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Charlotte, grand duchess of Luxembourg
(Encyclopedia)Charlotte, 1896–1985, grand duchess of Luxembourg (1919–64). The second daughter of Duke William of Nassau-Weilburg and a Portuguese princess, Marie Anne of Braganza, she succeeded her sister, Mar...Fantin-Latour, Ignace Henri Jean Théodore
(Encyclopedia)Fantin-Latour, Ignace Henri Jean Théodore ēgnäsˈ äNrēˈ zhäNˈ tēōdôrˈ fäNtăNˈ-läto͞orˈ [key], 1836–1904, French painter and lithographer. He is best known for his portrait groups o...Mandeville, Sir John
(Encyclopedia)Mandeville, Sir John, 14th-century English author of The Travels of Sir John Mandeville. Originally written in Norman French, the work became enormously popular and was translated into English, Latin,...Guise, Jean d'Orléans, duc de
(Encyclopedia)Guise, Jean d'Orléans, duc de: see Orléans, family. ...Maurepas, Jean Frédéric Phélippeaux, comte de
(Encyclopedia)Maurepas, Jean Frédéric Phélippeaux, comte de zhäN frādārēkˈ fālēpōˈ kôNt də môrəpäˈ [key], 1701–81, French statesman. He succeeded his father as minister of state at 14, the post ...Rancé, Armand Jean le Bouthillier de
(Encyclopedia)Rancé, Armand Jean le Bouthillier de ärmäNˈ zhäN lə bo͞otēyāˈ də räNsāˈ [key], 1626–1700, French religious reformer, founder of the Trappists. He was of a noble family, was well educat...Roland de la Platière, Jean Marie
(Encyclopedia)Roland de la Platière, Jean Marie zhäN märēˈ rôläNˈ də lä plätyĕrˈ [key], 1734–93, French revolutionary. An inspector general of commerce at Rouen and Amiens, he went to Paris in 1791 a...Sismondi, Jean Charles Léonard Simonde de
(Encyclopedia)Sismondi, Jean Charles Léonard Simonde de zhäN shärl lāônärˈ sēmôNdˈ də sēsmôNdēˈ [key], 1773–1842, Swiss historian, economist, and critic. A member of the circle of Mme de Staël, he...Ginzburg, Natalia Levi
(Encyclopedia)Ginzburg, Natalia Levi nətälˈyə lēˈvē gĭnˈsbûrg [key], 1916–91, Italian novelist. Because she and her husband Leone Ginzburg were Jewish, they were confined to a small village from 1940 to...Ryan, Kay
(Encyclopedia)Ryan, Kay, 1945–, American poet, b. San Jose, Calif., grad. Univ. of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1967; M.A., 1968). She taught remedial English in a Marin co. community college for more than 30...Browse by Subject
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