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Du Bellay, Jean

(Encyclopedia)Du Bellay, Jean bĕlāˈ [key], 1492–1560, French humanist and diplomat, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church; brother of Guillaume Du Bellay and patron of his cousin, Joachim Du Bellay. He undert...

Du Bellay, Joachim

(Encyclopedia)Du Bellay, Joachim bĕlāˈ [key], 1522?–1560, French poet of the Pléiade (see under Pleiad). He wrote their manifesto, La Deffence et illustration de la langue francoyse (1549), which urges the s...

Du Plessis-Mornay

(Encyclopedia)Du Plessis-Mornay: see Mornay, Philippe de. ...

Côtes-du-Nord

(Encyclopedia)Côtes-du-Nord: see Côtes-d'Armor, France. ...

Cirque du Soleil

(Encyclopedia)Cirque du Soleil, [Fr.,=circus of the sun], innovative Canadian circus, est. 1984, with headquarters in Montreal. The best-known exemplar of cirque nouveau, Cirque du Soleil is a mixture of spectacle,...

Îles du Salut

(Encyclopedia)Îles du Salut ēl dü sälüˈ [key] or Safety Islands, small archipelago, off French Guiana in the Caribbean. The best-known of the islands is Devils Island. ...

Androuet du Cerceau

(Encyclopedia)Androuet du Cerceau äNdro͞o-āˈ dü sĕrsōˈ [key], family of French architects active in the 16th and 17th cent. It was founded by Jacques Androuet, c.1520–c.1584, surnamed du Cerceau [Fr.,=cir...

Guesclin, Bertrand Du

(Encyclopedia)Guesclin, Bertrand Du: see Du Guesclin, Bertrand. ...

Fond du Lac

(Encyclopedia)Fond du Lac fŏnˈ də lăkˌ, –jə– [key], city (2021 pop. 104,154), seat of Fon...

Midi, Pic du

(Encyclopedia)Midi, Pic du: see Pic du Midi d'Ossau. ...