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Louis William Valentine Dubourg Louis William Valentine Dubourg (1766 – 1833) was a leader of the Roman Catholic Church who played an active role in the growth of the church in the early years of the United States. He was born in Cap Française, St.
Louis Wright Louis Donnel Wright (born January 31, 1953 in Gilmer, Texas) is a former American Football cornerback who played his entire NFL career for the Denver Broncos for 12 seasons from 1975 to 1986. He was a five time Pro Bowler in 1977 to 1979, 1983 and 1985.
Louis X of France Louis X the Quarreller, also called the Headstrong or the Stubborn, (French: Louis X le Hutin, Spanish: Luis el Obstinado) (October 4, 1289 – June 5, 1316), King of France from 1314 to 1316, was a member of the Capetian Dynasty.
Louis XI of France Louis XI the Prudent (French: Louis XI le Prudent) (July 3, 1423 – August 30, 1483), also informally nicknamed l'universelle aragne (old French for "universal spider"), or the "Spider King," was King of France (1461–1483). He was the son of Charles VII of France and Mary of Anjou, a member of the Valois Dynasty, grandson of Charles VI and Isabeau de Bavière and one of the most successful kings of France in terms of uniting the country.
Louis XIV of France Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné) (September 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715) ruled as King of France and of Navarre from May 14 1643 until his death just prior to his seventy-seventh birthday. He acceded to the throne a few months before his fifth birthday, but did not assume actual personal control of the government until the death of his First Minister ("premier ministre"), Jules Cardinal Mazarin, in 1661.
Louis XV of France Louis XV (February 15, 1710 – May 10, 1774), "the Beloved" (French: le Bien-Aimé), ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1715 until his death. Unexpectedly surviving the death of his entire family, he enjoyed a favourable reputation at the beginning of his reign.
Louis XVI of France Louis XVI (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French from 1791 to 1792. Suspended and arrested during the Insurrection of the 10th of August 1792, he was tried by the National Convention, found guilty of treason, and executed on 21 January 1793.
Louis XVII of France Louis XVII (March 27 1785 – June 8 1795), from birth to 1789 known as Louis-Charles, Duke of Normandy; then from 1789 to 1791 as Louis-Charles, Dauphin of Viennois; and from 1791 to 1793 as Louis-Charles, Prince Royal of France, was the son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette.
Louis XVIII of France Louis XVIII (November 17, 1755 - September 16, 1824) ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1814 (although he dated his reign from 1795) until his death in 1824, with a brief break in 1815 due to Napoleon's return in the Hundred Days.
Louis Zangwill Louis Zangwill (July 25, 1869 – 1938) was an English novelist; born at Bristol, England. He was educated at Jews' Free School, and for a time acted as teacher there, but left together with his brother, and set up a printing establishment.
Louis Zukofsky Louis Zukofsky (January 23, 1904 – May 12, 1978) was one of the most important second-generation American modernist poets. He was co-founder and primary theorist of the Objectivist group of poets and was to be an important influence on subsequent generations of poets in America and abroad.
Louis' Lunch Louis' Lunch is a restaurant in New Haven, Connecticut famous for its hamburger sandwiches, it opened as a lunch wagon in 1895. The proprietors claim that Louis' Lunch was, in 1900, the first place in the United States to serve hamburgers as they are known today.
Louis-Adélard Senécal Louis-Adélard Senécal (July 10 1829 – October 11 1889) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member in the 1st Canadian Parliament representing Drummond — Arthabaska, represented Yamaska in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1871 and was a member of the Senate of Canada for Mille Isles division in 1887.
Louis-Albert Cardinal Vachon Louis-Albert Vachon, CC OQ (born February 4, 1912 at Saint-Frédéric-de-Beauce, Quebec; died September 29, 2006 at Quebec City, Quebec) was a Canadian educator, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, and Archbishop Emeritus of Quebec.
Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (June 6 1678 – December 1 1737) was a French admiral. He was Count of Toulouse from 1681, Duke of Penthièvre from 1697 and Duke of Rambouillet from 1711, all until his death.
Louis-Alexandre de Launay, comte d'Antraigues Emmanuel Henri Louis Alexandre de Launay, comte d'Antraigues (December 25, 1753—July 22, 1812) was a French pamphleteer, diplomat, spy and political adventurer during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.
