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Estrées, Gabrielle d'
(Encyclopedia)Estrées, Gabrielle d' gäbrēĕlˈ dĕstrāˈ [key], 1573–99, famous beauty, mistress (1592–99) of Henry IV of France, who made her marquise of Monceaux and duchess of Beaufort. She divorced her ...Indy, Vincent d'
(Encyclopedia)Indy, Vincent d': see D'Indy, Vincent. ...Aosta, Valle d'
(Encyclopedia)Aosta, Valle d' väldäôˈstä [key], region, 1,260 sq mi (3,263 sq km), NW Italy, bordering on France in the west and on Switzerland in the north. Aosta is the capital o...Hondecoeter, Melchior d'
(Encyclopedia)Hondecoeter, Melchior d' mĕlˈkhēôr də hōnˈdəko͞otər [key], 1636–95, Dutch animal painter. His grandfather, Gillis d'Hondecoeter (d. 1638) and his father, Gysbert d'Hondecoeter (1604–1653...Arsonval, Arsène d'
(Encyclopedia)Arsonval, Arsène d' ärsĕnˈ därsôNvälˈ [key], 1851–1940, French physicist and physician. He worked under Claude Bernard and under C. E. Brown-Séquard (whom he succeeded in 1897 at the Collè...Ors, Eugenio d'
(Encyclopedia)Ors, Eugenio d' āo͞ohāˈnyō dôrs [key], 1882–1954, Spanish writer. His works include Glosari, brief essays in which he attempted to relate passing events to aesthetic and intellectual concepts;...Orléans, Île d'
(Encyclopedia)Orléans, Île d' ôrlāäNˈ, ôrˈlēənz [key], 20 mi (32 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S Que., Canada, in the St. Lawrence NE of Quebec. It is connected with the mainland by a highway bridge. Set...Okeghem, Jean d'
(Encyclopedia)Okeghem, Jean d': see Ockeghem, Johannes. ...Arpino, Cavaliere d'
(Encyclopedia)Arpino, Cavaliere d': see Cesari, Giuseppe. ...Albret, Jeanne d'
(Encyclopedia)Albret, Jeanne d': see Jeanne d'Albret. ...Browse by Subject
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