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Favras, Thomas de Mahy, marquis de
(Encyclopedia)Favras, Thomas de Mahy, marquis de tômäˈ də mäēˈ märkēˈ də fävräsˈ [key], 1744–90, French royalist. After the outbreak of the French Revolution, he plotted (1789) with the comte de La ...De la Ramée, Louise
(Encyclopedia)De la Ramée, Louise: see Ouida.Tortue, Île de la
(Encyclopedia)Tortue, Île de la: see Tortuga.Rochefort, Victor Henri, marquis de Rochefort-Luçay
(Encyclopedia)Rochefort, Victor Henri, marquis de Rochefort-Luçay vēktôrˈ äNrēˈ rôshfôrˈ märkēˈ də rôshfôrˈ-lüsāˈ [key], 1831–1913, French journalist and politician. The editor of Le Figaro in...Bruay-la-Buissière
(Encyclopedia)Bruay-la-Buissière än-ärtwäˈ [key], town, Pas-de-Calais dept., NE France. Once a coal-mining center, ...Ramón
(Encyclopedia)Ramón: see Gómez de la Serna, Ramón. ...Pole, Richard de la
(Encyclopedia)Pole, Richard de la: see Pole, family. ...Pole, William de la
(Encyclopedia)Pole, William de la: see Pole, family. ...Île de la Cité
(Encyclopedia)Île de la Cité, France: see Paris. ...Jomini, Antoine Henri
(Encyclopedia)Jomini, Antoine Henri äNtwänˈ äNrēˈ zhômēnēˈ [key], 1779–1869, Swiss general and military writer. He organized (1799) the militia of the Helvetic Republic and after 1804 served as staff of...Browse by Subject
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