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Cahokia
(Encyclopedia) Cahokia Cahokia kəhōˈkēə [key], village (2020 pop. 13,536), St. Clair co., SW Ill., a residential…Riel's rebellions
(Encyclopedia) Riel's rebellions: see Riel, Louis.Warner, Samuel Louis
(Encyclopedia) Warner, Samuel Louis: see Warner Brothers.Red River Rebellion
(Encyclopedia) Red River Rebellion: see Riel, Louis.Louvois, François Michel Le Tellier, marquis de
(Encyclopedia) Louvois, François Michel Le Tellier, marquis deLouvois, François Michel Le Tellier, marquis defräNswäˈ mēshĕlˈ lə tĕlyāˈ märkēˈ də l&oomacr;vwäˈ [key], 1641–91, French statesman,…Charles III, 879–929, French king (Charles the Simple)
(Encyclopedia) Charles III (Charles the Simple), 879–929, French king (893–923), son of King Louis II (Louis the Stammerer). As a child he was excluded from the succession at the death (884) of his…Dunois, Jean, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Dunois, Jean, comte deDunois, Jean, comte dezhäN kôNt də dünwäˈ [key], c.1403–1468, French general, called the Bastard of Orléans; natural son of Louis, duc d'Orléans. He joined the…Couperin, François
(Encyclopedia) Couperin, FrançoisCouperin, FrançoisfräNswäˈ k&oomacr;pərăNˈ [key], 1668–1733, French harpsichordist and composer, called “le Grand” to distinguish him from the other musicians in…Goncourt, Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de
(Encyclopedia) Goncourt, Edmond Louis Antoine Huot deGoncourt, Edmond Louis Antoine Huot deĕdmôNˈ lwē äNtwänˈ üōˈ də gôNk&oomacr;rˈ [key], 1822–96, and Jules Alfred Huot de GoncourtGoncourt,…Burgh, Hubert de
(Encyclopedia) Burgh, Hubert deBurgh, Hubert dehy&oomacr;ˈbərt də bûrg, bûrˈə [key], d. 1243, chief justiciar of England under kings John and Henry III. Having served as a royal minister and…