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Mendoza, Iñigo López de
(Encyclopedia)Mendoza, Iñigo López de: see Santillana, Iñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de. ...Sarmiento de Acuña, Diego
(Encyclopedia)Sarmiento de Acuña, Diego: see Gondomar, Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de. ...Étoile, Place de l'
(Encyclopedia)Étoile, Place de l', Paris: see Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile. ...Casa Fuerte, Juan de Acuña, marqués de
(Encyclopedia)Casa Fuerte, Juan de Acuña, marqués de: see Acuña, Juan de. ...Rulers of Spain since 1474 (table)
(Encyclopedia) Rulers of Spain since 1474(including dates of reign) Union of Castile and Aragón Hapsburg Dynasty Bourbon Dynasty French Intrusion Bourbon Restoration Elective Monarchy First Republic ...Gondi, Paul de
(Encyclopedia)Gondi, Paul de: see Retz, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de. ...Medici, Lorenzino de'
(Encyclopedia)Medici, Lorenzino de' dā mĕˈdĭchē, Ital. māˈdēchē [key], 1515–47, member of the cadet branch of the Medici family. A boon companion of Alessandro de' Medici, he secretly plotted the duke's...Marivaux, Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de
(Encyclopedia)Marivaux, Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de pyĕrˈ kärlāˈ də shäNblēˈ də märēvōˈ [key], 1688–1763, French dramatist and novelist. He enjoyed popularity for a time with his numerous comedies...Maistre, Xavier de
(Encyclopedia)Maistre, Xavier de də mĕsˈtrə [key], 1763–1852, French writer, b. Savoy; brother of Joseph de Maistre. He served in the Russian army and lived most of his life in St. Petersburg. His works are ...de Gennes, Pierre-Gilles
(Encyclopedia)de Gennes, Pierre-Gilles, 1932–2007, French physicist, Ph.D. Center for Nuclear Studies at Saclay, France, 1958. He was a professor at the Univ. of Paris, Orsay, from 1961 to 1971, when he joined th...Browse by Subject
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