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Marignano, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Marignano, battle ofMarignano, battle ofmärēnyäˈnō [key], 1515, in the Italian Wars, fought by Francis I of France and his Venetian allies against the Swiss Confederates, who then…Chesney, Francis Rawdon
(Encyclopedia) Chesney, Francis RawdonChesney, Francis Rawdonchĕzˈnē [key], 1789–1872, British soldier and explorer in Asia. His examination of a route for the Suez Canal (1829) demonstrated the…Francis II, king of the Two Sicilies
(Encyclopedia) Francis II, 1836–94, last king of the Two Sicilies (1859–61), son and successor of Ferdinand II. A weak ruler, he let his ministers follow his father's reactionary policy. Faced with…Budé, Guillaume
(Encyclopedia) Budé, GuillaumeBudé, Guillaumegēyōmˈ büdāˈ [key], 1467–1540, French humanist, b. Paris. Budé, known also by the Latinized form of his name, Budaeus, was a towering figure of the…Tovey, Sir Donald Francis
(Encyclopedia) Tovey, Sir Donald FrancisTovey, Sir Donald Francistōˈvē [key], 1875–1940, English pianist and musicologist, grad. Oxford, 1898. As a pianist he appeared in England and on the Continent…Henry Francis du Pont Biography
Henry Francis du Pontbusinessman, museum founderBorn: 1880Birthplace: Winterthur, Del. Armed with his Harvard B.A. he became a director of the family's chemical business, E. I. du Pont de…Francis (Franny) Murray 1998 Deaths
Francis (Franny) MurrayAge: 82 former All-American football and basketball star at the University of Pennsylvania and last surviving member of the Quakers' "Destiny Backfield", which also…Grace Hazard Conkling: Francis Ledwidge
Francis Ledwidge(Killed in action July 31, 1917)Grace Hazard ConklingNevermore singing Will you go now, Wearing wild moonlight On your brow. The moon's white mood In your silver mind Is all…Francis WHITE, Congress, VA (1826)
WHITE Francis , a Representative from Virginia; born near Winchester, Frederick County, Va., birth date unknown; attended the common schools at Winchester; engaged in agricultural pursuits;…F(rancis) Scott Fitzgerald Biography
F(rancis) Scott FitzgeraldnovelistBorn: 9/24/1896Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota Novelist and short-story writer credited with chronicling the Jazz Age and considered one of the greatest…Trending
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