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Grand Dérangement (band) Grand Dérangement is a music group from Acadia—more specifically, the Baie Sainte-Marie area of southwestern Nova Scotia—whose style is influenced by elements of Acadian folk music, American country, folk and rock styles, Celtic music, French chansonniers, and even Broadway showtunes. Their name, meaning "great disturbance", comes from the French name for the Great Expulsion of Acadians by the British in 1755—a major turning point of Acadian history—but also refers to the group's desire to "rouse its audience.
Grand Declaration of War Grand Declaration of War (2000) is the second full-length album by legendary Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. Strongly influenced by progressive and avant-garde metal, the album is concept-based, dealing with themes of war and post-apocalyptic destruction.
Grand Detour, Illinois Grand Detour, named because of the river's odd turn, is the home of the first steel plow developed by John Deere. Many of its initial residents came from the Vermont area, and in the early years of the 20th century many artists were known to live here.
Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopedique Larousse Following the work of Pierre Larousse on the Grand dictionnaire Universel, this ten-volume dictionary was published between 1982 and 1985 by Ă©ditions Larousse. It is an encyclopedia and a dictionary merged in a single alphabetical listing.
Grand Director The Grand Director, also sometimes referred to as the second or fourth character incarnation of Captain America, is a fictional character in Marvel Comics' Universe. He was created, as "Captain America II", by writer Steve Englehart and artist Sal Buscema in Captain America #153 (September, 1972).
Grand Divide The Grand Divide is an indistinct ridge in northern Missouri, between the Iowa border and Moberly, that separates the watersheds of the Missouri River and Mississippi River. This ridge and numerous major streams in the northern part of the state follow a rather linear north-south orientation, related to glaciation.
Grand Divisions (Tennessee) The Grand Divisions are geographic, cultural, and legally recognized regions, each compromising roughly one-third of the State of Tennessee. The Grand Divisions are represented prominently by the three stars on the flag of Tennessee.
Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg The Grand Ducal Palace (, , ) is a palace in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is the official residence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and where he performs most of his duties as head of state of the Grand Duchy.
Grand Ducal Police The Grand Ducal Police (French: Police Grand-Ducale) is the primary law enforcement agency in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The police is under the control of the Luxembourgian Minister for Justice, although they operate in the name, and under the ultimate control, of the Grand Duke.
Grand Duchess A Grand Duchess is the wife of a Grand Duke or a woman who rules a Grand Duchy in her own right. The title of Grand Duchess is currently used by Maria Teresa Mestre, the consort of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg.
Grand Duchess (solitaire) Grand Duchess (also known as Duchess de Luynes) is a solitaire card game which is played with two decks of playing cards. One unique feature of this game is the building of the reserve, which is not used until the entire stock runs out.
Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia Alexandra Alexandrovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia (August 30, 1842 - July 10, 1849) was born at Tsarskoe Selo to Alexander II of Russia and Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. She was the couple's first child and was deeply mourned when she died of infant meningitis in St.
Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia (24 June 1825 - 10 August 1844) was a daughter of Nicholas I of Russia and his wife, Charlotte of Prussia. In the family, she was known as "Adini", and she was reportedly her father's favorite child.
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia (Anastasia Nikolaievna Romanova, (in Russian: Великая Княжна Анастасия Николаевна Романова, Velikaya Knyazhna Anastasiya Nikolaievna Romanova), (June 5 (O.S.
Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, January 17, 1882 - March 13, 1957, sometimes known as Helen, Helena, Helene, Ellen, Yelena, Hélène, or Eleni, was a Russian grand duchess and the daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia. She was the wife of Prince Nicholas of Greece.
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna of Russia (), née Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Elisabeth Alexandra Luise Alice of Hesse and by Rhine (1 November 1864–18 July 1918), was the wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, the fifth son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and Maria Alexandrovna (née Princess Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt). She was the second child and daughter of Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, a daughter of Queen Victoria.
Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge The Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge (, , ) is a bridge in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It carries the N51 across the Alzette, connecting the Avenue John Fitzgerald Kennedy, in Kirchberg, to Boulevard Robert Schuman, in Limpertsberg.
Grand Duchess Leonida Georgievna of Russia Grand Duchess Leonida Georgievna of Russia, Leonida Georgiyevna Romanova (Леонида Георгиевна Романова) (born 23 September 1914) is the widow of Grand Duke Vladimir Cyrillovich, Titular Emperor of Russia.
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolayevna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg Maria Nikolaievna (Russian: Мария Николаевна) (August 18 1819 - February 21 1876) was a daughter of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and sister of Alexander II. She was Duchess of Leuchtenberg and President of the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg.
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890-1958) Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, known as "Maria Pavlovna the Younger" (In Russian Великая Княгиня Мария Павловна) (April 6/April 18, 1890 - December 13, 1958) was the daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich and Alexandra Georgievna of Greece. She was usually called "Marie," the French version of her name.
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (; Olga Alexandrovna Romanova) (June 13, 1882–November 24, 1960) was the last Grand Duchess of Imperial Russia under the reign of her elder brother, Czar Nicholas II. Her father was the 19th century reformer of Imperial Russia, Czar Alexander III of Russia; her mother the daughter of Christian IX of Denmark, Maria Feodorovna, formerly Princess Dagmar of Denmark.
Grand Duchy of Frankfurt The Grand Duchy of Frankfurt was a German satellite state of Napoleonic creation. It came into existence in 1810 through the combination of the former territories of the Archbishops of Mainz along with the Imperial city of Frankfurt itself.
Grand Duchy of Hesse The Grand Duchy of Hesse () was a former state that existed in modern-day Germany. It was formed in 1806 after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire as a result of the actions of Napoleon, who then elevated the former Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt to the level of grand duchy.
Grand Duchy of KrakĂłw The Grand Duchy of KrakĂłw (), as a name, was created after the incorporation of the Free City of KrakĂłw to Austria on November 16, 1846. Grand Duke of KrakĂłw was, in real terms, just a part of the official titulary of the Emperor of Austria in 1846-1918.
Grand Duchy of Moscow The Principality of Moscow (княжество Московское), later known as Grand Duchy of Moscow (Великое княжество Московское), was a medieval Russian polity centred on Moscow between 1276 and 1547. The Great Princedom of Moscow, as the state is known in Russian records, has been referred to by most Western sources as Muscovy; however this term can be also used to identify the early Tsardom of Russia.
Grand Duchy of Posen The Grand Duchy of Posen () or Grand Duchy of Poznań () was an autonomous province of the Kingdom of Prussia in the Polish lands commonly known as "Great Poland" between the years 1815-1848. The name was unofficially used afterwards for denoting the territory, especially by Poles, and today is used by modern historians to describe different political entities until 1918.
Grand Duchy of Tuscany The Grand Duchy of Tuscany () was a state in central Italy in existence from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Duchy of Florence, which had been created out of the old Republic of Florence in 1532, and which annexed the Republic of Siena in 1557. The Grand Duchy consisted of most of the territory of the current Italian region of Tuscany, with the exception of the northernmost portions, which formed the Duchy of Massa, the Principality of Carrara, and the Republic and then the Duchy of Lucca (up to 1847).
Grand Duke The title Grand Duke (in Latin, Magnus Dux; in Spanish, Gran Duque; in Russian, Великий князь; in German, Großherzog, Italian Gran Duca; in French, Grand-duc; in Portuguese, Grão-duque; in Finnish, Suurherttua; in Polish, Wielki Książe; in Hungarian, nagyherceg;in Swedish, Storhertig; in Dutch, Groothertog; in Danish, Storhertug, in Lithuanian, Didysis Kunigaikštis) used in Western Europe and particularly in Germanic countries for provincial sovereigns, is of a protocolary rank below King but higher than a sovereign Duke (Herzog) or Prince (Fürst).
Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov, (In Russian Великий Князь Александр Александрович Романов), was the infant son of Alexander III and Empress Marie of Russia. He was born on June 7, 1869, and died on May 2, 1870.
