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(Encyclopedia)Du Pont do͞opŏnt [key], family notable in U.S. industrial history. The Du Pont family's importance began when Eleuthère Irénée Du Pont established a gunpowder mill on the Brandywine River in N De...Du Pont de Nemours, Pierre Samuel
(Encyclopedia)Du Pont de Nemours, Pierre Samuel pyĕr sämüĕlˈ dü pôN də nəmo͞orˈ [key], 1739–1817, French economist, one of the physiocrats. Early in his career he attracted the attention of François Q...Séquard, Charles Édouard Brown-
(Encyclopedia)Séquard, Charles Édouard Brown-: see Brown-Séquard, Charles Édouard. ...Mordaunt, Charles
(Encyclopedia)Mordaunt, Charles: see Peterborough, Charles Mordaunt, 3d earl of. ...Carl XVI Gustaf
(Encyclopedia)Carl XVI Gustaf: see Charles XVI Gustavus. ...Dorset, Charles Sackville, 6th earl of
(Encyclopedia)Dorset, Charles Sackville, 6th earl of: see Sackville, Charles. ...Neville, Charles
(Encyclopedia)Neville, Charles: see Westmorland, Charles Neville, 6th earl of. ...Brandon, Charles
(Encyclopedia)Brandon, Charles: see Suffolk, Charles Brandon, 1st duke of. ...Bernadotte, Jean Baptiste Jules
(Encyclopedia)Bernadotte, Jean Baptiste Jules: see Charles XIVNorway. ...pragmatic sanction
(Encyclopedia)pragmatic sanction, decision of state dealing with a matter of great importance to a community or a whole state and having the force of fundamental law. The term originated in Roman law and was used o...Browse by Subject
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