(Encyclopedia) Céloron de Blainville, Pierre Joseph deCéloron de Blainville, Pierre Joseph depyĕr zhôzĕfˈ də sālərôNˈ də blăNvēlˈ [key], 1693–1759, French Canadian soldier, b. Montreal. He was…
Cécile de BrunhoffAge: 99 creator of the story of Babar, an orphaned elephant who wanders into Paris. She first told the tale in 1930 to her sick child, and her husband, Jean de Brunhoff, and…
(Encyclopedia) Mayenne, Charles de Lorraine, duc deMayenne, Charles de Lorraine, duc deshärl də lôrĕnˈ dük də mäyĕnˈ [key], 1554–1611, French Catholic general in the Wars of Religion (see Religion,…
The 87th Tour de France (July 1-23, 2000) ran 20 stages plus a prologue, covering 2,276 miles starting in Futuroscope, France passing through the Alps and Pyrennes in France and small bits of…
The 88th Tour de France (July 7-29) ran 20 stages plus a prologue, covering 2,150 miles starting in Dunkirk, France passing through the Alps and Pyrenees in France and finishing on the Avenue des…
Bertalan de NemethyAge: 90 Hungarian-born riding instructor, who coached the U.S. Equestrian show jumping team from 1955-80; won Olympic silver medals in 1960 and 1972; his book “The de…
(Encyclopedia) Gil de Taboada y de Lemos, FranciscoGil de Taboada y de Lemos, Franciscofränthēsˈkō hēl dā täbōäˈᵺä ē ᵺā lāˈmōs [key], d. 1809, Spanish colonial administrator. After serving as viceroy…
(Encyclopedia) Carranza de Miranda, Bartolomé deCarranza de Miranda, Bartolomé debärtōlōmāˈ dā käränˈthä dā mēränˈdä [key], 1503–76, Spanish churchman. He joined the Dominicans (1520) and taught at…
(Encyclopedia) Gramont, Agénor, prince de Bidache, duc de Guiche et deGramont, Agénor, prince de Bidache, duc de Guiche et deäzhānôrˈ prăNsˈ də bēdäshˈ dük də gēsh ā də grämôNˈ [key], 1819–80, French…
