal family
(Encyclopedia) OrléansOrléansôrlāäNˈ [key], family name of two branches of the French royal line. The house of Valois-Orléans was founded by Louis, duc d'Orléans (see separate article), whose…Ballwin
(Encyclopedia) Ballwin, city (2020 pop. 31,103), St. Louis co., E Mo., a suburb of St. Louis; settled 1803 as Ballshow, renamed 1837, inc. 1950. It is…Louis, Morris
(Encyclopedia) Louis, Morris, 1912–62, American painter, b. Baltimore. A practitioner of color-field painting, Louis was noted for soaking poured paint through unsized and often unstretched canvas.…Comines, Philippe de
(Encyclopedia) Comines, Philippe deComines, Philippe defēlēpˈ də kōmēnˈ [key], c.1447–c.1511, French historian, courtier, and diplomat. In 1472 he left the service of Charles the Bold of Burgundy to…Elizabeth Charlotte of Bavaria
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth Charlotte of Bavaria, 1652–1722, German princess, called the Princess Palatine and also known as Charlotte Elizabeth; wife of Philippe I d'Orléans, brother of King Louis XIV…Barrot, Camille Hyacinthe Odilon
(Encyclopedia) Barrot, Camille Hyacinthe OdilonBarrot, Camille Hyacinthe Odilonkämēˈyə yäsăNtˈ ōdēlôNˈ bärōˈ [key], 1791–1873, French political leader. An opponent of the Bourbon restoration, he…Trending
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