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Saint Marys, rivers, United States and Canada

(Encyclopedia) Saint Marys. 1 River, c.175 mi (280 km) long, rising in Okefenokee Swamp, SE Ga., and flowing, with a great southern bend, E to the Atlantic Ocean. It forms part of the Georgia–Florida…

Roland de la Platière, Jean Marie

(Encyclopedia) Roland de la Platière, Jean MarieRoland de la Platière, Jean MariezhäN märēˈ rôläNˈ də lä plätyĕrˈ [key], 1734–93, French revolutionary. An inspector general of commerce at Rouen and…

Franchet d'Esperey, Louis Félix Marie François

(Encyclopedia) Franchet d'Esperey, Louis Félix Marie FrançoisFranchet d'Esperey, Louis Félix Marie Françoislwē fālēksˈ märēˈ fräNswäˈ fräNshāˈ dāpərāˈ [key], 1856–1942, marshal of France. He…

Campan, Jeanne Louise Henriette

(Encyclopedia) Campan, Jeanne Louise HenrietteCampan, Jeanne Louise Henriettezhän lwēz äNrēĕtˈ käNpäNˈ [key], 1752–1822, French educator and author. She served as a reader to Louis XV's daughters and…

Cormenin, Louis Marie de La Haye, vicomte de

(Encyclopedia) Cormenin, Louis Marie de La Haye, vicomte deCormenin, Louis Marie de La Haye, vicomte delwē märēˈ də lä ā vēkôNtˈ də kôrmənăNˈ [key], 1788–1868, French politician, jurist, and…

Du Deffand, Marie de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise

(Encyclopedia) Du Deffand, Marie de Vichy-Chamrond, marquiseDu Deffand, Marie de Vichy-Chamrond, marquisemärēˈ də vēshēˈ-shäNrôNˈ märkēzˈ dü dĕfäNˈ [key], 1697–1780, French woman of letters, whose…

Luynes, Charles d'Albert, duc de

(Encyclopedia) Luynes, Charles d'Albert, duc deLuynes, Charles d'Albert, duc deshärl dälbĕrˈ dük də lüēnˈ [key], 1578–1621, constable of France, minister and favorite of King Louis XIII. With the…

Fersen, Count Hans Axel

(Encyclopedia) Fersen, Count Hans Axel, 1755–1810, Swedish soldier and diplomat; son of Count Fredrik Axel Fersen. He entered (1779) the French service, was aide-de-camp of comte de Rochambeau in the…

Concini, Concino

(Encyclopedia) Concini, ConcinoConcini, Concinokōnchēˈnō kōnchēˈnē [key], d. 1617, Florentine adventurer, favorite of Marie de' Medici, queen of France, who exerted great influence after the…

Chevreuse, Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchesse de

(Encyclopedia) Chevreuse, Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchesse deChevreuse, Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchesse demärēˈ də rōäNˈ-môNbäzôNˈ düshĕsˈ də shəvrözˈ [key], 1600–1679, French beauty and…