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Bry, Théodore de
(Encyclopedia)Bry, Théodore de tēōdôrˈ də brē, brī [key], 1528–98, Flemish engraver and publisher, b. Liège. He spent most of his life in Frankfurt-am-Main. He visited London, where he executed a series ...Burgh, Hubert de
(Encyclopedia)Burgh, Hubert de hyo͞oˈbərt də bûrg, bûrˈə [key], d. 1243, chief justiciar of England under kings John and Henry III. Having served as a royal minister and commander in France, he was appointe...Bury, Richard de
(Encyclopedia)Bury, Richard de: see Richard de Bury. ...Born, Bertrand de
(Encyclopedia)Born, Bertrand de: see Bertrand de Born. ...Bourbon, Antoine de
(Encyclopedia)Bourbon, Antoine de bo͞orbôNˈ [key], 1518–62, duc de Vendôme, king of Navarre through his marriage to Jeanne d'Albret; father of Henry IV of France. He converted to Protestantism after his marr...Bourgogne, Hôtel de
(Encyclopedia)Bourgogne, Hôtel de: see Hôtel de Bourgogne. ...Bracton, Henry de
(Encyclopedia)Bracton, Henry de, d. 1268, English writer on law. He was the author of De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae [on the laws and customs of England], a broad, philosophic treatise that is often called t...Brakelond, Jocelin de
(Encyclopedia)Brakelond, Jocelin de: see Jocelin de Brakelond. ...Veuster, Damien de
(Encyclopedia)Veuster, Damien de: see Damien, Father. ...Victoria de Durango
(Encyclopedia)Victoria de Durango: see Durango, city, Mexico. ...Browse by Subject
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