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Rambouillet
Rambouillet town (1990 pop. 25,293), Yvelines dept., N France. It is a summer resort in the heart of a magnificent forest. Sheep are raised, and radio equipment and plastics are made. The nearby château (14th-18th cent.), set in a beautiful park, is the official summer residence of French... Read more |
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Merino sheep
Merino sheep , breed intermediate in body size having fine wool, developed in Spain. These sheep are noted for their hardiness and their herding instincts and have been used as parents of several other breeds, notably the Rambouillet of France. Three strains have been developed. Types A and B are... Read more |
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Catherine de Vivonne marquise de Rambouillet
Catherine de Vivonne Rambouillet, marquise de , 1588-1665, famous Frenchwoman, whose salon exercised a profound influence on French literature. She retired from court life in 1608 and began to receive at her house the intellectuals of Paris. Her literary salon was the first of the kind, and her... Read more |
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Marinette
Marinette, Wisconsin/USA Named after the daughter of a Menominee chief, Marinette Jacobs. Her name was a combination of Marie and Antoinette.... Read more |
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Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette , 1755-93, queen of France, wife of King Louis XVI and daughter of Austrian Archduchess Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I . She was married in 1770 to the dauphin, who became king in 1774. Her marriage had been made to strengthen France's alliance with its... Read more |
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Jean etienne Liotard
Jean Étienne Liotard , 1702-89, Swiss painter. He is best known for his portraits and drawings in pastel, but he also made portraits in oil, paintings on glass and porcelain, and engravings and enamels. Internationally known in his time, he traveled throughout Europe and the Near East,... Read more |
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Trianon
Trianon , two small châteaux in the park of Versailles , Seine-et-Oise dept., N France. The Grand Trianon was built by J. H. Mansart in 1687 for Louis XIV; Napoleon I sometimes used it as a retreat. The Petit Trianon was built in 1762 by J. A. Gabriel for Louis XV. It was a favorite residence... Read more |
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Mary Anderson
Anderson, Mary [Antoinette] (1859–1940), actress. Born in Sacramento, California, but raised in Louisville, she made her hometown debut at the age of sixteen as Juliet. After seasons in Louisville, St. Louis, and San Francisco, she first appeared in New York as Pauline in The Lady of Lyons in... Read more |
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Mary Alice
Alice, Mary 1941–(Mary Alice Smith) PERSONALFull name, Mary Alice Smith; born December 3, 1941, in Indianola, MS; daughter of Sam and Ozelar (maiden name, Jurnakin) Smith. Education: Chicago State University, B.A.; trained for the stage with Lloyd Richards at the Negro Ensemble Company in New York... Read more |
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