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia Grand Duke Alexander Mihailovich of Russia, Александр Михайлович Aleksandr Mihailovits (13 April 1866 - 26 February 1933) was a dynast of Russian empire, a naval officer, an author, explorer, the husband of Emperor Nicholas II's sister, and an advisor of the said Emperor.
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia The Grand Duke Alexis Alexandrovitch Romanov of the Royal Romanov Family of the Great Empire of Russia (14 January, 1850- 14 November, 1908) was the sixth child and the fourth son of Alexander II of Russia and his first wife Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse).
Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia Constantine Pavlovich Romanov () (27 April, 1779–27 June, 1831), grand duke and tsesarevich of Russia, was prepared by his grandmother, Catherine the Great, to become an emperor of a would-be restored Byzantine Empire. Although he was never crowned, he is sometimes listed among the Russian emperors as Constantine I.
Grand Duke Dmitri Konstantinovich of Russia Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich Romanov (1860-1919), was the son of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, and a grandchild of Nicholas I of Russia and a brother to Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia and Queen Olga of Greece.
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, of the Imperial House of Romanov (Дмитрий Павлович Романов) (September 18, 1891 – March 5, 1941) was a Russian imperial dynast, one of the few Romanovs to escape execution by the Bolsheviks after the Russian Revolution. He is known for being involved in the murder of the mystic peasant faith healer Grigori Rasputin, who he felt held undue sway over Tsar Nicholas II.
Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia Grand Duke George Alexandrovich Romanov, (In Russian Великий Князь Георгий Александрович Романов),(He was called Weeping Willow by his family because of his sad personality) (May 6, 1871 in Tsarskoe Selo - August 9, 1899 in Abbas Tuman, Caucasus) was the third son of Alexander III and Empress Marie of Russia. At the time of his birth, his father, as the eldest son of Tsar Alexander II, was titled as the Tsarevich of Russia.
Grand Duke George Mihailovich of Russia Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov, (In Russian Великий Князь Георгий Михайлович Романов), (11 August 1863 - January 30, 1919), was a first cousin of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and a General in the Russian army.
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia (Russian: Georgiy Mikhailovich Romanov, Russian cyrillic: Георгий Михайлович Романов) (born March 13, 1981) is the heir apparent to the disputed Headship of the Imperial Family of Russia, and claims the titles Tsarevich and Grand Duke of Russia. He has all his life been styled His Imperial Highness Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia, apparently by grant of his maternal grandfather.
Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia () (August 22, 1858–June 15, 1915) was a grandson of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia, and a poet and playwright of some renown. He is best known by his pen name, "KR".
Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia (October 4, 1861 - April 26, 1929) was the third child of Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich of Russia and his wife Olga Fedorovna (born Princess Cecilie of Baden). He attracted the displeasure of the Tsar by marrying beneath his rank.
Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia Nicholas (Nikolai) Alexandrovich Romanov () (September 20, 1843 - April 24, 1865) was Tsarevich of Imperial Russia from March 2 1855 until his death. He was also the Grand Duke of Russia and Grand Price Thronfolger.
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831-1891) Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (Russian: Великий князь Николай Николаевич) (born July 27, 1831 in Tsarskoye Selo, died April 13, 1891 in Alupka) was the third son and sixth child of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia. He may also be referred to as Nicholas Nicolaievich the Elder to tell him apart from his son.
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856-1929) Grand Duke Nikolai (Nicholas) Nikolaevich Romanov (Russian: Николай Николаевич Романов (младший - the younger)) (6 November, 1856 - 5 January, 1929) was a Russian general in World War I. A grandson of Nicholas I of Russia, he was commander in chief of the Russian armies on the main front in the first year of the war, and was later a successful commander in the Caucasus.
Grand Duke of Finland Grand Duke of Finland, more correctly Grand Prince of Finland, (, Swedish: Storfurste av Finland) was a title in use, sometimes sporadically, between 1584 and 1808 by the King of Sweden. In 1809–1917 it was the official title of the head of the autonomous Grand Principality of Finland, the Tsar of Russia.
Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia Grand Duke Peter (Pyotr) Nikolaevich of Russia (January 10, 1864 – January 17 1931) was the second son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831-1891) and Princess Alexandra of Oldenburg (1838-1900)
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia (Сергей Александрович) (April 29, 1857 - February 4, 1905, Old Style) was the seventh child and fifth son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and his first Empress consort Marie of Hesse and by Rhine.
Grand Duke Sergey Mikhaylovich of Russia Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia (7 October 1869-18 July 1918) was the fifth son of Grand Duke Michael Nikolayevich of Russia and his wife, Cecily, Princess of Baden (Olga Feodorovna), a daughter of Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden.
Grand Duo (Schubert) The Sonata in C major by Franz Schubert, D 812, for piano four hands (two players at one piano) was composed in the spring of 1824 at Zseliz on the Esterházy estate, probably for the two countesses he was tutoring at the time.
Grand Empress Dowager The title Grand Empress Dowager (simplified and traditional Chinese: 太皇太后, pinyin tai4 huang2 tai4 hou4) was given to the grandmother or a woman from the grandmother generation of the Chinese dynastic ruler. Some grand empress dowagers held regency within the beginning years of reign of an underage or young emperor.
Grand Erg Occidental The Grand Erg Occidental (also known as the Western Sand Sea) is the second largest erg in northern Algeria, behind the Grand Erg Oriental. This true desert region receives less than 25 cm (10 in) of rainfall per year..
Grand Erie District School Board The Grand Erie District School Board is a school board that has legal jurisdiction over Norfolk County, Haldimand County, and Brant County in the province of Ontario. It was formed during the alamagations of the Norfolk Board of Education, the Brant District Board of Education, and the Haldimand Board of Education in the year 1996.
Grand European Jury Wine Tasting of 1997 In the Grand European Jury Wine Tasting of 1997, the Grand Jury Européenne, consisting entirely of European judges, conducted a blind tasting of 27 Chardonnays from seven countries. Held in Bordeaux , 70 percent of the entries in the wine competition were from France (Burgundy).
Grand Excursion The Grand Excursion was a voyage by train and steamboat into the Upper Mississippi River valley that first took place in June of 1854. 150 years later, in 2004 the Grand Excursion route was retraced by both riverboats and a steam locomotive.
Grand final A Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sporting term used to describe a final that decides a league champion. Different terms, such as Super Bowl and Championship Game, are used to describe similar events in other sports around the world.
Grand Falconer of France The Grand Falconer of France, (French: Grand Fauconnier de France) was a position in the King's Household in France from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution. The position first appeared in 1250 as "Master Falconer of the King" ("Maître Fauconnier"); the title was changed to Grand Falconer in 1406, although the title "First Falconer" ("Premier Fauconnier") was sometimes also used.
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador Grand Falls-Windsor is a community in north-central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is located on the north bank of the Exploits River, 25 kilometres southwest of its mouth at the Bay of Exploits, in Division No.
Grand Fir Grand Fir or Giant Fir (Abies grandis) is a fir native to the Pacific Northwest of North America, occurring at altitudes of sea level to 1,800 m. It is a large evergreen coniferous tree growing to 40-70 m (exceptionally 80 m) tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 2 m.
Grand Forks (electoral district) Grand Forks was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Grand Forks, in the Boundary Country between the Okanagan and Kootenay Countries. The riding first appeared as the result of a redistributing of the former West Kootenay (south riding) which also created Greenwood, Rossland City, Nelson City, and Ymir (electoral district) in 1903.
Grand Forks Public Schools Grand Forks Public Schools (GFPS) is a system of publicly-funded K-12 schools in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The GFPS comprises two school districts: the Grand Forks School District and the Grand Forks Air Force Base School District.
Grand Forks-Greenwood Grand Forks-Greenwood was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Grand Forks, in the Boundary Country between the Okanagan and Kootenay Countries. The riding first appeared in the 1924 election as the result of a merger of the former ridings of Greenwood and Grand Forks, and lasted until the 1963 election.
