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Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares — Equestrian Portrait of the Count Duke of Olivares by Diego Velázquez Full name Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel Ribera y Velasco de Tovar … Wikipedia
Low Countries, history of — Introduction history of the Low Countries from prehistoric times to 1579. For historical purposes, the name Low Countries is generally understood to include the territory of what is today The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, as… … Universalium
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
Angevin Empire — Infobox Former Country native name = conventional long name =Angevin Empire common name = Angevin Empire continent = Europe region = North Western Europe country = era = Middle Ages status = Empire government type = Monarchy year start = 1154… … Wikipedia
Tournament (medieval) — This article is about the tournaments of the Middle Ages. For tournaments in general, see tournament. See also: jousting and mêlée A tournament, or tourney (from Old French torneiement, tornei[1]) is the name popularly given to chivalrous… … Wikipedia
11th century — As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century is the period from 1001 to 1100 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian/Common Era. In the history of European culture, this period is considered the early part of the… … Wikipedia
Chrétien de Troyes — (ca. 1140–ca. 1190) Chrétien de Troyes, writing in French in the late 12th century, may be the inventor of the genre of chivalric ROMANCE. He is certainly the poet most responsible for shaping the form and style of Arthurian literature as it… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
Mémoires de Barry Lyndon — Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq., By Himself Pour les articles homonymes, voir Barry, Lyndon et Barry Lyndon. William Makepeace … Wikipédia en Français
Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… … Universalium
