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Bourgogne, Hôtel de
(Encyclopedia)Bourgogne, Hôtel de: see Hôtel de Bourgogne. ...Torquemada, Juan de
(Encyclopedia)Torquemada, Juan de hwän dā tôrkāmäˈᵺä [key], 1388–1468, Spanish churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church; an uncle of Tomás de Torquemada. He entered (1403) the Dominican order an...Resende, Garcia de
(Encyclopedia)Resende, Garcia de gərsēˈə də rəzĕnˈdə [key], c.1470–1536, Portuguese poet and chronicler. Resende's Cancioneiro geral (1516) is a compilation of the court poetry of his day, the best of wh...Coucy, Robert de
(Encyclopedia)Coucy, Robert de rōbĕrˈ də ko͞osēˈ [key], d.1311, French architect, celebrated for his part in the building of Reims Cathedral, which he carried on as master of the works after the death of Hug...Keyser, Thomas de
(Encyclopedia)Keyser, Thomas de də kīˈzər [key], c.1596–1667, Dutch portrait and figure painter of Amsterdam. He was the outstanding practitioner in his field prior to Rembrandt. De Keyser's work is distingui...Medici, Alessandro de'
(Encyclopedia)Medici, Alessandro de' mĕˈdĭchē, Ital. māˈdēchē [key], 1510?–37, duke of Florence (1532–37); probably an illegitimate son of Lorenzo de' Medici, duke of Urbino. His prominence began when ...Velázquez, Diego de
(Encyclopedia)Velázquez, Diego de vəlăsˈkwĭz, Span. dyāˈgō dā vāläthˈkāth [key], c.1460–1524?, Spanish conquistador, first governor of Cuba, b. Cuéllar, Spain. He sailed with Christopher Columbus on...Néthou, Pic de
(Encyclopedia)Néthou, Pic de: see Aneto, Pico de. ...Medici, Catherine de'
(Encyclopedia)Medici, Catherine de': see Catherine de' Medici. ...Launay, vicomte de
(Encyclopedia)Launay, vicomte de: see Girardin, Delphine Gay de. ...Browse by Subject
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