Grand Funk Railroad Grand Funk Railroad is an American power trio band. Not usually well-received by critics, the original Grand Funk Railroad lineup was highly popular during the 1970s, having sold over 25 million records and selling out arenas worldwide and having been awarded four RIAA gold albums in 1970, the most for any American Group that year.
Grand galop chromatique Franz Liszt’s Grand galop chromatique from 1838 is one of his typical bravura pieces that would have brought the house down during his European concert tours. Liszt is not the only composer who has written flashy galops.
Grand Gascon Saintongeois The Grand Gascon Saintongeois is a living descendent of the now extinct Saintongeois breed who existed in the Midi region of France. This large sized hound was created in the mid 19th century by Count Joseph de Carayon-Latour by crossing this breed with Grand Bleu de Gascogne from the Baron de Ruble kennels and the Ariegeois breed.
Grand Griffon Vendéen A Grand Griffon Vendéen is a breed of hunting dog originating in France. It existed as early as the 16th Century,"Grand Griffon Vendéen" FCI-Standard N° 282, 18 February 2000; and was the first of the Vendee griffons to be bred.
Grand Guignol The Grand Guignol (Grahn Geen-YOL) was a theatre (Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol) in the Pigalle area of Paris (at 20 bis, rue Chaptal), which, from its opening in 1897 to its closing in 1962, specialized in the most naturalistic grisly horror shows. The theater owed its name to Guignol, a traditional Lyon puppet character, joining political commentary with the style of Punch and Judy.
Grand Haven Golf Club Grand Haven Golf Club is a public golf course located in Grand Haven, Michigan. Very close to the Lake Michigan shore, the golf course takes advantage of the thick hardwood forest and natural sand dunes of the southwest Michigan shoreline.
Grand High Witch The Grand High Witch of All The World or just The Grand High Witch is a title given to the leader of all witches according to Roald Dahl's 1983 book The Witches, in which she is the main antagonist. She is described as being "without mercy" and she travels all around the world summoning all the witches of whatever country she is in, giving congratulations or reprimands to them depending on how good she judges them at fulfilling their ultimate hobby: destroying children.
Grand Home Furnishings Grand Home Furnishings is a regional chain of furniture stores headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, in the United States. As of May 2006, Grand operates fourteen retail stores in Virginia, two in Tennessee, and one in West Virginia.
Grand Hotel (musical) Grand Hotel is a musical with music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest, with additional music by Maury Yeston and Wally Harper, additional lyrics by Yeston, and a book by Luther Davis. The original production opened at Broadway's Martin Beck Theatre on November 12 1989 and closed on April 25 1992 after playing 1017 performances.
Grand Hotel des Palmes Mafia meeting 1957 Over four days, between October 12-16, 1957, the American gangster Joseph Bonanno allegedly attended a series of meetings between some high-level Sicilian and American mafiosi in the Grand Hotel des Palmes (Albergo delle Palme) in Palermo, Sicily – the most splendid in town at the time. The so-called 1957 Palermo Mafia summit has become a legendary landmark in the international heroin trade in popular Mafia non-fiction.
Grand Hotel Esplanade Grand Hotel “Esplanade” once stood on Berlin’s busy transport and nightlife hub Potsdamer Platz. During its colourful and turbulent history it went from being one of the German capital’s most luxurious and celebrated hotels to a bombed-out ruin lost in the wastelands alongside the Berlin Wall.
Grand Hotel Europe Grand Hotel Europe (; known as Hotel Evropeiskaya until 1991) vies with Nevsky Palace and Hotel Astoria for the title of the most luxurious five-star hotel in Saint Petersburg, Russia. One of great hotels of the 19th-century Europe, it opened its doors to the public on January 28, 1875, replacing an earlier inn situated on the same site.
