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La Trémoille, Louis de
(Encyclopedia)La Trémoille or La Trimouille, Louis de də lä trāmoiˈyə or trēmo͞oˈyə [key], 1460–1525, French general; grandson of Georges de La Trémoille. He commanded the army that attempted to secur...Lauzun, Antonin Nompar de Caumont, duc de
(Encyclopedia)Lauzun, Antonin Nompar de Caumont, duc de äNtōnăNˈ nôNpärˈ də kōmôNˈ dük də lōzöNˈ [key], 1633–1723, French courtier and soldier. Mlle de Montpensier sought him in marriage; the king...Lévis, François Gaston, duc de
(Encyclopedia)Lévis, François Gaston, duc de fräNswäˈ gästôNˈ dük də lāvēsˈ [key], 1720–87, French soldier. Entering the army in 1735, he distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession. ...Louis II, king of Naples
(Encyclopedia)Louis II, 1377–1417, king of Naples (1384–1417), duke of Anjou, count of Provence, son and successor of Louis I of Naples. In 1389 the antipope Clement VII (Robert of Geneva) invested him with the...Kobilka, Brian Kent
(Encyclopedia)Kobilka, Brian Kent, 1955–, American physician, b. Little Falls, Minn., M.D. Yale, 1981. He was a researcher at Duke Univ. from 1981 to 1989, where he worked with Robert Lefkowitz; in 1989 he joined...Portsmouth, Louise Renée de Kéroualle, duchess of
(Encyclopedia)Portsmouth, Louise Renée de Kéroualle, duchess of lwēz rənāˈ də kāro͞oälˈ [key], 1649–1734, French mistress of Charles II of England. She exerted a powerful influence over the king in fav...Portland, William Bentinck, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Portland, William Bentinck, 1st earl of, 1649–1709, Dutch statesman in England. He was William III's most trusted personal adviser. In 1677 he engaged in negotiating the marriage of William (then pr...Cambacérès, Jean Jacques Régis de
(Encyclopedia)Cambacérès, Jean Jacques Régis de zhäN zhäk rāzhēsˈ də käNbäsārĕsˈ [key], 1753–1824, French revolutionary and legislator. He was deputy to the National Convention and to the Council of...Villeroi, François de Neufville, duc de
(Encyclopedia)Villeroi, François de Neufville, duc de fräNswäˈ də növēlˈ dük də vēlrwäˈ [key], 1644–1730, marshal of France and favorite of King Louis XIV. In the War of the Grand Alliance, he succee...Carteret, Philip
(Encyclopedia)Carteret, Philip, 1639–82, first colonial governor of New Jersey. Carteret, commissioned by the proprietor, Sir George Carteret, his fourth cousin, arrived in the province in 1665. He soon faced dis...Browse by Subject
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