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Ensenada, Zenón de Somodevilla, marqués de la
(Encyclopedia) Ensenada, Zenón de Somodevilla, marqués de laEnsenada, Zenón de Somodevilla, marqués de lathānōnˈ dā sōmōᵺāvēˈlyä märkāsˈ dā lä ānsānäˈᵺä [key], 1702–81, Spanish statesman. He was…Vendôme, Louis Joseph, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Vendôme, Louis Joseph, duc deVendôme, Louis Joseph, duc delwē zhôzĕfˈ [key]Vendôme, Louis Joseph, duc de dük də väNdōmˈ [key], 1654–1712, marshal of France; grandson of César de…Carranza de Miranda, Bartolomé de
(Encyclopedia) Carranza de Miranda, Bartolomé deCarranza de Miranda, Bartolomé debärtōlōmāˈ dā käränˈthä dā mēränˈdä [key], 1503–76, Spanish churchman. He joined the Dominicans (1520) and taught at…William the Silent
(Encyclopedia) William the Silent or William of Orange (William I, prince of Orange), 1533–84, Dutch statesman, principal founder of Dutch independence. William married four times. His first wife…Flanders
(Encyclopedia) FlandersFlandersflănˈdərz [key], former county in the Low Countries, extending along the North Sea and W of the Scheldt (Escaut) River. It is divided among East Flanders and West…Spanish Succession, War of the
(Encyclopedia) Spanish Succession, War of the, 1701–14, last of the general European wars caused by the efforts of King Louis XIV to extend French power. The conflict in America corresponding to the…Rich, Penelope, Lady
(Encyclopedia) Rich, Penelope, Lady, 1562–1607, the “Stella” of Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella (1591). Daughter of Walter Devereux, first earl of Essex, she married (1581) Lord Rich (later…Bourbon
(Encyclopedia) BourbonBourbonb&oomacr;rbôNˈ [key], European royal family, originally of France; a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty (see Capetians). One branch of the Bourbons occupies the…Philip Pendleton BARBOUR, Congress, VA (1783-1841)
BARBOUR Philip Pendleton , a Representative from Virginia; born at ``Frascati,'' near Gordonsville, Orange County, Va., May 25, 1783; attended common and private schools; was graduated from the…Judah Philip BENJAMIN, Congress, LA (1811-1884)
Senate Years of Service: 1853-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1861 Party: Whig; Opposition; Democrat BENJAMIN Judah Philip , a Senator from Louisiana; born on the Island of St. Croix, Danish West Indies (…Trending
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