(Encyclopedia) Medici, Cosimo I de', 1519–74, duke of Florence (1537–69), grand duke of Tuscany (1569–74); son of Giovanni de' Medici (Giovanni delle Bande Nere). In 1537, Lorenzino de' Medici…
(Encyclopedia) Bertrand de BornBertrand de Bornbûrˈtrənd də bôrn [key] or Bertran de BornBertran de BornbĕrträNˈ [key], c.1140–c.1214. French troubadour of Limousin. Some of his 40 surviving poems (…
(Encyclopedia) Marcos de NizaMarcos de Nizamärˈkōs dā nēˈsä [key], c.1495–1558, missionary explorer in Spanish North America. A Franciscan friar, he served in Peru and Guatemala before going to…
(Encyclopedia) Alain de LilleAlain de LilleälăNˈ də lēl [key], c.1128–c.1202, French scholastic philosopher, a Cistercian, honored by his contemporaries as the Universal Doctor. He was born in Lille…
(Encyclopedia) de Larrocha, Alicia (Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle), 1923–2009, Spanish pianist, b. Barcelona. One of the outstanding pianists of the 20th cent., she gave her first recital when she…
(Encyclopedia) Diane de PoitiersDiane de Poitiersdyän də [key]Diane de Poitierspwätyāˈ [key], 1499–1566, duchess of Valentinois, mistress of King Henry II of France. Noted for her beauty, Diane, who…
(Encyclopedia) Brèche de RolandBrèche de Rolandbrĕsh də rôläNˈ [key], narrow gorge (alt. 9,200 ft/2,804 m), Hautes-Pyrénées dept., SW France, in the Pyrenees. It leads into the Cirque de Gavarnie, a…
(Encyclopedia) Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, Pierre de Rigaud, marquis deVaudreuil-Cavagnal, Pierre de Rigaud, marquis depyĕr də rēgōˈ märkēˈ də vōdröˈyə-kävänyälˈ [key], 1698–1765, last French governor of New…
