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Retz, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de
(Encyclopedia)Retz, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de zhäN fräNswäˈ pōl də gôNdēˈ, də rĕts [key], 1613–79, French prelate and political leader. He was made (1643) coadjutor to his uncle, the ar...De Kalb, Johann
(Encyclopedia)De Kalb, Johann: see Kalb, Johann. ...Minas de Ríotinto
(Encyclopedia)Minas de Ríotinto, Spain: see Río Tinto. ...Neri, Filippo de'
(Encyclopedia)Neri, Filippo de': see Philip Neri, Saint. ...Marisco, Adam de
(Encyclopedia)Marisco, Adam de: see Marsh, Adam. ...Juanes, Juan de
(Encyclopedia)Juanes, Juan de: see Macip, Vicente Juan. ...Franceschi, Piero de'
(Encyclopedia)Franceschi, Piero de': see Piero della Francesca. ...Voragine, Jacobus de
(Encyclopedia)Voragine, Jacobus de: see Jacobus da Varagine. ...De Quincey, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)De Quincey, Thomas də kwĭnˈsē [key], 1785–1859, English essayist. In 1802 he ran away from school and tramped about the country, eventually settling in London. His family soon found him and ente...Montfort, Simon de
(Encyclopedia)Montfort, Simon de mŏntˈfərt, Fr. môNfôrˈ [key], c.1160–1218, count of Montfort and earl of Leicester. A participant in the Fourth Crusade (1202–4), he did not join in the sack of Constantin...Browse by Subject
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