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De Grasse, François Joseph Paul, comte
(Encyclopedia)De Grasse, François Joseph Paul, comte: see Grasse, François Joseph Paul, comte de. ...Horn, Philip de Montmorency, count of
(Encyclopedia)Horn, Philip de Montmorency, count of: see Hoorn, Philip de Montmorency, count of. ...Saint-Cyr, Laurent Gouvion, marquis de
(Encyclopedia)Saint-Cyr, Laurent Gouvion, marquis de: see Gouvion-Saint-Cyr, Laurent, marquis de. ...Saint-Pierre, Jacques Henri Bernardin de
(Encyclopedia)Saint-Pierre, Jacques Henri Bernardin de: see Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Jacques Henri. ...Vega, Garcilaso de la
(Encyclopedia)Vega, Garcilaso de la, called the Inca: see Garcilaso de la Vega. ...Las Cases, Emmanuel, comte de
(Encyclopedia)Las Cases, Emmanuel, comte de ĕmänüĕlˈ kôNt də läs käz [key], 1766–1842, French historian. He accompanied Napoleon into exile to St. Helena, where the emperor dictated a part of his memoirs...Lope de Rueda
(Encyclopedia)Lope de Rueda lōˈpā dā ro͞oāˈᵺä [key], 1510?–1565, Spanish dramatist. A precursor of the Golden Age of Spanish literature, Rueda was an actor and a manager as well as a playwright. He is s...Curtea de Arges
(Encyclopedia)Curtea de Arges ko͝orˈtāä dā ärˈzhĕsh [key], town, S central Romania, in Wala...Champ-de-Mars
(Encyclopedia)Champ-de-Mars shäN-də-märs [key], former parade ground of Paris, France, between the École militaire and the Seine River. There, at the Fête de la Fédération (July 14, 1790), Louis XVI took an ...Rojas Zorrilla, Francisco de
(Encyclopedia)Rojas Zorrilla, Francisco de fränthēˈskō dā rōˈhäs thôrēˈlyä [key], 1607–48, Spanish dramatist. He created a new type of comedia de gracioso, enlarging the role of the gracioso, or buffo...Browse by Subject
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