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Chinchón, Luis Jerónimo Fernández de Cabrera Bobadilla Cerda y Mendoza, conde de
(Encyclopedia)Chinchón, Luis Jerónimo Fernández de Cabrera Bobadilla Cerda y Mendoza, conde de lo͞oēsˈ hārōˈnēmō fārnänˈdās dā käbrāˈrä bōbäᵺēˈyä sārˈdä ē mĕndōˈsä kōnˈdā dā c...Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de
(Encyclopedia)Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de dā älärkōnˈ [key], 1833–91, Spanish writer, politician, and diplomat. He wrote several novels, including El sombrero de tres picos (1874, tr. The Three-cornered Hat,...Heem, Jan Davidszoon de
(Encyclopedia)Heem, Jan Davidszoon de kōrˈnāˌlĭs [key], c.1631–1695, painted works that were often confused with his father's. ...Benoît de Sainte-More
(Encyclopedia)Benoît de Sainte-More or Benoît de Sainte-Maure bĕnwäˈ də săNt–môrˈ [key], 1154–73, French trouvère. He was the author of the Roman de Troie, a romance in 30,000 verses. It became a prim...De Hooch, Pieter
(Encyclopedia)De Hooch or De Hoogh, Pieter: see Hooch, Pieter de. ...Vendôme, François de
(Encyclopedia)Vendôme, François de: see Beaufort, François de Vendôme, duc de. ...Nemours, Gaston de Foix, duc de
(Encyclopedia)Nemours, Gaston de Foix, duc de: see Foix, Gaston de. ...Monluc, Blaise de
(Encyclopedia)Monluc, Blaise de: see Montluc, Blaise de Lasseran-Massencôme, seigneur de. ...Bazán, Álvaro de
(Encyclopedia)Bazán, Álvaro de: see Santa Cruz, Álvaro de Bazán, marqués de. ...Girardin, Delphine Gay de
(Encyclopedia)Girardin, Delphine Gay de dĕlfēnˈ gā də zhērärdăNˈ [key], 1804–55, French writer; wife of Émile de Girardin. She wrote patriotic poems and, under the pseudonym Vicomte Charles de Launay, w...Browse by Subject
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