Beauharnais, Hortense de
(Encyclopedia) Beauharnais, Hortense de də bōärnāˈ [key], 1783–1837, queen of Holland (1806–10), daughter of Alexandre and Josephine de Beauharnais and wife of Louis Bonaparte. She was the mother of Napole...
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Uyuni, Salar de
(Encyclopedia) Uyuni, Salar de sälärˈ dā o͞oyo͞oˈnē [key], salt flats (c.4,250 sq mi/11,000 sq km), Potosí dept., SW Bolivia, in the altiplano. The Río Grande de Lípez flows into the flats in the southeas...
Beaufort, François de Vendôme, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Beaufort, François de Vendôme, duc de fräNswäˈ də väNdōmˈ dük də bōfôrˈ [key], 1616–69, French courtier and politician; grandson of King Henry IV of France and his mistress Gabrielle d...
Saint Bartholomew's Day, massacre of
(Encyclopedia) Saint Bartholomew's Day, massacre of, murder of French Protestants, or Huguenots, that began in Paris on Aug. 24, 1572. It was preceded, on Aug. 22, by an attempt, ordered by Catherine de' Medici, on ...
Piccolomini, Enea Silvio de'
(Encyclopedia) Piccolomini, Enea Silvio de': see Pius II.
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De Hooch, Pieter
(Encyclopedia) De Hooch or De Hoogh, Pieter: see Hooch, Pieter de.
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Vendôme, François de
(Encyclopedia) Vendôme, François de: see Beaufort, François de Vendôme, duc de.
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Monluc, Blaise de
(Encyclopedia) Monluc, Blaise de: see Montluc, Blaise de Lasseran-Massencôme, seigneur de.
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Bazán, Álvaro de
(Encyclopedia) Bazán, Álvaro de: see Santa Cruz, Álvaro de Bazán, marqués de.
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Liguori, Alfonso Maria de'
(Encyclopedia) Liguori, Alfonso Maria de': see Alphonsus Liguori, Saint.
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