Louis-Alexandre Expilly de la Poipe Louis-Alexandre Expilly de la Poipe (born February 24, 1743 in Brest; died May 22, 1794 in Brest) was rector of Saint-Martin-des-Champs near Morlaix in Léon, North Finistère. He was one of two deputies elected in 1788 by the Léon assembly of clergy to represent them at the Estates-General convened by Louis XVI.
Louis-Antoine Caraccioli Marquis Louis-Antoine Caraccioli (November 6, 1719-1803) was a prolific French writer, poet, historian, and biographer long time considered an "enemy of Philosophy" because of his broad apologetic production. Caraccioli was born and wrote in Paris, though he studied in Mans and travelled in Italy, Germany and Poland. His work was not ranked highly in his time; one of the old French biographical dictionaries, Nouvelle biographie générale, describes him as "un littérateur" rather than "un ecrivain." Though he died poor, Caraccioli survived the French Revolution, despite his close ties to French aristocracy during the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI. Caraccioli started his literary career during his travels in Italy. He wrote on a broad range of topics, but he is especially interesting to eighteenth-century scholars of manners, Pope Clement XIV and ultramontanism, among other subjects. Caraccioli is best known among book collectors for his color-printed books -- Le livre de quatre couleurs (1757) and Le liv
Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien (August 2, 1772 – March 21, 1804) was a relative of the Bourbon monarchs of France. More famous for his death than for his life, he was executed on trumped-up charges during the French Consulate.
Louis-Armand de Lom d'Arce de Lahontan, Baron de Lahontan Louis Armand, Baron de Lahontan (9 June 1666 – prior to 1716) served in the French military in Canada where traveled extensively in the Wisconsin and Minnesota region and the upper Mississippi Valley. Upon his return to Europe he wrote an enormously popular travelogue. In it he embellished his knowledge of the geography of the Great Lakes region and created several fictions. The immense popularity of the book resulted in his distorted cartography being accepted by several eminent cartographers who incorporated the "Lahontan" concepts into most of the maps of the 18th century.
Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau (also Guyton-Morveau after the French Revolution; January 4, 1737–January 2, 1816) was a French chemist and politician. He is credited with producing the first systematic method of chemical nomenclature.
Louis-Edmond Hamelin Louis-Edmond Hamelin (21 March 1923 – )is a Canadian geographer, professor, and author born in Saint-Didace, Québec, Canada, best known for his studies of Northern Canada. He created the Centre for Northern Studies at the Université Laval in Québec and was President of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
Louis-Ernest Barrias Louis-Ernest Barrias (April 13, 1841, Paris-February 4, 1905, Paris) was a French sculptor of the Beaux-Arts school. He came from a family of artists; his father was a porcelain-painter, and his older brother FĂ©lix-Joseph Barrias a well-known painter.
Louis-François Bertin Louis-François Bertin, also known as Bertin l'Ainé (Bertin the Elder; December 14, 1766—September 13, 1814) was a French journalist. He had a younger brother - Louis-François Bertin de Vaux (1771-1842), two sons - Edouard François (1797-1871) and Louis-Marie François (1801-1854), and a daughter - Louise Bertin.
Louis-François Duplessis de Mornay Louis-François Duplessis de Mornay, (1663 – 1741), was bishop of the diocese of Quebec from 1727 to 1733, although he never went to Canada. He sent Bishop Dosquet, who was his coadjutor, to be his administrator.
Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville (August 12 1825 – August 1 1869) was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Trois-Rivières in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1868.
Louis-José Houde Louis-José Houde (born October 19th 1977, Quebec City, Quebec) is a Quebecois comedian, mostly doing stand-up comic shows but also having his own TV show and recently has been acting in a movie. He is graduate of Quebec's École nationale de l'humour.
Louis-Joseph de Laval-Montmorency Hans eminense Louis-Joseph de Laval-Montmorency (July 17, 1724 — June 17, 1808) was a French cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the bishop of Orléans, left the position after four years, only to become bishop of Condom for two years, and later bishop of Metz.
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm (February 28, 1712 – September 14, 1759) was the commander of the French forces in North America during the Seven Years' War (the North American phase of which is called the French and Indian War in the United States). He is most remembered for his role in the Fall of Quebec, and remains a controversial figure.
Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye (November 9, 1717 – November 15, 1761), was a French Canadian fur trader and explorer who took part in extending these activities westerly from the Great Lakes during the 18th century, an enterprise for which he and other members of his family were largely responsible.
Louis-Joseph Papineau Louis-Joseph Papineau (October 7, 1786 – September 23, 1871), born in Montreal, Quebec, was politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the seigneurie de la Petite-Nation. He was the leader of the reformist Patriote movement before the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–1838.
