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Bourbon
Bourbon , European royal family, originally of France; a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. One branch of the Bourbons occupies the modern Spanish throne, and other branches ruled the Two Sicilies and Parma. It takes its name from the now ruined castle of Bourbon, at Bourbon-l'Archambault, Allier... Read more
Quai d'Orsay
Quai d'Orsay , quay on the left bank of the Seine River in Paris, extending from the Eiffel Tower to the Palais Bourbon (housing the national assembly). Next to the Palais Bourbon stands the French ministry of foreign affairs, a vast palatial building, which is often referred to as simply the Quai d... Read more
Condé
Condé , family name of a cadet branch of the French royal house of Bourbon . The name was first borne by Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé, 1530-69, Protestant leader and general. He fought the Spanish at Metz (1552) and Saint-Quentin (1557) but won little favor at court. After hi... Read more
Conti
Conti , cadet branch of the French royal house of Bourbon . Although the title of prince of Conti was created in the 16th cent., the founder of the continuous line was Armand de Bourbon, prince de Conti, 1629-66, son of Henry II de Condé (see under Condé , family) and brother of Lo... Read more
Valois
Valois , royal house of France that ruled from 1328 to 1589. At the death of Charles IV, the last of the direct Capetians , the Valois dynasty came to the throne in the person of Philip VI , son of Charles of Valois and grandson of Philip III. The direct Valois line ended (1498) with Charles V... Read more
Jeanne d'Albret
Jeanne d'Albret , 1528-72, queen of Navarre (1555-72), daughter of Henri d'Albret and Margaret of Navarre, and mother of King Henry IV of France (Henry III of Navarre). She became queen of Navarre on her father's death. Unlike her consort, Antoine de Bourbon , whom she married in 1548, she remained... Read more
julep
julep or mint julep, alcoholic beverage of the S United States. Its basis is properly bourbon whiskey, which is combined with water, sugar, crushed ice, and mint leaves. Juleps are sometimes made with other liquors or flavorings. ... Read more
Périgord
Périgord , region of SW France, now included in Dordogne and parts of Lot-et-Garonne depts. Périgueux (the capital) and Bergerac are the chief cities. The region consists of low, arid limestone plateaus, the deep and fertile valleys of the Lot and Dordogne rivers, and extensive oak... Read more
Philip V
Philip V 1683-1746, king of Spain (1700-1746), first Bourbon on the Spanish throne. A grandson of Louis XIV of France, he was titular duke of Anjou before Charles II of Spain designated him as his successor. Louis XIV accepted the Spanish throne for his grandson and thus precipitated the War of... Read more
Capetians
Capetians , royal house of France that ruled continuously from 987 to 1328; it takes its name from Hugh Capet . Related branches of the family (see Valois ; Bourbon ) ruled France until the final deposition of the monarchy in the 19th cent. The first historical ancestor was Robert the Strong , c... Read more

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Bourbon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...monarchy and a liberal democracy. The Sicilian Bourbons The line of Bourbon-Sicily came out of the Spanish line. It...Francis II, was deposed in 1860. The Parma Bourbons The house of Bourbon-Parma was established (1748) in the duchy...
Bourbon Dynasty (Spain)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World BOURBON DYNASTY (SPAIN) BOURBON DYNASTY (SPAIN). The House of Bourbon, French in origin, was enthroned...1746), the first Spanish Bourbon married Maria Luisa, daughter...dynasties in Europe: the Bourbons of the Two Sicilies and the...
Condé Family
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...FAMILY. The leading aristocratic house of ancien r é gime France...were a cadet branch of the Bourbon dynasty that ruled France from...dowry that Fran ç ois de Bourbon, count of Vend ô me...against the rival aristocratic house of Guise. In 1560, Cond...
Condé
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...name of a cadet branch of the French royal house of Bourbon . The name was first borne by Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé, 1530-69...battle of Jarnac. His son, Henri I de Bourbon, prince de Condé, 1552-88...
