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Carcassonne
(Encyclopedia) Carcassonne Carcassonne kärkäsônˈ [key], city, capital of Aude dept., S France, in Languedoc. The old…Alfonso II, Spanish king of Asturias
(Encyclopedia) Alfonso II (Alfonso the Chaste), 759–842, Spanish king of Asturias (791–842), grandson of Alfonso I. He established his capital at Oviedo, which his father, Fruela I, had founded.…Drouais, François-Hubert
(Encyclopedia) Drouais, François-HubertDrouais, François-HubertfräNswäˈ-übârˈ dr&oomacr;āˈ [key], 1727–75, French painter, a follower of François Boucher, whose style he imitated. Under the…Vatel, François
(Encyclopedia) Vatel, FrançoisVatel, FrançoisfräNswäˈ vätĕlˈ [key], fl. 17th cent., French chef, famous in the time of Louis XIV. Mme Marie de Sévigné, in her letters, speaks of him as the chef of…Cerignola
(Encyclopedia) Cerignola Cerignola chārēnyôˈlä [key], city, Apulia, S Italy. It is an agricultural center and a…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…Roosebeke, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Roosebeke, battle ofRoosebeke, battle ofrōˈzəbāˌkə [key], 1382, in the modern-day village of Westrozebeke, Staden commune, West Flanders prov., W Belgium. The French under Olivier de…Turenne, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de
(Encyclopedia) Turenne, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte deTurenne, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte deäNrēˈ də lä t&oomacr;r dōvĕrˈnyə vēkôNtˈ də tərĕnˈ [key], 1611–75, marshal of France…Brewer's: Regiment de la Calotte
A society of witty and satirical men in the reign of Louis XIV. When any public character made himself ridiculous, a calotte was sent to him to “cover the bald or brainless part of his…Bourbon, Antoine de
(Encyclopedia) Bourbon, Antoine deBourbon, Antoine deäNtwänˈ də [key]Bourbon, Antoine de b&oomacr;rbôNˈ [key], 1518–62, duc de Vendôme, king of Navarre through his marriage to Jeanne d'Albret;…Trending
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