(Encyclopedia) Louis I, 1339–84, king of Naples (1382–84; rival claimant to Charles III), duke of Anjou, count of Provence, second son of John II of France. He founded the second Angevin line in…
(Encyclopedia) Louis II, 1377–1417, king of Naples (1384–1417), duke of Anjou, count of Provence, son and successor of Louis I of Naples. In 1389 the antipope Clement VII (Robert of Geneva) invested…
(Encyclopedia) Louis III, 1403–34, king of Naples (1417–34; rival claimant to Joanna II), duke of Anjou, count of Provence, son and successor of Louis II. He invaded Naples in 1420. Queen Joanna…
(Encyclopedia) Louis I, 1838–89, king of Portugal (1861–89), son of Maria II and Ferdinand II. He succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Peter V. His reign was marked by much political…
(Encyclopedia) Louis, 1682–1712, titular duke of Burgundy; grandson of King Louis XIV of France. He became heir to the throne on the death (1711) of his father, Louis the Great Dauphin. François de…
(Encyclopedia) Lamartine, Alphonse Marie Louis deLamartine, Alphonse Marie Louis deälfôNsˈ märēˈ lwē də lämärtēnˈ [key], 1790–1869, French poet, novelist, and statesman. After a trip to Italy and a…
(Encyclopedia) Bonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie deBonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie debŏnˈvĭl [key], 1796–1878, American army officer and trader who blazed portions of the Oregon Trail, b. France…
(Encyclopedia) Boufflers, Louis François, duc deBoufflers, Louis François, duc delwē fräNswäˈ dük də b&oomacr;flĕrˈ [key], 1644–1711, marshal and peer of France. He served under the French…
(Encyclopedia) Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet deBourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet delwē äNtwänˈ fōvəlāˈ də b&oomacr;rēĕnˈ [key], 1769–1834, French political figure. He was a friend and for a…
(Encyclopedia) Boutet de Monvel, Louis MauriceBoutet de Monvel, Louis Mauricelwē mōrēsˈ b&oomacr;tāˈ də môNvĕlˈ [key], 1851–1913, French painter and illustrator. His fame rests chiefly on his…
