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(Encyclopedia)Louis Philippe lwē fēlēpˈ [key], 1773–1850, king of the French (1830–48), known before his accession as Louis Philippe, duc d'Orléans. The son of Philippe Égalité (see Orléans, Louis Phili...Égalité, Philippe
(Encyclopedia)Égalité, Philippe: see Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'. ...Philippe Égalité
(Encyclopedia)Philippe Égalité: see Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'. ...Comines, Philippe de
(Encyclopedia)Comines, Philippe de fēlēpˈ də kōmēnˈ [key], c.1447–c.1511, French historian, courtier, and diplomat. In 1472 he left the service of Charles the Bold of Burgundy to enter that of Louis XI of ...Philippe
(Encyclopedia)Philippe, 1960–, king of the Belgians (2013–). Eldest son of Albert II, he was educated at the Belgian Royal Military Academy, Oxford, and Stanford. Philippe married Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz in 19...Molé, Louis Mathieu, Comte
(Encyclopedia)Molé, Louis Mathieu, Comte lwē mätyöˈ kôNt môlāˈ [key], 1781–1855, French politician. He was made a count and minister of justice by Emperor Napoleon I and later served in several cabinets ...Nemours, Louis Charles Philippe Raphaël d'Orléans, duc de
(Encyclopedia)Nemours, Louis Charles Philippe Raphaël d'Orléans, duc de lwē shärl fēlēpˈ räfäĕlˈ dôrlāäNˈ dük də nəmo͞orˈ [key], 1814–96, French prince; second son of King Louis Philippe. In 1...Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'
(Encyclopedia)Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d' āgälētāˈ [key], 1747–93, French revolutionist; great-grandson of Philippe II, duc d'Orléans (see Orléans, family) and great-great-great-grandson of Kin...Blanc, Louis
(Encyclopedia)Blanc, Louis lwē bläN [key], 1811–82, French socialist politician and journalist and historian. In his noted Organisation du travail (1840, tr. Organization of Work, 1911), he outlined his ideal o...Orléans, French royal family
(Encyclopedia)Orléans ôrlāäNˈ [key], family name of two branches of the French royal line. The house of Valois-Orléans was founded by Louis, duc d'Orléans (see separate article), whose assassination (1407) c...Browse by Subject
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