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La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, François Alexandre Frédéric, duc de

(Encyclopedia)La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, François Alexandre Frédéric, duc de älĕksäNˈdrə frādārēkˈ dük də lä rôshfo͞okōˈ-lyäNko͞orˈ [key], 1747–1827, French social reformer. Before the Fren...

Fontenoy

(Encyclopedia)Fontenoy fôNtənwäˈ [key], village, Hainaut prov., SW Belgium, near Tournai. There, in 1745, Count Maurice de Saxe, in his most celebrated victory, led the French against the British and their alli...

Pápa

(Encyclopedia)Pápa päˈpŏ [key], town (1991 est. pop. 33,500), W Hungary, in a grain- and beet-growing area. It is an industrial town; textiles, cigars, and footwear are among the major products. Pápa has sever...

Villeroi, François de Neufville, duc de

(Encyclopedia)Villeroi, François de Neufville, duc de fräNswäˈ də növēlˈ dük də vēlrwäˈ [key], 1644–1730, marshal of France and favorite of King Louis XIV. In the War of the Grand Alliance, he succee...

Geoffroy the Elder

(Encyclopedia)Geoffroy the Elder: see Geoffroy, Étienne François. ...

Saint Francis, river, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Saint Francis, river, Canada: see Saint François. ...

Cap de la Madeleine

(Encyclopedia)Cap de la Madeleine käp də lä mädlĕnˈ [key], city, S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the St. Maurice and St....

Daguesseau, Henri Françis

(Encyclopedia)Daguesseau, Henri Françis: see Aguesseau, Henri François d'. ...

Champollion-Figeac, Jean Jacques

(Encyclopedia)Champollion-Figeac, Jean Jacques: see under Champollion, Jean François. ...

Choderlos de Laclos

(Encyclopedia)Choderlos de Laclos: see Laclos, Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de. ...