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Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, Jacques
(Encyclopedia)Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, Jacques də krĕvkörˈ də pĕrt [key], 1788–1868, French writer and archaeologist. He was the first to provide evidence that humans had existed in the Pleistocen...Giovanni delle Bande Nere
(Encyclopedia)Giovanni delle Bande Nere: see Medici, Giovanni de'. ...Saavedra, Ángel de, duque de Rivas
(Encyclopedia)Saavedra, Ángel de, duque de Rivas: see Rivas, Ángel de Saavedra, duque de. ...Rais, Gilles de Laval, seigneur de
(Encyclopedia)Rais, Gilles de Laval, seigneur de: see Retz, Gilles de Laval, seigneur de. ...Favras, Thomas de Mahy, marquis de
(Encyclopedia)Favras, Thomas de Mahy, marquis de tômäˈ də mäēˈ märkēˈ də fävräsˈ [key], 1744–90, French royalist. After the outbreak of the French Revolution, he plotted (1789) with the comte de La ...Maisonneuve, Paul de Chomedey, sieur de
(Encyclopedia)Maisonneuve, Paul de Chomedey, sieur de pōl də shômdāˈ syör də māzôNnövˈ [key], 1612–76, founder and first governor of Montreal, b. France. A soldier, he fought in European wars before be...Beaumanoir, Philippe de Remi, sire de
(Encyclopedia)Beaumanoir, Philippe de Remi, sire de fēlēpˈ də rəmēˈ sēr də bōmänwärˈ [key], c.1250–1296, French poet and jurist, a writer of medieval law texts. He was a judicial officer at Clermont ...Poissy, Colloquy of
(Encyclopedia)Poissy, Colloquy of pwäsēˈ [key], 1561, conference of Roman Catholic prelates and Protestant ministers, initiated by Catherine de' Medici and Michel de L'Hôpital in the hope of bringing about a pe...Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de Palluau et de
(Encyclopedia)Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de Palluau et de frŏnˈtĭnăk, Fr. lwē də büädˈ koNt də pälüōˈ ā də frôNtənäkˈ [key], 1620–98, French governor of New France. His early military ca...Chenonceaux
(Encyclopedia)Chenonceaux shənôNsōˈ [key], village, Indre-et-Loire dept., W central France, in Touraine, on the Cher River. It is famous for its château (built 1515–22), the residence, successively in the 16...Browse by Subject
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