Grand Hotel, Highmount, NY Grand Hotel, in Highmount, New York, was built by the Ulster and Delaware Railroad in 1881 and closed in 1996. Sitting on the side of Monka Hill, it had 418 rooms overlooking the Big Indian Valley towards Slide Mountain.
Grand Huntsman of France The Grand Veneur de France or Grand Hunstman of France was a position in the King's Household in France during the Ancien RĂ©gime. The word French "veneur" (huntsman), derives from the Middle French word "vener" (to hunt), from which also was derived the archaic English words "venerer" (hunter) and "venery" (the hunt).
Grand Hyatt Hong Kong The Grand Hyatt is located in Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong and is conveniently close to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Primarily a hotspot for business travellers due to its proximity to the Convention and Exhibition Centre and its short distance from the central business area of Central, this 5-star-rated hotel has recently been a lodge for visiting teams Liverpool, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Newcastle.
Grand chess Grand chess is a large chess variant invented by Dutch games designer Christian Freeling in 1984 and is considered by many to be one of the very best of its type. It is played on a 10 x 10 board and has four additional pawns and two new pieces: the marshall and the cardinal.
Grand Challenge Grand Challenges were policy terms set as goals in the late 1980s for funding high-performance computing and communications research in part in response to the Japanese 5th Generation (or Next Generation) 10-year project.
Grand Challenge Cup The Grand Challenge Cup is the top eights race at the prestigious annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England, and is open to male crews from all eligible rowing clubs. Two or more clubs may combine to make an entry and in non-olympic years international development crews have been known to take part in this event.
Grand Challenge problem A Grand Challenge Problem is a general category of unsolved problems. The definition of a Grand Challenge problem has a certain degree of inherent subjectivity surrounding what is, or is not, a Grand Challenge.
Grand Chamberlain of France The Grand Chambellan of France – here translated as Grand Chamberlain of France to distinguish it from the similar but different position of Grand Chambrier de France, translated as "Grand Chamberman of France", although both positions could equally be translated by the word chamberlain – was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France, a member of the Maison du Roi ("King's Household"), and one of the Great Offices of the Maison du Roi during the Ancien Régime.
Grand Chamberman of France The Grand Chambrier de France – here translated as Grand Chamberman of France to distinguish it from the similar but different position of Grand Chambellan de France, translated as "Grand Chamberlain of France", although both positions could equally be translated by the word chamberlain – was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France, a member of the Maison du Roi ("King's Household"), and one of the Great Offices of the Maison du Roi during the Ancien Régime.
Grand Champion Grand Champion is a 2002 family film, starring Jacob Fisher, George Strait, Emma Roberts and Joey Lauren Adams, about a young boy who wants his calf "Hokey" to grow up to be the Grand Champion. George Strait does the "Hokey Pokey" in it, and many other country stars, as well as actors such as Bruce Willis and Julia Roberts, appear during the film.
Grand Champion International de Course Grand Champion International de Course is the second album by Québécois rock/pop band Les Trois Accords released in 2006 featuring the single, Grand Champion. The single was available as a free single of the week in October 2006.
Grand Chord Grand Chord section of the Indian Railways is a link between Howrah (Kolkata, West Bengal) and Mughalsarai (near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh), and covers a stretch of 450 km. Traversing through Chhota Nagpur plateau of Jharkhand as well as parts of the fertile Gangetic plains of Bihar, The Grand Chord covers a stretch of 450 km and passes through towns like Dhanbad, Koderma, Gaya, Sasaram and several other smaller places.
Grand Illusion (film) La Grande Illusion is a 1937 film by renowned director Jean Renoir (1894-1979)—son of artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir—and is regarded by critics and film historians as one of the masterpieces of French cinema. The screenplay was written by Renoir and Charles Spaak.
Grand Illusion Cinema The Grand Illusion Cinema is the oldest continually running independent movie theatre in Seattle, Washington. Located near the University of Washington, the theater used to be a dentist office and has 70 seats.
Grand Indonesia Grand Indonesia is a large shopping mall, luxury hotel, apartment, and office complex currently being built on the site of former Hotel Indonesia and Hotel Inna wisata in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. The site occupies a 7 ha government-owned land on the city's traffic circle known as Bundaran HI.
