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Condé, Louis II de Bourbon, prince de
(Encyclopedia)Condé, Louis II de Bourbon, prince de, 1621–86, French general, called the Great Condé; son of Henri II de Condé. Among his early victories in the Thirty Years War were those of Rocroi (1643), Fr...Cœur de Lion
(Encyclopedia)Cœur de Lion: see Richard I, king of England. ...Retz, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de
(Encyclopedia)Retz, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de zhäN fräNswäˈ pōl də gôNdēˈ, də rĕts [key], 1613–79, French prelate and political leader. He was made (1643) coadjutor to his uncle, the ar...Molinos, Miguel de
(Encyclopedia)Molinos, Miguel de mēgĕlˈ dā mōlēˈnōs [key], 1640–1697?, Spanish priest and mystic. He was the founder of quietism, which he adhered to in its most extreme form. From 1669 he lived principal...Acuña, Cristóbal de
(Encyclopedia)Acuña, Cristóbal de krēstōˈbäl dā ako͞oˈnyä [key], 1597–1676?, Spanish Jesuit missionary and explorer in South America, rector of the Jesuit college at Cuenca, Ecuador. In 1638 he was sent...Barbari, Jacopo de'
(Encyclopedia)Barbari, Jacopo de' yäˈkōpō dā bärbäˈrē [key], c.1440–1516, Germano-Dutch painter and engraver, b. Venice. Barbari was a major link between North European and Italian art; his and Dürer's ...Tarde, Gabriel de
(Encyclopedia)Tarde, Gabriel de gäbrēĕlˈ də tärd [key], 1843–1904, French sociologist and criminologist. During his years of public service as a magistrate, he became interested in the psychosocial bases of...Cuvilliès, François de
(Encyclopedia)Cuvilliès, François de fräNswäˈ də küvēyĕsˈ [key], 1695–1768, French architect, decorator, and engraver. He introduced into Germany the rococo style of decoration then popular in France. H...Zumalacárregui, Tomás de
(Encyclopedia)Zumalacárregui, Tomás de tōmäsˈ dā so͞oˌmäläkärˈrāgē [key], 1788–1835, Spanish Carlist general. A professional soldier, he fought against the French in the Peninsular War (1808–14) a...Porţile de Fier
(Encyclopedia)Porţile de Fier: see Iron Gate, gorge, Romania and Serbia. ...Browse by Subject
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