Louis-Joseph, Duke of Brittany Louis-Joseph-Xavier Francois (October 22 1781-June 4 1789) was the second child and first son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette. As the heir apparent to the French throne, he was called the dauphin.
Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, duc de Nivernais (December 16, 1716 – February 25, 1798), French diplomat and writer, was born in Paris, son of Philippe-Jules-François, duc de Nevers, and Maria Anne Spinola, and great-nephew of Cardinal Mazarin.
Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers (February 20 1823 – October 31 1896) was a Quebec physician and political figure. He represented Saint-Maurice in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1868 and from 1879 to 1887.
Louis-Leopold Robert Louis-Leopold Robert (May 13, 1794 - March 20, 1835), French painter, was born at La Chaux-de-Fonds (Neuchâtel) in Switzerland, but left his native place with the engraver Girardet at the age of sixteen for Paris.
Louis-Napoléon Casault Louis-Napoléon Casault (July 10 1823–May 18 1908) was a Quebec lawyer, judge, professor and political figure. He represented Bellechasse in the 1st Canadian Parliament from 1867 to 1870 as a Conservative member.
Louis-Philip d'Orleans Prince Louis d'Orleans, Comte de Beaujolais (born in Paris on October 17, 1779 - died on Malta, May 30, 1808) was the youngest son of Louis-Philippe-Joseph, Duc d'Orleans. His older brother was King Louis-Philippe I of France.
Louis-Philippe McGraw Louis-Philippe McGraw is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and is currently a candidate for that office again in the 2006 provincial election.
Louis-Rodrigue Masson Louis-Rodrigue Masson (baptized Louis-François-Roderick Masson) (6 November 1833 – 8 November 1903) was a Canadian Member of Parliament, senator, and Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec. He represented Terrebonne in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882.
Louis, 7th duc de Broglie Louis-Victor-Pierre-Raymond, 7th duc de Broglie, generally known as Louis de Broglie (August 15, 1892 – March 19, 1987), was a French physicist and Nobel Prize laureate. He also served as Perpetual Secretary of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris.
Louis, Duke of Durazzo Louis of Évreux (also called "of Navarre"; 1341 – 1376) was the youngest son of Philip III of Navarre. He inherited the county of Beaumont-le-Roger from his father (1343) and became Duke of Durazzo in right of his second wife, Joanna, in 1366.
Louis, Duke of Nemours Louis Charles Philippe Raphael, duc de Nemours (October 25, 1814 – June 26, 1896) was the second son of the duke of Orleans, afterwards King Louis-Philippe of France, and his wife Marie Amalie of Bourbon-Sicilies.
Louis, Grand Dauphin Louis the Grand Dauphin (le Grand Dauphin in French) (1 November , 1661 - 14 April, 1711) was the eldest son and heir of King Louis XIV of France and Queen Maria Theresa of Spain. Born heir apparent to the King of France, Louis was styled "dauphin" from the day of his birth.
Louisa Beaman Louisa Beaman (February 7, 1815 - May 16, 1850) is recognized as the fourth woman to marry LDS church founder Joseph Smith, Jr. The Wives of Joseph Smith After Smith's death, Beaman would go on to become the eight wife of Brigham Young.
Louisa Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire Louisa Frederica Augusta Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire nee Countess Louisa Frederica Augusta von Alten (15 June 1832-15 July 1911) was born at Hannover, the daughter of Karl Franz Viktor Graf von Alten, a Hanoverian nobleman. On the 22 July 1852 she was married at Hannover to Viscount Mandeville, eldest son of the 6th Duke of Manchester.
Louisa Florence Durrell Louisa Florence Durrell (nee Dixie) (16 January 1886–1964) was the mother of novelist Lawrence Durrell and naturalist Gerald Durrell. She was born in Roorkee in 1886 where she met and married her husband Lawrence Samuel Durrell, an engineer by profession.
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for Biology or Biochemistry is an annual prize awarded by Columbia University to a researcher or group of researchers that have made an outstanding contribution in basic research in the fields of biology or biochemistry.
Louisa John-Krol Louisa John-Krol is a Melbourne-based Australian artist of the romantic pop-ethereal faerie genre. She has released five albums to date, originally on the German label Hyperium, but in more recent years with the French label Prikosnovénie aka The Fairy World Label.
