(Encyclopedia) Bourmont, Louis Auguste, comte de Ghaisnes deBourmont, Louis Auguste, comte de Ghaisnes delwē ôgüstˈ kôNt də gân də b&oomacr;rmôNˈ [key], 1773–1846, marshal of France. An émigré,…
(Encyclopedia) Samuel, Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount, 1870–1963, British statesman. Entering Parliament as a Liberal in 1902, he was postmaster general (1910–14, 1915–16) and home secretary (…
(Encyclopedia) OrléansOrléansôrlāäNˈ [key], family name of two branches of the French royal line.
The house of Valois-Orléans was founded by Louis, duc d'Orléans (see separate article), whose…
CURTIS, Thomas Bradford, a Representative from Missouri; born in St. Louis, Mo., May 14, 1911; attended the public schools of Webster Groves, Mo.; Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., A.B., 1932…
Senate Years of Service: 1918-1918Party: DemocratWILFLEY, Xenophon Pierce, a Senator from Missouri; born near Mexico, Audrain County, Mo., March 18, 1871; attended the country schools;…
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(Encyclopedia) Comines, Philippe deComines, Philippe defēlēpˈ də kōmēnˈ [key], c.1447–c.1511, French historian, courtier, and diplomat. In 1472 he left the service of Charles the Bold of Burgundy to…
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth Charlotte of Bavaria, 1652–1722, German princess, called the Princess Palatine and also known as Charlotte Elizabeth; wife of Philippe I d'Orléans, brother of King Louis XIV…
