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Amboise
(Encyclopedia) Amboise Amboise äNbwäzˈ [key], town, Indre-et-Loire dept., N central France, in Touraine, on the Loire. It is a wine and wool market, and its manufactures…1500–1599 (A.D.) World History
Michelangelo's David (1504) Tasha Vincent Martin Luther (1483–1546) Henry VIII(1491–1547) Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603) William Shakespeare (1564–1616) Rembrandt van…Palissy, Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Palissy, BernardPalissy, Bernardbĕrnärˈ pälēsēˈ [key], c.1510–c.1589, French potter. For 16 years he worked in vain to imitate white-glazed pottery (probably Chinese), even burning his…Jacques le Moyne de Morgues Biography
Jacques le Moyne de Morgues artist, cartographer Born: c. 1533Birthplace: Dieppe, France A French cartographer (mapmaker) and painter, Le Moyne de Morgues produced the first map of Florida.…Montpellier
(Encyclopedia) MontpellierMontpelliermôNpĕlyāˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 210,866), capital of Hérault dept., S France, near the Mediterranean coast. It is a great commercial center. Its industries, many…Monts, Pierre du Gua, sieur de
(Encyclopedia) Monts, Pierre du Gua, sieur deMonts, Pierre du Gua, sieur depyĕr dü gwä syör də môN [key], c.1560–c.1630, French colonizer in North America. A wealthy Huguenot and a favorite of Henry…Bayle, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Bayle, PierreBayle, Pierrepyĕr bāl [key], 1647–1706, French philosopher. Born a Huguenot, he converted to Roman Catholicism and then returned to Protestantism. To avoid French…Brewer's: Hugon
(King,). The great hobgoblin of France. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894HuguenotHugo A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…Brewer's: Hulda
[the Benignant]. Goddess of marriage and fecundity, who sent bridegrooms to maidens and children to the married. (German.) (See Berchta.) Hulda is making her bed. It snows. (See above…Protestant Union
(Encyclopedia) Protestant Union, in German history, an alliance of German Protestant leaders of cities and states, founded in 1608 for the avowed purpose of defending the lands, person, and rights of…Trending
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