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Torquemada, Juan de
(Encyclopedia)Torquemada, Juan de hwän dā tôrkāmäˈᵺä [key], 1388–1468, Spanish churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church; an uncle of Tomás de Torquemada. He entered (1403) the Dominican order an...Medici, Alessandro de'
(Encyclopedia)Medici, Alessandro de' mĕˈdĭchē, Ital. māˈdēchē [key], 1510?–37, duke of Florence (1532–37); probably an illegitimate son of Lorenzo de' Medici, duke of Urbino. His prominence began when ...Velázquez, Diego de
(Encyclopedia)Velázquez, Diego de vəlăsˈkwĭz, Span. dyāˈgō dā vāläthˈkāth [key], c.1460–1524?, Spanish conquistador, first governor of Cuba, b. Cuéllar, Spain. He sailed with Christopher Columbus on...De Bruyn, Cornelis
(Encyclopedia)De Bruyn, Cornelis: see Bruyn, Cornelis de. ...De Witt, Jan
(Encyclopedia)De Witt, Jan: see Witt, Jan de.Christine de Pisan
(Encyclopedia)Christine de Pisan: see Pisan, Christine de. ...Compostela, Santiago de
(Encyclopedia)Compostela, Santiago de, Spain: see Santiago de Compostela. ...Néthou, Pic de
(Encyclopedia)Néthou, Pic de: see Aneto, Pico de. ...Medici, Catherine de'
(Encyclopedia)Medici, Catherine de': see Catherine de' Medici. ...Balliol, John de
(Encyclopedia)Balliol, John de: see Baliol, John de. ...Browse by Subject
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