Marie de' Medici
(Encyclopedia) Marie de' Medici mĕdˈĭchē [key], 1573–1642, queen of France, second wife of King Henry IV and daughter of Francesco de' Medici, grand duke of Tuscany. She was married to Henry in 1600. After his...
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Maupassant, Guy de
(Encyclopedia) Maupassant, Guy de gē də mōpäsäNˈ [key], 1850–93, French novelist and short-story writer, of an ancient Norman family. He worked in a government office at Paris and became known c.1880 as the ...
Castro, Inés de
(Encyclopedia) Castro, Inés de, or Inez de Castro both: īˈnĕz də kăsˈtrō, Port. ēnĕshˈ dĭ käshˈtro͝o [key], d. 1355, Spanish noblewoman, a celebrated beauty, and a tragic figure in Portuguese history....
Valdivia, Pedro de
(Encyclopedia) Valdivia, Pedro de pāˈdhrō dā väldēˈvyä [key], c.1500–1554, Spanish conquistador, conqueror of Chile. One of Francisco Pizarro's best officers in the conquest of Peru, educated, energetic, s...
Aubert de Gaspé, Philippe
(Encyclopedia) Aubert de Gaspé, Philippe: see Gaspé, Philippe Aubert de.
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La Cueva, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) La Cueva, Juan de: see Cueva, Juan de la.
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La Plata, Río de
(Encyclopedia) La Plata, Río de: see Plata, Río de la.
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De Heem, Jan Davidszoon
(Encyclopedia) De Heem, Jan Davidszoon: see Heem, Jan Davidszoon de.
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Castro Alves, Antônio de
(Encyclopedia) Castro Alves, Antônio de: see Alves, Antônio de Castro.
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Martínez de la Rosa, Francisco
(Encyclopedia) Martínez de la Rosa, Francisco fränthēsˈkō märtēˈnĕth dā lä rōˈsä [key], 1787–1862, Spanish dramatic poet, statesman, and historian. He was an outspoken liberal professor of philosophy...
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