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Medici, Piero de', 1416–69, Italian merchant prince
(Encyclopedia) Medici, Piero de'Medici, Piero de'pyĕˈrō [key]Medici, Piero de' dā mĕˈdĭchē, Ital. māˈdēchē [key], 1416–69, Italian merchant prince. He succeeded his father, Cosimo de' Medici, as head…Courcelle, Daniel Rémy, sieur de
(Encyclopedia) Courcelle, Daniel Rémy, sieur deCourcelle, Daniel Rémy, sieur dedänyĕlˈ rāmēˈ syörˈ də k&oomacr;rsĕlˈ [key], d.1698, governor of New France (1665–72). He arrived with the intendant…Fernández de Córdoba, Francisco, d. 1526?, Spanish conquistador
(Encyclopedia) Fernández de Córdoba, FranciscoFernández de Córdoba, Franciscofränthēsˈkō fārnänˈdāth dā kōrˈdōbä [key], d. 1526?, Spanish conquistador. Sent in 1523 by Pedro Arias de Ávila to deprive…Sully, Maurice de
(Encyclopedia) Sully, Maurice deSully, Maurice demōrēsˈ də sülēˈ [key], c.1100–1196, French bishop. After studying theology in Paris he was named (1160) bishop of that city. While serving in this…Santa Cruz de Tenerife
(Encyclopedia) Santa Cruz de TenerifeSanta Cruz de Tenerifesănˈtə kr&oomacr;z [key]Santa Cruz de Tenerifedā tānārēˈfā [key], city (1990 pop. 222,892), capital of Santa Cruz de Tenerife prov.,…Lautrec, Odet de Foix, vicomte de
(Encyclopedia) Lautrec, Odet de Foix, vicomte deLautrec, Odet de Foix, vicomte deôdāˈ də fwä vēkôNtˈ də lōtrĕkˈ [key], 1485–1528, marshal of France. In the Italian Wars he fought at Marignano (1515)…Lespinasse, Julie Jeanne Éléonore de
(Encyclopedia) Lespinasse, Julie Jeanne Éléonore deLespinasse, Julie Jeanne Éléonore dezhülēˈ zhän ālāōnôrˈ də lĕspēnäsˈ [key], 1732–76, French woman of letters. She aided (1754–64) Mme Du Deffand in…La Harpe, Jean François de
(Encyclopedia) La Harpe, Jean François deLa Harpe, Jean François dezhäN fräNswäˈ də [key]La Harpe, Jean François de lä ärp [key], 1739–1803, French critic. He was the author of the monumental Cours…Hurtado de Mendoza, Diego
(Encyclopedia) Hurtado de Mendoza, DiegoHurtado de Mendoza, Diegodyāˈgō &oomacr;rtäˈdhō dā māndōˈthä [key], 1503—75, Spanish poet, historian, and statesman, b. Granada. An ambassador of Charles V…Pezuela, Joaquín de la
(Encyclopedia) Pezuela, Joaquín de laPezuela, Joaquín de lahwäkēnˈ dā lä pāswāˈlä [key], d. 1830, Spanish general, viceroy of Peru (1816–21). During the South American wars of independence from Spain…Trending
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