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Peter the Cruel
(Encyclopedia)Peter the Cruel, 1334–69, Spanish king of Castile and León (1350–69), son and successor of Alfonso XI. His desertion of his wife, Blanche of Bourbon, for María Padilla and his favors to the Padi...Bleimor
(Encyclopedia)Bleimor: see Calloc'h, Jean Pierre. ...Viaud, Julien
(Encyclopedia)Viaud, Julien: see Loti, Pierre. ...Grouès, Henri Antoine
(Encyclopedia)Grouès, Henri Antoine: see Pierre, Abbé. ...Miquelon
(Encyclopedia)Miquelon, French island: see Saint Pierre and Miquelon. ...Rougemont, Denis de
(Encyclopedia)Rougemont, Denis de dənēˈ də ro͞ozhmôNˈ [key], 1906–85, French philosopher and critic, b. Switzerland. He moved to Paris in 1936 and published numerous articles on existentialism, some of whi...Villa Park
(Encyclopedia)Villa Park, village (1990 pop. 22,253), Du Page co., NE Ill.; inc. 1914. It is a residential suburb W of Chicago.Choderlos de Laclos
(Encyclopedia)Choderlos de Laclos: see Laclos, Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de. ...Safety Islands
(Encyclopedia)Safety Islands: see Îles du Salut. ...Addison
(Encyclopedia)Addison, village (2020 pop. 35,702), Du Page co., NE Ill.; inc. 1884. An industrial suburb of Chicago, it manufactures machinery and plastic items. ...Browse by Subject
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