(Encyclopedia) Longueville, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon-Condé, duchesse deLongueville, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon-Condé, duchesse deän zhənəvyĕvˈ də b&oomacr;rbôNˈ-kôNdāˈ düshĕsˈ də lôNgvēlˈ [key],…
(Encyclopedia) Lope de RuedaLope de Ruedalōˈpā dā r&oomacr;āˈᵺä [key], 1510?–1565, Spanish dramatist. A precursor of the Golden Age of Spanish literature, Rueda was an actor and a manager as well…
(Encyclopedia) Champ-de-MarsChamp-de-MarsshäN-də-märs [key], former parade ground of Paris, France, between the École militaire and the Seine River. There, at the Fête de la Fédération (July 14, 1790…
(Encyclopedia) Girardin, Émile deGirardin, Émile deāmēlˈ [key]Girardin, Émile de də zhērärdăNˈ [key], 1806–81, French journalist. He was editor of La Presse (1836–56, 1862–66), La Liberté (1866–70),…
(Encyclopedia) Espronceda, José deEspronceda, José dehōsāˈ dā āsprōnthāˈᵺä [key], 1808–42, Spanish romantic poet. Involved in radical intrigue from the age of 14, he suffered imprisonment and was…
(Encyclopedia) Bruyn, Cornelis deBruyn, Cornelis dekôrnāˈlĭs də [key]Bruyn, Cornelis de broin [key], 1652–c.1726, Dutch portrait painter and traveler. He painted for some years in Italy, where he was…
(Encyclopedia) Reszke, Jean deReszke, Jean dezhäN də rĕshˈkē [key], 1850–1935, Polish singer. His voice, at first a baritone, developed into one of the finest tenors of the 19th cent. He first…
(Encyclopedia) Comines, Philippe deComines, Philippe defēlēpˈ 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…
