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De Patinir, Joachim
(Encyclopedia)De Patinir, De Patenier, or De Patiner, Joachim: see Patinir, Joachim de. ...Rais, Gilles de Laval, seigneur de
(Encyclopedia)Rais, Gilles de Laval, seigneur de: see Retz, Gilles de Laval, seigneur de. ...Saavedra, Ángel de, duque de Rivas
(Encyclopedia)Saavedra, Ángel de, duque de Rivas: see Rivas, Ángel de Saavedra, duque de. ...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 ...Alva, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, duque de
(Encyclopedia)Alva, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, duque de: see Alba, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, duque de. ...Maisonneuve, Paul de Chomedey, sieur de
(Encyclopedia)Maisonneuve, Paul de Chomedey, sieur de pōl də shômdāˈ syör də māzôNnövˈ [key], 1612–76, founder and first governor of Montreal, b. France. A soldier, he fought in European wars before be...Castillejo, Cristóbal de
(Encyclopedia)Castillejo, Cristóbal de krēstōˈbäl dā kästēlyāˈhō [key], c.1490–1550, Spanish poet of the Renaissance. As secretary to the king of Bohemia, Castillejo visited Vienna and other European c...Revilla Gigedo, Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas, conde de
(Encyclopedia)Revilla Gigedo, Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas, conde de hwän fränthēsˈkō ᵺā gwāˈmās ē ôrkäsēˈtäs kōnˈdā ᵺā rāvēˈlyä hēhāˈᵺō [key], 1682?–1766, Spanish colon...De Pere
(Encyclopedia)De Pere dĭ pēr [key], city (2020 pop. 25,410), Brown co., E central Wis., on the Fox River;...San Pedro, Diego de
(Encyclopedia)San Pedro, Diego de dyāˈgō ᵺā sän pāˈᵺrō [key], fl. 1450, Spanish writer. He is best known for two sentimental novels that influenced the later development of the Spanish novel. They are T...Browse by Subject
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