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Chaminade, Cécile Louise Stéphanie
(Encyclopedia)Chaminade, Cécile Louise Stéphanie sāsēlˈ lwēz stāfänēˈ shämēnädˈ [key], 1857–1944, French composer and pianist. She was a popular concert pianist and wrote many graceful, romantic pia...Kéroualle, Louise Renée de
(Encyclopedia)Kéroualle, Louise Renée de: see Portsmouth, Louise Renée de Kéroualle, duchess of. ...Du Barry, Jeanne Bécu, comtesse
(Encyclopedia)Du Barry, Jeanne Bécu, comtesse zhän bāküˈ kôNtĕsˈ dü bärēˈ, do͞obărˈē [key], 1743–93, mistress of King Louis XV of France. A courtesan of illegitimate birth, she was the mistress of...Lespinasse, Julie Jeanne Éléonore de
(Encyclopedia)Lespinasse, Julie Jeanne Éléonore de zhülēˈ zhän ālāōnôrˈ də lĕspēnäsˈ [key], 1732–76, French woman of letters. She aided (1754–64) Mme Du Deffand in her salon and organized (1764)...Roland de la Platière, Jeanne Manon Philipon
(Encyclopedia)Roland de la Platière, Jeanne Manon Philipon (Mme Roland) rôläNˈ də lä plätyĕrˈ [key], 1754–93, French revolutionary. Imbued with classical ideals and with the philosophy of Rousseau, she ...Breton Succession, War of the
(Encyclopedia)Breton Succession, War of the, 1341–65, an important episode of the Hundred Years War. Duke John III of Brittany died in 1341 without heirs. The succession was contested by his half-brother, John de...Angoulême, Charles de Valois, comte d'Auvergne, duc d'
(Encyclopedia)Angoulême, Charles de Valois, comte d'Auvergne, duc d' shärl də välwäˈ kôNt dōvĕrnˈyə dük däNgo͞olĕmˈ [key], 1573–1650, illegitimate son of King Charles IX of France. He turned again...Christo
(Encyclopedia)Christo krĭsˈtō [key], 1935–2020, Bulgarian-American artist, b. Gabrovo as Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, studied Sofia, Vienna, and Paris. His early experiments in assemblage led to his trademark...Verhofstadt, Guy Maurice Marie-Louise
(Encyclopedia)Verhofstadt, Guy Maurice Marie-Louise, 1953–, Belgian political leader, prime minister of Belgium (1999–2008). A lawyer and member of the Flemish Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV; from 1991 the...Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte
(Encyclopedia)Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte zhän märēˈ bo͞ovyāˈ də lä môt güēyôNˈ [key], 1648–1717, French mystic and author of writings dealing largely with quietism. Confined by the gove...Browse by Subject
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