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Aneto, Pico de

(Encyclopedia) Aneto, Pico deAneto, Pico depēˈkō dā änāˈtō [key], Fr. Pic de Néthou or Pic d'Anethou, peak, 11,168 ft (3,404 m) high, NE Spain, in the Maladetta group near the French border. It is…

Guzmán, Nuño de

(Encyclopedia) Guzmán, Nuño deGuzmán, Nuño den&oomacr;ˈnyō ᵺā g&oomacr;thmänˈ [key], or Núñez Beltrán de GuzmánGuzmán, Nuño den&oomacr;ˈnyĕth bĕltränˈ [key], d. 1544, Spanish conquistador…

Gourgues, Dominique de

(Encyclopedia) Gourgues, Dominique deGourgues, Dominique dedômēnēkˈ də g&oomacr;rg [key], c.1530–1593, French soldier and adventurer. He served in the French army in Italy, was captured by the…

Gourmont, Remy de

(Encyclopedia) Gourmont, Remy deGourmont, Remy derəmēˈ də g&oomacr;rmôNˈ [key], 1858–1915, French critic and novelist, leading critical apologist for the symbolists. Although his views were…

Gournay, Vincent de

(Encyclopedia) Gournay, Vincent deGournay, Vincent devăNsäNˈ də g&oomacr;rnāˈ [key], 1712–59, French economist, precursor of the physiocrats and of Adam Smith. A wealthy merchant, he was in…

Givenchy, Hubert de

(Encyclopedia) Givenchy, Hubert de (Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy)Givenchy, Hubert deübĕrˈ də zhēväNshēˈ [key], 1927–2018, French fashion designer. An assistant designer to…

Glanvill, Ranulf de

(Encyclopedia) Glanvill, Ranulf deGlanvill, Ranulf derāˈnəlf [key]Glanvill, Ranulf de glănˈvĭl [key], d. 1190, English jurist. He served Henry II in many offices, finally as chief justiciar after…

Anchieta, José de

(Encyclopedia) Anchieta, José deAnchieta, José dezh&oobreve;zĕˈ dĭ ənshēāˈtä [key], 1530–97, Brazilian Jesuit missionary, b. Canary Islands of Spanish parents. A tireless traveler and pioneer, he…

Godoy, Manuel de

(Encyclopedia) Godoy, Manuel deGodoy, Manuel demänwĕlˈ dā gōᵺoiˈ [key], 1767–1851, Spanish statesman. An army officer, he won the favor of Queen María Luisa and rose rapidly at the court of Charles…

Gondi, Paul de

(Encyclopedia) Gondi, Paul de: see Retz, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de.