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(Encyclopedia) ContiContikôNtēˈ [key], cadet branch of the French royal house of Bourbon. Although the title of prince of Conti was created in the 16th cent., the founder of the continuous line was…de Gaulle, Charles
(Encyclopedia) de Gaulle, Charlesde Gaulle, Charlesshärl də gōl [key], 1890–1970, French general and statesman, first president (1959–69) of the Fifth Republic. De Gaulle was reelected to a second…Staël, Germaine de
(Encyclopedia) Staël, Germaine deStaël, Germaine dezhĕrmĕnˈ də stäl [key], 1766–1817, French-Swiss woman of letters, whose full name was Anne Louise Germaine Necker, baronne de Staël-Holstein. Born…Maintenon, Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de
(Encyclopedia) Maintenon, Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise deMaintenon, Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise defräNswäzˈ dōbēnyāˈ märkēzˈ də măNtənôNˈ [key], 1635–1719, second wife of the French king Louis XIV…Jean de Meun
(Encyclopedia) Jean de MeunJean de MeunzhäN də möN [key], d. 1305, French poet, also known as Jean Chopinel (or Clopinel) of Meung-sur-Loire. He wrote the second part of the Roman de la Rose and made…Queiros, Pedro Fernandes de
(Encyclopedia) Queiros, Pedro Fernandes deQueiros, Pedro Fernandes depĕˈdr&oobreve; fərnəNˈdəsh dĭ kārôshˈ [key], c.1560–1614, Portuguese navigator. In Spanish service, he sailed (1595) as second…Acuña, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Acuña, Juan deAcuña, Juan dehwän dā ak&oomacr;ˈnyä [key], 1658?–1734, Spanish-American administrator, viceroy of New Spain (1722–34), marqués de Casa Fuerte, b. Lima, Peru. After a…Sá de Miranda, Francisco de
(Encyclopedia) Sá de Miranda, Francisco deSá de Miranda, Francisco defränsēshˈkō də sä də mēränˈdä [key], 1481–1558, Portuguese writer. A noble and a courtier, he lived for a time in Italy and became…Santa Cruz, Álvaro de Bazán, marqués de
(Encyclopedia) Santa Cruz, Álvaro de Bazán, marqués deSanta Cruz, Álvaro de Bazán, marqués deälˈvärō ᵺā bäthänˈ märkāsˈ dā sänˈtä kr&oomacr;th [key], 1526–88, Spanish admiral. He fought in…Brosse, Salomon de
(Encyclopedia) Brosse, Salomon deBrosse, Salomon desälōmôNˈ də brôs [key], 1571–1626, French architect, trained by his grandfather, Jacques du Cerceau, the elder. He paved the way for the next…Trending
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