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Alcalá de Henares

(Encyclopedia) Alcalá de Henares Alcalá de Henares älkäläˈ dā ānäˈrās [key], town, Madrid prov., central Spain, on the Henares River. Chemicals, plastics, electrical…

Fort-de-France

(Encyclopedia) Fort-de-France Fort-de-France fôr-də-fräNs [key], city, capital of the French overseas dept. of…

De Gasperi, Alcide

(Encyclopedia) De Gasperi, AlcideDe Gasperi, Alcideälchēˈdā dā gäˈspārē [key], 1881–1954, Italian premier and a founder of the Christian Democratic party. Born in the Trentino—then under Austria—he…

Chevreuse, Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchesse de

(Encyclopedia) Chevreuse, Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchesse deChevreuse, Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchesse demärēˈ də rōäNˈ-môNbäzôNˈ düshĕsˈ də shəvrözˈ [key], 1600–1679, French beauty and…

Lorenzo de' Medici

(Encyclopedia) Lorenzo de' Medici. For the members of the Medici family thus named, use Medici, Lorenzo de'.

Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de

(Encyclopedia) Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc deSaint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc delwē də r&oomacr;vrwäˈ dük [key]Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de də săN-sēmôNˈ [key], 1675–1755,…

López de Mendoza, Iñigo, marqués de Santillana

(Encyclopedia) López de Mendoza, Iñigo, marqués de Santillana: see Santillana.

Polignac, Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de

(Encyclopedia) Polignac, Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse dePolignac, Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse deyôläNdˈ märtēnˈ gäbrēĕlˈ də pôlästôNˈ düshĕsˈ də [key]Polignac…

Nobili, Roberto de

(Encyclopedia) Nobili, Roberto deNobili, Roberto derōbĕrˈtō dā nōˈbēlē [key], 1577–1656, Italian Jesuit missionary. He was ordained in Rome in 1603 after seven years of training in Naples and sailed…

Medici, Ferdinand I de'

(Encyclopedia) Medici, Ferdinand I de', 1549–1609, grand duke of Tuscany (1587–1609); brother and successor of Francesco de' Medici. He was made a cardinal in his youth, and he built the famous Villa…