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Lemoyne, Jean Baptiste
(Encyclopedia) Lemoyne, Jean BaptisteLemoyne, Jean BaptistezhäN bäptēstˈ [key]Lemoyne, Jean Baptiste ləmwänˈ [key], 1704–78, French sculptor. Much of his work, including three equestrian statues of…Praguerie
(Encyclopedia) PragueriePraguerieprägərēˈ [key], 1440, revolt against King Charles VII of France, so called in allusion to the Hussite uprising in Prague. It was led by several great feudal lords,…Saint-Cyr-l'École
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Cyr-l'ÉcoleSaint-Cyr-l'ÉcolesăN-sēr-lākôlˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 14,832), Yvelines dept., N central France. A school for the daughters of impoverished noblemen was founded there…Amboise, conspiracy of
(Encyclopedia) Amboise, conspiracy of, 1560, plot of the Huguenots (French Protestants) and the house of Bourbon to usurp the power of the Guise family, which virtually ruled France during the reign…Lemonnier, Pierre Charles
(Encyclopedia) Lemonnier, Pierre CharlesLemonnier, Pierre Charlespyĕr shärl ləmônyāˈ [key], 1715–99, French astronomer. For many years he was professor of physics at the Collège de France. He studied…Papineau, Louis Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Papineau, Louis JosephPapineau, Louis Josephlwē zhôsĕfˈ päpēnōˈ [key], 1786–1871, French Canadian political leader and insurgent, b. Montreal. After serving as an officer in the War of…Kossuth, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Kossuth, LouisKossuth, Louiskŏs&oomacr;thˈ [key], Hung. Kossuth Lajos, 1802–94, Hungarian revolutionary hero. Born of a Protestant family and a lawyer by training, he entered…Montmorency, Henri, duc de, the elder, 1534–1614, constable of France
(Encyclopedia) Montmorency, Henri, duc deMontmorency, Henri, duc deäNrēˈ [key]Montmorency, Henri, duc de dük də môNmôräNsēˈ [key], the elder, 1534–1614, constable of France; younger son of Anne de…Givenchy, Hubert de
(Encyclopedia) Givenchy, Hubert de (Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy)Givenchy, Hubert deübĕrˈ də zhēväNshēˈ [key], 1927–2018, French fashion designer. An assistant designer to…Fernández de Córdoba, Gonzalo
(Encyclopedia) Fernández de Córdoba, GonzaloFernández de Córdoba, Gonzalogōnthäˈlō [key]Fernández de Córdoba, Gonzalo fārnänˈdāth dā kōrˈdōbä [key], 1453–1515, Spanish general, called the Great…Trending
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