Conti
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...cadet branch of the French royal house of Bourbon . Although the title of prince...the continuous line was Armand de Bourbon, prince de Conti, 1629-66...family) and brother of Louis II de Bourbon, prince de Condé, with...
kingdom of Naples
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...successors warred with the house of Aragón, which...however, Don Carlos of Bourbon (later Charles III of Spain...branch of the Spanish line of Bourbon . Naples then had its own...set up (1799), but the Bourbons returned the same year with...Bibliography: See H. Acton, The Bourbons of ...
Utrecht, Peace of (1713)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...unwillingness to concede the Bourbon succession in Spain. The contested...of French hegemony after a Bourbon prince, Philip d'Anjou...Emperor Charles VI. In the Bourbon line, deaths claimed the French...acknowledged as king of Prussia. The house of Savoy received Sicily from...
Henry IV
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...from 1589 to 1610. The first Bourbon monarch, he faced internal...the son of Antoine, Duc de Bourbon, and Jeanne d'Albret, daughter...rival clans were the ducal house of Lorraine, the family of Guise, and the house of Bourbon, led by Antoine...1598. The rival aristocratic houses used ...
Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné Chambord, comte de
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Chambord, comte de , 1820-83, Bourbon claimant to the French throne...his stubborn adherence to the Bourbon flag in preference to the national...and his claims passed to the house of Bourbon-Orléans. Bibliography...
Rulers of France since 987
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...son of Philip IV, 1322-28 House of Valois Philip VI, grandson of...III, son of Henry II, 1574-89 House of Bourbon Henry IV (of Navarre), descendant...grandson of Louis XV, 1824-30 House of Bourbon-Orléans Louis...

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Bourbon
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Bourbon A great European ruling dynasty, founded...married the heiress to the lordship of Bourbon. The first duke was their son, Louis...the family, but in 1527 headship of the house of Bourbon passed to the line of Marche-Vend...
Condé
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...xE9; A junior branch of the French royal House of BOURBON . The name was first borne by Louis I de Bourbon (1530–69), prince de Cond...killed at the battle of Jarnac. Henry I de Bourbon (1552–88) took over his father...
Colonialism: Latin America
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...cases on appeal. The crown created the House of Trade (Casa de la Contrataci ó...measure of local autonomy. In 1700, the Bourbons inherited the Spanish kingdoms. They...designation as colonies. Therefore the Bourbons set about reforming the colonial structure...
white
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...the white cockade of the Jacobites and the white flag of the Bourbons. Mrs White is one of the six stock characters constituting...a sign of peace. The white flag was also the flag of the house of Bourbon, and thus the national flag of pre-Revolutionary France...
Brongniart, Alexandre-Théodore
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...a pupil of Blondel and Boullée . His Parisian town-houses, such as the Hôtel de Monaco, Rue St-Dominique (1774–7), Hôtel de Bourbon-Condé, Rue Monsieur (1780–3), and H...
Guise
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Guise A branch of the ducal house of Lorraine that rose to prominence in 16th-century France...most influential in France. Its dealings with the HUGUENOTS and BOURBONS (1559–62) led directly to the outbreak of the FRENCH...
Prado
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...Villanueva and begun in 1787. It was originally intended to house an academy of sciences and a museum of natural history, but...collections made in the course of three centuries by the Habsburg and Bourbon monarchs of Spain, who included some of the most discriminating...
Valois
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Valois the French royal house from the accession of Philip VI, successor to the last Capetian king, in 1328 to the death of Henry III (1589), when the throne passed to the Bourbons.
Leigh, Janet
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Sidney) (as Aline de Guarillac de Bourbon); Fearless Fagan (Donen) (as Abby...Peyser—for TV) 1970 The House on Green Apple Road (Day—...Really Was a Hollywood, New York, 1984. House of Destiny (novel), Ontario, Canada...
