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Sablé, Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de
(Encyclopedia) Sablé, Madeleine de Souvré, marquise deSablé, Madeleine de Souvré, marquise demädəlĕnˈ də s&oomacr;vrāˈ, märkēzˈ də säblāˈ [key], 1599–1678, French woman of letters. Her salon was…Gibson, Randall Lee
(Encyclopedia) Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832–92, Confederate general and U.S. legislator, b. Woodford co., Ky. Gibson served in most of the Western campaigns of the Civil War, first as an artillery…Santerre, Jean Baptiste
(Encyclopedia) Santerre, Jean BaptisteSanterre, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ säNtĕrˈ [key], 1651–1717, French figure and portrait painter. He was known for allegorical portraits and his rococo use of…Noailles, Adrien Maurice, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Noailles, Adrien Maurice, duc deNoailles, Adrien Maurice, duc deädrēăNˈ mōrēsˈ dük də nōīˈyə [key], 1678–1766, marshal of France. He fought in the War of the Spanish Succession and was…Atchafalaya
(Encyclopedia) AtchafalayaAtchafalayaəchăˈfəlīˌə [key], navigable river, c.170 mi (270 km) long, S central La. The Atchafalaya meanders south, in a former channel of the Mississippi, to the Gulf of…John the Fearless
(Encyclopedia) John the Fearless, 1371–1419, duke of Burgundy (1404–19); son of Philip the Bold. He fought against the Turks at Nikopol in 1396 and was a prisoner for a year until he was ransomed. He…Morton, Jelly Roll
(Encyclopedia) Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890–1941, American jazz musician, composer, and band leader, originally named Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe, b. Gulfport, La. He began studying piano as a child and in…Shrewsbury, John Talbot, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Shrewsbury, John Talbot, 1st earl ofShrewsbury, John Talbot, 1st earl ofshrōzˈbərē, shr&oomacr;zˈ– [key], 1388?–1453, English soldier. As lieutenant of Ireland (1414–19, 1445–47)…Slidell
(Encyclopedia) SlidellSlidellslīdĕlˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 24,124), St. Tammany parish, SE La., near Lake Pontchartrain, there crossed by a bridge to New Orleans; inc. 1888. Originally a…ballade
(Encyclopedia) balladeballadebəlädˈ [key], in literature, verse form developed in France in the 14th and 15th cent. The ballade usually contains three stanzas of eight lines with three rhymes and a…Trending
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