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Juanes, Juan de
(Encyclopedia)Juanes, Juan de: see Macip, Vicente Juan. ...Voragine, Jacobus de
(Encyclopedia)Voragine, Jacobus de: see Jacobus da Varagine. ...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...Villepin, Dominique de
(Encyclopedia)Villepin, Dominique de (Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin) dômēnēkˈ märēˈ fräNswäˈ rənāˈ gälo͞ozōˈ də vēlpănˈ [key], 1953–, French diplomat and government of...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...Lassus, Roland de
(Encyclopedia)Lassus, Roland de: see Lasso, Orlando di. ...Victoria de Durango
(Encyclopedia)Victoria de Durango: see Durango, city, Mexico. ...De Vinne, Theodore Low
(Encyclopedia)De Vinne, Theodore Low də vĭnˈē [key], 1828–1914, American printer, b. Stamford, Conn. He learned his trade in the office of the Newburgh (N.Y.) Gazette and in 1848 entered the shop of Francis H...Cœur de Lion
(Encyclopedia)Cœur de Lion: see Richard I, king of England. ...Solís y Rivadeneyra, Antonio de
(Encyclopedia)Solís y Rivadeneyra, Antonio de äntōˈnyō ᵺā sōlēsˈ ē rēˌväᵺānāˈrä [key], 1610–86, Spanish historian and dramatic poet. His intricate comic dramas were popular at court and the b...Browse by Subject
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