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(Encyclopedia) Blois Blois blwä [key], town, capital of Loir-et-Cher dept., central France, in…Brewer's: Coeur de Lion
Richard I. of England; so called from the prodigies of personal valour performed by him in the Holy Land. (1157, 1189-1199.) Louis VIII. of France, more frequently called Le Lion. (1187,…Seneffe
(Encyclopedia) Seneffe or SeneffSeneffeboth: sənĕfˈ [key], small town, Hainaut prov., S central Belgium, near Charleroi. At Seneffe, the French under Louis II de Condé defeated (1674) the Dutch, and…Bonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de
(Encyclopedia) Bonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie deBonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie debŏnˈvĭl [key], 1796–1878, American army officer and trader who blazed portions of the Oregon Trail, b. France…Saint-Arnaud, Armand Jacques Leroy de
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Arnaud, Armand Jacques Leroy deSaint-Arnaud, Armand Jacques Leroy deärmäNˈ zhäk lərwäˈ də săNtärnōˈ [key], 1798?–1854, marshal of France. After serving in the French Foreign…Cauchy, Augustin Louis, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Cauchy, Augustin Louis, BaronCauchy, Augustin Louis, BaronōgüstăNˈ lwē bärôNˈ kōshēˈ [key], 1789–1857, French mathematician. He was professor simultaneously (1816–30) at the École…Brewer's: OEil de Boeuf
(L'). A large reception-room (salle) in the palace of Versailles, lighted by round windows so called. The ceiling, decorated by Van der Meulen, contained likenesses of the children of…Brewer's: Lit de Justice
Properly the seat occupied by the French king when he attended the deliberations of his parlement. The session itself. Any arbitrary edict. As the members of Parlement derived their power…Luynes, Charles d'Albert, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Luynes, Charles d'Albert, duc deLuynes, Charles d'Albert, duc deshärl dälbĕrˈ dük də lüēnˈ [key], 1578–1621, constable of France, minister and favorite of King Louis XIII. With the…Chamisso, Adelbert von
(Encyclopedia) Chamisso, Adelbert von (Louis Charles Adelaide de Chamisso)Chamisso, Adelbert vonäˈdəlbĕrt fən shəmĭˈsō [key], 1781–1838, German poet and naturalist, b. Château de Boncourt, France. He…Trending
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