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Hooch, Pieter de
(Encyclopedia) Hooch or Hoogh, Pieter deHooch or Hoogh, Pieter deboth: pēˈtər də hōkh [key], b. c.1629, d. after 1677, Dutch genre painter. He worked in Delft, Leiden, and Amsterdam, painting…Louis of Baden
(Encyclopedia) Louis of BadenLouis of Badenbäˈdən [key], 1655–1707, margrave of Baden (1677–1707), military commander in the service of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1689 he was made chief commander of…Ga, black African ethnic group
(Encyclopedia) GaGagä [key], black African ethnic group, SE Ghana. The Ga speak a Kwa language and, together with the closely related Adangme, number over 1 million. Inheritance and succession to…Cambrai
(Encyclopedia) Cambrai Cambrai käNbrāˈ [key], city, Nord dept., N France, a port on the Escaut (Scheldt) River…Steno, Nicolaus
(Encyclopedia) Steno, NicolausSteno, Nicolausnĭkəlāˈəs stēˈnō [key], Latinized form of Niels StensenSteno, Nicolausnēls stānˈsən [key], 1638–86, Danish anatomist, geologist, and Roman Catholic…John of Austria, 1629–79, Spanish general and statesman
(Encyclopedia) John of Austria, 1629–79, Spanish general and statesman; illegitimate son of Philip IV. He helped put down Masaniello's revolt (1647) in Naples, was viceroy of Sicily (1648–51), and…Coustou
(Encyclopedia) CoustouCoustouk&oomacr;st&oomacr;ˈ [key], family of French sculptors. Nicolas Coustou, 1658–1733, studied with his uncle, Antoine Coysevox, with whom he later collaborated on…Claiborne, William
(Encyclopedia) Claiborne, WilliamClaiborne, Williamklāˈbərn [key], c.1587–c.1677, Virginia colonist, b. Westmorland co., England. He emigrated to Virginia in 1621 as official surveyor and then served…Portocarrero, Luis Manuel Fernández de
(Encyclopedia) Portocarrero, Luis Manuel Fernández dePortocarrero, Luis Manuel Fernández delwēs mänwĕlˈ fĕrnänˈdāth dā pôrˈtōkärāˈrō [key], 1635–1709, Spanish statesman, cardinal of the Roman…Luxembourg, François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Luxembourg, François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc deLuxembourg, François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc defräNswäˈ äNrēˈ də môNmôräNsēˈb&oomacr;tvēlˈ dük də lüksäNb…Trending
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