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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...La Plata
(Encyclopedia)La Plata lä pläˈtä [key], city (1991 pop. 640,344), capital of Buenos Aires prov., E central Argentina, 5 mi (8.1 km) inland from Ensenada, its port on the Río de la Plata. La Plata's chief funct...Fernández de Kirchner, Cristina Elisabet
(Encyclopedia)Fernández de Kirchner, Cristina Elisabet krēstēˈnä ālēsäbātˈ fārnänˈdās dā kērchˈnâr [key], 1953–, Argentinian politician. A Peronist student activist in the 1970s, she received (1...De la Ramée, Louise
(Encyclopedia)De la Ramée, Louise: see Ouida.Île de la Cité
(Encyclopedia)Île de la Cité, France: see Paris. ...Noue, François de La
(Encyclopedia)Noue, François de La: see La Noue, François de. ...La Plata, Río de
(Encyclopedia)La Plata, Río de: see Plata, Río de la. ...La Trémoille, Georges de
(Encyclopedia)La Trémoille or La Trimouille, Georges de zhôrzh də lä trāmoiˈyə or trēmo͞oˈyə [key], c.1385–1446, favorite of King Charles VII of France, sometime chamberlain to John the Fearless of Bur...La Cueva, Juan de
(Encyclopedia)La Cueva, Juan de: see Cueva, Juan de la. ...La Halle, Adam de
(Encyclopedia)La Halle, Adam de: see Adam de la Halle. ...Browse by Subject
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