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Paris Peace Conference
(Encyclopedia) Paris Peace Conference, 1919: see Versailles, Treaty of.Frankfurt, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Frankfurt, Treaty of, 1871: see Versailles, Treaty of, 1871.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…Seeckt, Hans von
(Encyclopedia) Seeckt, Hans vonSeeckt, Hans vonhäns fən zākt [key], 1866–1936, German general. He fought in Poland, Serbia, Romania, and Turkey during World War I. In 1920 he was made chief of the…Vernet
(Encyclopedia) VernetVernetvĕrnāˈ [key], French family of painters. Claude Joseph Vernet, 1714–89, marine painter, b. Avignon, studied with his father, Antoine Vernet, a decorative painter, and in…Commune of Paris
(Encyclopedia) Commune of Paris, insurrectionary governments in Paris formed during (1792) the French Revolution and at the end (1871) of the Franco-Prussian War. In the French Revolution, the…Yvelines
(Encyclopedia) YvelinesYvelinesēvlēnˈ [key], department (1990 pop. 1,320,000), N central France, W of Paris. Versailles is the capital.Vigée-Lebrun, Élisabeth
(Encyclopedia) Vigée-Lebrun, ÉlisabethVigée-Lebrun, Élisabethālēzäbĕtˈ vēzhāˈ-ləbröNˈ [key], 1755–1842, French portrait painter; pupil of her father, the painter Louis Vigée. She was influenced by…Moresnet
(Encyclopedia) MoresnetMoresnetmôrānāˈ [key], district, 1.5 sq mi (3.9 sq km), Liège prov., E Belgium, near the German border. It was formerly a lead- and zinc-mining center. Under joint Prussian and…Chiemsee
(Encyclopedia) ChiemseeChiemseekēmˈzā [key], lake, 31 sq mi (80 sq km), SE Germany, SE of Munich. It is drained by the Alz River. Many resorts are along its shores. On the largest of three islands is…Trending
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