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Borromeo, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Borromeo, Charles: see Charles Borromeo, Saint. ...

Daubigny, Charles-François

(Encyclopedia)Daubigny, Charles-François shärl-fräNswäˈ dōbēnyēˈ [key], 1817–78, French landscape painter. He went to Italy early in life and later studied in Paris with Paul Delaroche. Although usually ...

Charles Albert

(Encyclopedia)Charles Albert, 1798–1849, king of Sardinia (1831–49, see Savoy, house of). Because he had not been entirely unsympathetic to the revolutionary movement of 1821 in Sardinia, Charles Albert develop...

Montagu, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Montagu, Charles: see Halifax, Charles Montagu, earl of. ...

Colbert, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Colbert, Charles: see Croissy, Charles Colbert, marquis de. ...

Mordaunt, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Mordaunt, Charles: see Peterborough, Charles Mordaunt, 3d earl of. ...

Neville, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Neville, Charles: see Westmorland, Charles Neville, 6th earl of. ...

Brandon, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Brandon, Charles: see Suffolk, Charles Brandon, 1st duke of. ...

Marville, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Marville, Charles, 1813–79, pioneering French photographer, b. Charles-François Bossu, name changed c.1831. An illustrator who drew mainly landscapes and urban scenes for use in popular books and m...

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

(Encyclopedia)Mackintosh, Charles Rennie măkˈəntŏshˌ [key], 1868–1928, Scottish architect, artist, and furniture designer. Probably the greatest architect and designer Scotland has produced, he attempted to ...