Capetian
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...survive up to the French Revolution. On the death of Charles IV in 1328 the throne passed to the House of VALOIS who, together with the later BOURBONS , could claim indirect descent from Hugh Capet (ruled 987–96), the first of the...

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BOURBON-THEME MENU\ LOUISVILLE RESTAURANT GLORIFIES HISTORIC MAKER'S MARK BRAND.(Living)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 5/4/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...fabulously redesigned Galt House complex (the riverside hotel...be told that the historic bourbon-making company presided...of the sippin' whiskey and bourbon-flavored cocktails. Upon entering Bourbon House, you'll see interesting...Maker's Mark management, bourbons from each of ...
Bourbon, neat
Magazine article from: Human Events; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...is about the aesthetic of Bourbon drinking in general and in...neat. I can hardly tell one Bourbon from another, unless the other is very bad. Some bad Bourbons are even more memorable than...two-fifths of a $1.75 Bourbon call Two Natural, whose label...living room, and inside the. house ...
Bourbon Steps Out of Its Overalls
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/29/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...finer points of mash, rick houses and, yes, yeast strains...better understand why I love bourbon. That's not to say anyone...understand esoterica to enjoy bourbon, easily the most accessible...doesn't take a second. Bourbon, on the other hand, is too...sweet. But no two Kentucky bourbons ...
JIM BEAM CELEBRATES BOURBON WHISKEY'S 30TH YEAR AS AN ALL-AMERICAN SPIRIT
PR Newswire; 4/25/1994; 700+ words ; ...tremendous growth. It was said that bourbon was the choice of Presidents...administration that the congressional bourbon resolution was passed. Since...no whiskey can call itself bourbon unless it is made within the...Once the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives adopted...
Premium Kentucky bourbon puts a kick into Derby mint julep
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/26/1990; ; 700+ words ; ...synonymous with Kentucky bourbon. Noe is also the great...grandson of the Jim Beam bourbon house's founder, Jacob Beam...dedicated themselves to bourbon production. "After...He developed in his house the yeast strain I call...
In search of... Bourbon in Kentucky Its name is French but its spirit is all American. Richard Gilbert visits the land of bluegrass to taste its golden nectar
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Beam, which sells the most bourbon in the world and also produces...ingredient, corn. By federal law, bourbon must be made from a "mash...sweetest aromas are in the ageing houses, packed from floor to ceiling...white-oak barrels filled with bourbon. Five to eight years of ageing...
SMALL-BATCH BOURBONS TOP OF THE LOT.(Life and Arts)(ON WINE)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 5/23/2001; 700+ words ; ...is a small-batch bourbon? These are bourbons made in smaller lots...that this is the way bourbon was made beforeProhibition...head over to daddy's house," he says, "then...first small-batch bourbon (made back in 1987...barrels in the rack house where the barrels are...enjoy ...
Small-Batch Bourbon Tasting Puts Him in Good Spirits
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/13/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...wallet. The small-batch bourbons from the house of Beam - Basil Hayden's...bottle. (Some small-batch bourbons come in small 50-milliliter...miniature bottles of the Beam bourbons costs about $20. A single...Blanton's, another craft bourbon, goes for about $6.) Noe...
The new spirit of summer: bourbon, the all-American spirit, shines year-round in today's flavorful cocktails.
Magazine article from: Restaurants & Institutions; 8/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...Peachy is a specialty of the house, made with bourbon, orange juice, ginger ale...cherry or cranberry, suit bourbon's own characteristics...right combination is to know bourbon styles. "Citrus goes particularly well with heavier bourbons, which are made with wheat...
The Beams sure know their bourbon
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/18/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...basement family room of his house, set on 500 green acres outside...he says, taking a sip of bourbon followed by a "splash" of...it. But I know it's good bourbon." And the seventh-generation...ago. Then, the new, clean bourbon called "white dog" smelled...into critically acclaimed bourbons. ...