Louisa Mariah Layman Woosley Louisa Mariah Layman Woosley (March 24, 1862–June 30, 1952) was the first woman ordained as a minister in any Presbyterian denomination. In the entire Reformed tradition, only Antoinette Brown, a Congregationalist, can claim an earlier ordination (1853).
Louisa Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch Louisa Jane Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch and Duchess of Queensberry, VA (3rd class) (26 August 1836-20 March 1912) was born Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton, daughter of the 1st Duke of Abercorn. She was married, 22 November 1859, to Lord Dalkeith, the eldest son of the 5th Duke of Buccleuch by his wife Charlotte Anne Thynne.
Louisa Moritz Louisa Moritz (born March 25, 1946, in Havana, Cuba) is an actress who has made many television appearances on game shows, such as Match Game and many made-for-tv movies, usually playing a ditzy woman. She played the navigator in Sylvester Stallone's car in Death Race 2000.
Louisa Railroad The Louisa Railroad chartered in Virginia in 1836 became the Virginia Central Railroad in 1850. It was the oldest portion of today's CSX Transportation, and is operated under lease by the Buckingham Branch Railroad.
Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (Swedish: Lovisa Ulrika; German: Luise Ulrike) (1720—1782) was Queen consort of Sweden between 1751 and 1771. She was the daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and his wife Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, and was thus a younger sister of both Wilhelmine of Bayreuth and Friedrich II of Prussia.
Louise and Liza Louise and Liza is a 7" single by NOFX. The songs are sequels of sorts to "Liza and Louise" from White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean with the lyrics "Louise" being about the lesbian characters engaging in sado-masochistic activity.
Louise Amalie of Brunswick-LĂĽneburg Louise Amalie of Brunswick-LĂĽneburg (1722-1780) was daughter of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-LĂĽneburg. In 1742, she married Augustus William, Prince of Prussia, the second son of King Frederick William I of Prussia.
Louise Appleton Louise Appleton is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Emily Symons. Aussie Louise arrived in the village as a temporary barmaid and ended up as co-landlady with best friend Diane Sugden, before selling to Diane's sister Val Lambert in 2006.
Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum (5 acres) is an arboretum located on the grounds of the Lancaster County Historical Society at 230 North President Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The arboretum is open to the public daily.
Louise Auguste of Denmark Louise Auguste of Denmark, Duchess of Augustenborg (July 7, 1771 - January 13, 1843) was officially daughter of King Christian VII of Denmark and Queen Caroline Mathilde. Unofficially it is widely accepted that her natural father was Johann Friedrich Struensee, the king’s royal physician and de facto regent of the country at the time of her birth.
Louise B. Johnson Louise Brazzel Johnson (October 6, 1924 -- January 6, 2002) was a little-known insurance agent in Bernice in Union Parish who rocketed to state prominence when she upset the Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives in the 1971 Democratic primary. Johnson unseated 24-year incumbent John Sidney Garrett of Haynesville in Claiborne Parish to win the nomination for the District 11 seat in the legislature.
Louise Beavers Louise Beavers (March 8 1902 - October 26 1962) was a prolific African-American film actress. Beavers appeared in dozens of films from the 1920s to the 1930s, most often in the role of a maid, servant, or slave.
Louise Bennett-Coverley Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley, OM, OJ, MBE (September 7 1919–July 26 2006) was a celebrated and much-loved Jamaican folklorist, writer, and artiste. "Miss Lou," as she was affectionately known, received her education from Ebenezer and Calabar Elementary Schools, St.
Louise Bickerton Louise Bickerton was a female tennis player from Australia who won the women's doubles title at the 1927, 1929, and 1931 Australian Championships. She also won the mixed doubles title at the 1935 edition of those championships.
Louise Bourgeois Louise Bourgeois (born December 25, 1911, Paris) is an artist and sculptor, whose work has been strongly influenced by the Surrealists, Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism. Her work is deeply involved in the investigation of her own psyche and relation to objects through strong intuition.
Louise Bryant Louise Bryant (December 5, 1885 - January 6, 1936) born Reno, Nevada was a journalist, and writer, best known for her Marxist and Anarchist beliefs and her essays on radical political and feminist themes. Bryant published articles in several radical left journals during her life, including Alexander Berkman's The Blast.
Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel Luise Caroline, Princess of Hesse-Kassel (28 September, 1789 – 13 March, 1867) was the consort of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and the matriarch of the house of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
Louise Colet Louise Colet (August 15 1810 – March 9 1876), born Louise Revoil, was a poet born in Aix-en-Provence in France. In her twenties she married Hippolyte Colet, an academic musician, partly in order to escape provincial life and live in Paris.
