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Chambord, Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné, comte de
(Encyclopedia)Chambord, Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné, comte de äNrēˈ shärl fĕrdēnäNˈ märēˈ dyödônāˈ kôNt də shäNbôrˈ [key], 1820–83, Bourbon claimant to the French throne, posthumo...Margaret II
(Encyclopedia)Margaret II (Margrethe), 1940–, queen of Denmark (1972–). The oldest daughter of King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid (the daughter of King Gustavus VI of Sweden), Princess Margrethe's right to the ...Arthur III
(Encyclopedia)Arthur III, 1394–1458, duke of Brittany (1457–58), known before 1457 as comte de Richemont, constable of France in the Hundred Years War. He led the coalition that overthrew Georges de La Trémoil...Vien, Joseph-Marie
(Encyclopedia)Vien, Joseph-Marie zhôzëfˈ-märēˈ vyăNˈ [key], 1716–1809, French neoclassical painter. A protégé of the comte de Caylus, he won the Prix de Rome and studied in Italy. He was appointed direc...Carondelet, Francisco Luis Hector, baron de
(Encyclopedia)Carondelet, Francisco Luis Hector, baron de fränthēsˈkō lo͞oēsˈ ĕktôrˈ bärōnˈ dā kärōndālĕtˈ [key], c.1748–1807, governor of Louisiana (1791–97) and West Florida (1791–95), b....Alfonso II, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia)Alfonso II (Alfonso the Fat), 1185–1223, king of Portugal (1211–23), son and successor of Sancho I. His reign was spent in struggles with the church and his brothers and sisters, to whom his fathe...Berry, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse de
(Encyclopedia)Berry, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse de kärôlēnˈ fĕrdēnäNd lwēz, düshĕsˈ də bĕrēˈ [key], 1798–1870, wife of the French prince, Charles Ferdinand, duc de Berry; daughter of Fran...Ledoux, Claude Nicolas
(Encyclopedia)Ledoux, Claude Nicolas klōd nēkôläˈ lədo͞oˈ [key], 1736–1806, French architect. He built palaces and various public buildings, among them the tollhouses (barrières) around Paris (1784). His...Núñez Vela, Blasco
(Encyclopedia)Núñez Vela, Blasco bläˈskō no͞oˈnyās vāˈlä [key], d. 1546, first viceroy of Peru (1544–46). Sent to replace Vaca de Castro and to enforce the New Laws of Bartolomé de Las Casas, he had a...Martignac, Jean Baptiste Sylvère Gay, vicomte de
(Encyclopedia)Martignac, Jean Baptiste Sylvère Gay, vicomte de zhäN bätēstˈ sēlvĕrˈ gā vēkôNtˈ də märtēnyäkˈ [key], 1778–1832, French statesman. He was elected (1821) to the chamber of deputies a...Browse by Subject
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