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Lemaître, Frédérick
(Encyclopedia)Lemaître, Frédérick frādārēkˈ ləmĕtˈrə [key], 1800–1876, French actor, originally named Antoine Louis Prosper Lemaître. First known in pantomimes and melodramas, he gained fame (1823) fo...Bourbon
(Encyclopedia)Bourbon bo͞orbôNˈ [key], European royal family, originally of France; a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty (see Capetians). One branch of the Bourbons occupies the modern Spanish throne, and othe...Dorion, Sir Antoine Aimé
(Encyclopedia)Dorion, Sir Antoine Aimé äNtwänˈ ĕmāˈ dôryôNˈ [key], 1818–91, Canadian politician and jurist, b. Lower Canada (Quebec). In 1854 he was elected to the Canadian Assembly and held several cab...Daru, Pierre Antoine, Comte
(Encyclopedia)Daru, Pierre Antoine, Comte pyĕr äNtwänˈ kôNt därüˈ [key], 1767–1829, French soldier, administrator, statesman, and writer. He served in the French Revolutionary Wars, was imprisoned during ...Chanzy, Antoine Eugène Alfred
(Encyclopedia)Chanzy, Antoine Eugène Alfred äNtwänˈ özhĕnˈ älfrĕdˈ shäNzēˈ [key], 1823–83, French general. After service in Algeria, Italy, and Syria, he was refused a major command in the Franco-Pru...Fouquier-Tinville, Antoine Quentin
(Encyclopedia)Fouquier-Tinville, Antoine Quentin äNtwänˈ käNtăNˈ fo͞okyāˈ-tăNvēlˈ [key], 1746–95, French revolutionary. A lawyer, he was public prosecutor (Mar., 1793–July, 1794) of the Revolutionar...Gros, Antoine-Jean, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Gros, Antoine-Jean, Baron äNtwänˈ zhäN bärôNˈgrō [key], 1771–1835, French painter. He studied with his father, a miniaturist, and with J.-L. David, whose classical theory he adopted. Napoleo...Granvelle, Antoine Perrenot de
(Encyclopedia)Granvelle, Antoine Perrenot de äNtwänˈ pĕrənōˈ də gräNvĕlˈ [key], 1517–86, statesman in the service of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and of King Philip II of Spain; cardinal of the Roman C...Lalo, Édouard Victor Antoine
(Encyclopedia)Lalo, Édouard Victor Antoine ādwärˈ vēktôrˈ äNtwänˈ lälōˈ [key], 1823–92, French composer. Lalo's opera, Le Roi d'Ys (1888), Symphonie espagnole for violin and orchestra (1875), and bal...Baïf, Jean Antoine de
(Encyclopedia)Baïf, Jean Antoine de zhäN äNtwänˈ də bäēfˈ [key], 1532–89, French poet of the Pléiade (see under Pleiad). He wrote sonnets, didactic and satirical poems, and plays. ...Browse by Subject
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