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Beauchamp, Richard de
(Encyclopedia)Beauchamp, Richard de: see Warwick, Richard de Beauchamp, earl of. ...Beauchamp, Thomas de
(Encyclopedia)Beauchamp, Thomas de: see Warwick, Thomas de Beauchamp, earl of. ...Wint, Peter de
(Encyclopedia)Wint, Peter de: see De Wint, Peter. ...Valera, Diego de
(Encyclopedia)Valera, Diego de dyāˈgō dā välāˈrä [key], 1412?–1488?, Spanish adventurer and writer. Reared at the Castilian court, he was page to John II and later became one of his diplomatic agents. He ...Valera, Eamon de
(Encyclopedia)Valera, Eamon de: see De Valera, Eamon. ...van de Velde
(Encyclopedia)van de Velde: see Velde, van de. ...Vattel, Emerich de
(Encyclopedia)Vattel, Emerich de āˈmərĭkh də vätĕlˈ [key], 1714–67, Swiss philosopher and jurist. He served (1746–58) as Saxon minister at Bern and later in the cabinet of Augustus III at Dresden. He is...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...Velde, van de
(Encyclopedia)Velde, van de vän də vĕlˈdə [key], 17th-century Dutch family of artists. Jan van de Velde, 1593–1641, was a draftsman and engraver as well as a painter. His cousin Esaias van de Velde, c.1591...Vendôme, François de
(Encyclopedia)Vendôme, François de: see Beaufort, François de Vendôme, duc de. ...Browse by Subject
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