Grand Inquisitor Grand Inquisitor (Latin: Inquisitor Generalis) is the lead official of an Inquisition. The most famous Inquisitor General is probably the Spanish Dominican Tomás de Torquemada, who spearheaded the Spanish Inquisition.
Grand Island, Nebraska Tornado Outbreak The Grand Island, Nebraska Tornado Outbreak of June 3, 1980 is also known as "The Night of the Twisters". This name is more associated with this event, as it was semi-fictionalized by the book of the same name by author Ivy Ruckman and inspired a 1996 made-for-TV movie seen on ABC Family.
Grand jury A grand jury is a type of a jury, in the common law legal system, which determines if there is enough evidence for a trial. Grand juries carry out this duty by examining evidence presented to them by a prosecutor and issuing indictments, or by investigating alleged crimes and issuing presentments.
Grand Jason Island Grand Jason Island (sometimes known as "Grand Island") is a small island located at , east of the Steeple Jason Island. It is a part of the Jason Islands in the Falkland Islands, and along with Steeple Jason it is one of the "Islas los Salvajes" in Spanish (the Jasons being divided into two groups in that language).
Grand Junction Canal The Grand Junction Canal was a canal in England from Braunston in Northamptonshire to the River Thames at Brentford, with a number of branches. The mainline was built between 1793 and 1805, to improve the route from the Midlands to London by avoiding the upper reaches of the Thames and by shortening the journey.
Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area The Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) located in the Grand Junction region of the State of Colorado. The Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area is defined as Mesa County, Colorado.
Grand Junction Railway The Grand Junction Railway (GJR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed between 1833 and 1846. The line built by the company was one of the first railway lines to be built in England, and arguably the world's first long-distance railway.
Grand Junction Road, Adelaide Grand Junction Road is the longest east-west thoroughfare in the Adelaide metropolitan area, and is located approximately 9 kilometres north of the city centre. Travelling from the Port Adelaide region, it is mostly a double lane sealed road running 21 kilometres to the base of the Adelaide Hills.
Grand Kalle Joseph Kabasele Tshamala (1930 Matadi, DRC - 11 February 1983 Paris, France), popularly known as Le Grand Kalle (the Grand Kalle), Congolese singer and bandleader, considered the father of modern Congolese music. He began his career by founding the seminal rumba band African Jazz, the most popular early band on the scene, whose personnel at various times included guitarist Dr Nico Kasanda, saxophonist Manu Dibango and singers Tabu Ley Rochereau and Pepe Kalle.
Grand Kremlin Palace The Grand Kremlin Palace (Большой Кремлевский дворец Bolshoi Kremlyovski Dvorets), also translated Great Kremlin Palace, was built from 1837 to 1851 in Moscow, Russia on the site of the estate of the Grand Princes, which had been established in the 14th century on Borovitsky Hill. Designed by a team of architects under the management of Konstantin Thon, it was intended to emphasize the greatness of Russian autocracy.
Grand Lake (New Brunswick) Grand Lake is a lake in central New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 40 kilometres east of Fredericton; and the province's largest freshwater lake. The lake drains through the Jemseg River and the Grand Lake Meadows into the Saint John River.
Grand Lake, Oakland, California Grand Lake, or the Grand Lake District, is a neighborhood of Oakland, California. The neighborhood is located near the northeast corner of Lake Merritt, where Grand and Lakeshore Avenues cross under Interstate 580.
Grand Larousse encyclopédique The Grand Larousse encyclopédique en dix volumes ("Great Larousse encyclopedia in ten volumes") is a French encyclopaedic dictionary, published by Larousse, and whose publication was spread out between February 1960 and August 1964, and two later supplements.
Grand Lodge A Grand Lodge, or "Grand Orient", is the usual governing body of "Craft", or "Blue Lodge", Freemasonry in a particular jurisdiction. The first Masonic Grand Lodge was established in England in 1717.

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