Louise d'Épinay Louise Florence Pétronille Tardieu d'Esclavelles d'Épinay (March 11, 1726 – April 17, 1783) was a French writer known on account of her liaisons with Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Friedrich Melchior, baron von Grimm, and her acquaintanceship with Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Baron d'Holbach and other French men of letters.
Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Louise de Kiriline Lawrence (January 30, 1894–April 27, 1992) was an internationally renowned naturalist, author and nurse. She was the most prolific contributor to the National Audubon Society magazine Audubon.
Louise de Montmorency Louise de Montmorency, wife of Gaspard I de Coligny and sister of the future constable, she had three sons: Odet, Cardinal de Châtillon; Gaspard, the Admiral; and François, Seigneur d'Andelot. All three played an important part in the first period of the Wars of Religion.
Louise Day Hicks Anna Louise Day Hicks (October 16, 1916–October 21, 2003) was a United States Irish-American politician and lawyer of Catholic background from Boston, Massachusetts. She was elected to the Boston School Committee in 1961.
Louise Dean Centre The Louise Dean Centre is a public combined junior and senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, which teaches grades 7 through 12. It is designed exclusively for teenage mothers (current and expectant).
Louise Dobson Louise ("Lou") Dobson OAM (born September 1, 1972 in Shepparton, Victoria) is a former field hockey player from Australia, who earned a total number of 230 international caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored 58 goals. She was a member of the squad, that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Louise Dresser Louise Dresser (born October 5, 1878; died April 24, 1965) was a American actress. Born Louise Josephine Kerlin in Evansville, Indiana, her first film was in 1922 in The Glory of Clementina, and her first starring role was in 1924's The City that Never Sleeps.
Louise Fréchette Louise Fréchette (born July 16, 1946 in Montreal) was the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations for eight years and a long-time Canadian diplomat and public servant. Starting in May 2006, she is currently serving a two-year term at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, an international relations and policy think-tank, working on a major research project on nuclear energy and the world's security.
Louise Goff Reece Louise Goff Reece (November 6, 1898 - May 14, 1970) was a United States Representative from Tennessee. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she was educated at Miss Treat's School, Milwaukee-Downer Seminary, and Miss Spence's School in New York City.
Louise Goffin Louise Goffin is a singer/songwriter and multi-instumentalist. Signed by legendary record executive Lenny Waronker to Dreamworks in 2001, Louise released her critically acclaimed CD Sometimes a Circle on Dreamworks in 2002, produced by her husband Greg Wells.
Louise Hardy Louise Frances Hardy (nee MacKinnon) (born November 30, 1959) was a Canadian New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for the riding of Yukon from 1997 to 2000, becoming the territory's first Yukon-born MP. She was a critic for Human Rights, Housing, Citizenship and Immigration, Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
Louise Hay Louise Hay (1927- ) is the American bestselling author of Heal Your Body and You Can Heal Your Life. She attended the Church of Religious Science in New York City in the early 1970s and became a popular counselor.
Louise Helen Coburn Louise Helen Coburn (1856-February 7, 1949) was one of the five founders of Sigma Kappa sorority, a pioneer for women's education at Colby College, where she served as the first female trustee, and an accomplished scientist and writer known for writing the two volumes of "Skowhegan on the Kennebec."
Louise Charron Louise Charron (born March 2, 1951 in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario) is a Canadian jurist. She was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in October, 2004, and is the first native-born Franco-Ontarian Supreme Court judge.
Louise Jöhncke Louise Jöhncke (born July 31, 1976 in Stockholm) is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden, who competed for her native country at two consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. Her biggest successes came on short course (25 m); she won the world title as a member of the Swedish Relay Team in the 4x200 m Freestyle at the 1999 FINA Short Course World Championships in Hong Kong, China.
Louise Jefferson Louise Jefferson, played by actress Isabel Sanford, is a fictional character who appeared first on the television series All in the Family and then became a main character on its spinoff, The Jeffersons. Her role lasted from 1971 to 1985 when The Jeffersons ended its run.
Louise Jensen Louise Jensen (March 19 1972 - September 16 1994) was a Danish girl who was abducted, raped and murdered by British soldiers Allan Ford, Justin Fowler and Geoffrey Pernell in Cyprus. Louise was repeatedly raped and then beaten to death with a shovel.
