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Cormenin, Louis Marie de La Haye, vicomte de
(Encyclopedia) Cormenin, Louis Marie de La Haye, vicomte deCormenin, Louis Marie de La Haye, vicomte delwē märēˈ də lä ā vēkôNtˈ də kôrmənăNˈ [key], 1788–1868, French politician, jurist, and…Mignet, François Auguste Marie
(Encyclopedia) Mignet, François Auguste MarieMignet, François Auguste MariefräNswäˈ ôgüstˈ märēˈ mēnyāˈ [key], 1796–1884, French historian and journalist. With his lifelong friend, Adolphe Thiers,…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…Du Deffand, Marie de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise
(Encyclopedia) Du Deffand, Marie de Vichy-Chamrond, marquiseDu Deffand, Marie de Vichy-Chamrond, marquisemärēˈ də vēshēˈ-shäNrôNˈ märkēzˈ dü dĕfäNˈ [key], 1697–1780, French woman of letters, whose…Ampère, André Marie
(Encyclopedia) Ampère, André MarieAmpère, André Marieămˈpēr; Fr. äNdrāˈ märēˈ äNpĕrˈ [key], 1775–1836, French physicist, mathematician, and natural philosopher. He was professor of mathematics at the…Fersen, Count Hans Axel
(Encyclopedia) Fersen, Count Hans Axel, 1755–1810, Swedish soldier and diplomat; son of Count Fredrik Axel Fersen. He entered (1779) the French service, was aide-de-camp of comte de Rochambeau in the…Marie-Galante
(Encyclopedia) Marie-Galante: see Guadeloupe.Beyle, Marie Henri
(Encyclopedia) Beyle, Marie Henri: see Stendhal.Leconte de Lisle, Charles Marie
(Encyclopedia) Leconte de Lisle, Charles MarieLeconte de Lisle, Charles Marieshärl märēˈ ləkôNtˈ də lēl [key], 1818–94, French poet. His first two books of poetry, Poèmes antiques (1852) and Poèmes…Chevreuse, Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchesse de
(Encyclopedia) Chevreuse, Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchesse deChevreuse, Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchesse demärēˈ də rōäNˈ-môNbäzôNˈ düshĕsˈ də shəvrözˈ [key], 1600–1679, French beauty and…Trending
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