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Casa Fuerte, Juan de Acuña, marqués de
(Encyclopedia) Casa Fuerte, Juan de Acuña, marqués de: see Acuña, Juan de.Gondi, Paul de
(Encyclopedia) Gondi, Paul de: see Retz, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de.Medici, Lorenzino de'
(Encyclopedia) Medici, Lorenzino de'Medici, Lorenzino de'lōrāntsēˈnō [key]Medici, Lorenzino de' dā mĕˈdĭchē, Ital. māˈdēchē [key], 1515–47, member of the cadet branch of the Medici family. A boon…Marivaux, Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de
(Encyclopedia) Marivaux, Pierre Carlet de Chamblain deMarivaux, Pierre Carlet de Chamblain depyĕrˈ kärlāˈ də shäNblēˈ də märēvōˈ [key], 1688–1763, French dramatist and novelist. He enjoyed popularity…Maistre, Xavier de
(Encyclopedia) Maistre, Xavier deMaistre, Xavier dezävyāˈ [key]Maistre, Xavier de də mĕsˈtrə [key], 1763–1852, French writer, b. Savoy; brother of Joseph de Maistre. He served in the Russian army and…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,…La Calprenède, Gautier de Costes, sieur de
(Encyclopedia) La Calprenède, Gautier de Costes, sieur deLa Calprenède, Gautier de Costes, sieur degōtyāˈ də kôst syör də lä kälprənĕdˈ [key], 1609?–1663, French novelist and dramatist. His best-…Argenson, René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d'
(Encyclopedia) Argenson, René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d'Argenson, René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d'rənāˈ lwē də vwäyāˈ də pōmē märkēˈ därzhäNsôNˈ [key], 1694–1757, French foreign…Juiz de Fora
(Encyclopedia) Juiz de ForaJuiz de Forazhwēzh dĭ fôˈrə [key], city (1996 pop. 423,913), Minas Gerais state, SE Brazil. It is an industrial and commercial city with more than half of the labor force…Vélez de Guevara, Luis
(Encyclopedia) Vélez de Guevara, LuisVélez de Guevara, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ vāˈlāth ᵺā gāväˈrä [key], 1579?–1644, Spanish playwright and novelist. He was a follower of Lope de Vega and wrote many…Trending
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