Louise Julie, Comtesse de Mailly Louise Julie, Comtesse de Mailly (1710 - 1751), mistress of Louis XV of France, was the daughter of Louis, marquis de Nesle. Louise Julie was the eldest of four sisters who served as mistresses and courtesans in the French royal court; she was one of three of the Mailly sisters who succeeded each other as mistress to the king.
Louise Labé Louise Labé, (c. 1520 or 1522 - 1566), also known as La Belle Cordière, was a female French poet of the Renaissance, born at Lyon, the daughter of a rich ropemaker, Pierre Charly, and his second wife, Etiennette Roybet.
Louise Laroche Louise Laroche (2 July, 1910-28 January, 1998) was one of the last remaining survivors of the RMS Titanic disaster of 1912. She and her family are thought to have been the only black passengers on board the ship.
Louise Latham Louise Latham (born 1922) American actress, perhaps best known for her role as Bernice Edgar on Marnie. Most of Latham's work, however, has been on television, appearing on episodes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Perry Mason, Bonanza, Hawaii Five-O, Murder, She Wrote and The X-Files to give just a few.
Louise Lawrence Elizabeth Holden, better known by her pen name Louise Lawrence, is an intensely private English science fiction author, acclaimed during the 1970s and 1980s. She has been classified as a writer for young adults, though due to the content of her books some have disagreed.
Louise Linder Louise Sara Linder Eastman (November 9, 1911 - March 1, 1962) was the wife of entertainment lawyer Lee Eastman, and heiress to the Linder Department Store fortune. She and husband Lee had four children including John Eastman, also an entertainment attorney, and Linda McCartney, a rock photographer, musician, animal rights activist, and the late wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney and Linda's younger sisters Laura and Louise.
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, the concert hall component of the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, was built in 1980 at a cost of $28 million to give the San Francisco Symphony a permanent home.
Louise Mandrell Louise Mandrell (born July 13, 1954 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American country music singer and musician. Her older sister Barbara Mandrell is also a country musician who has achieved international success; they starred together with their sister Irlene in the 1980-1982 television variety show Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters.
Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon-Penthièvre Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon-Penthièvre (1753–1821), daughter and heiress of Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, duc de Penthièvre, grand admiral of France, was the richest heiress of her time. Married Louis Philippe Joseph, Duke of Orléans in 1769.
Louise Marie de la Grange d'Arquien Louise Marie de La Grange d'Arquien (1634 - 11 November 1728) was born in France, the daughter of Henri de la Grange d'Arquien and Françoise de La Châtre and the sister of Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien, Queen of Poland. She married François Gaston de Béthune, marquis de Chabris.
Louise Marion Bosworth Louise Marion Bosworth (1881 – 1982) was a researcher at the Women's Educational and Industrial Union (WEIU) who extensively surveyed working women in order to learn about their working and living conditions. Bosworth helped to blaze the way for more women to do social science research that benefits the public interest.
Louise Markus Louise Markus (born 6 September 1958), Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Greenway, New South Wales for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election, in a very close result. She was educated at the University of New South Wales, graduating in social work, and was a community worker running the Hillsong Church's drug and alcohol outreach service in Blacktown prior to entering politics.
Louise McCarren Herring Louise McCarren Herring (20 September 1909 - 2 November 1987), an Ohio native, is recognized as one of the pioneer leaders of the non-profit cooperative credit union movement in the United States. Herring is universally regarded in the United States credit union movement as being the "Mother of Credit Unions" for her work with the movement since its earliest days.
Louise McIntosh Slaughter Louise McIntosh Slaughter (born August 14, 1929) is an American Democratic Party politician, currently representing New York's 28th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. The 28th district is based in Rochester and Buffalo and includes parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara and Orleans Counties.
Louise McKinney Louise McKinney (September 22, 1868 - July 10, 1931), born Louise Crummy, was the first woman sworn in to the Alberta Legislative Assembly and the first woman elected to a legislature in Canada and in the British Empire. The first woman elected to any government position was Hannah Gale, an Alderman in Calgary, Alberta.
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Louise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie (Louisa Augusta Wilhelmina Amelia) (March 10, 1776 - July 19, 1810), Queen of Prussia, was born in Hanover, where her father, Karl of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was field marshal of the household brigade. Her mother was princess Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Louise of the Netherlands Princess Louise of the Netherlands (Wilhelmina Frederika Alexandrine Anna Louise) (August 5, 1828 – March 30, 1871), later Queen Lovisa of Sweden and Norway, was a member of the Dutch Royal Family, who became the Queen Consort of King Charles XV of Sweden (King Charles IV of Norway).

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