1 memorial
Charles de Gaulle
Born Lille, France. Height 6 ft, 5 inches, nicknamed La Grande Asperge (the tall asparagus). President of France 1958-69. Just like Queen Wilhelmina, while in London he used the BBC to send popular...
Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, France
5 memorials
Sir Polydore de Keyser
Born Belgium. The family moved to London in 1842 and his father established De Keyser's Royal Hotel on the site of what is now Unilever House. The son joined the business and the hotel became the l...
Person, Commerce, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Belgium
1 memorial
Francisco de Miranda
Born Caracas, Venezuela. Died in jail in Cadiz, Spain.
Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Spain, Venezuela
4 memorials
Richard de Montfichet
Birth date approximate. Â Essex landowner. Â One of the twenty-five barons appointed to enforce the observance of Magna Charta.
1 memorial
Simon de Montfort
6th Earl of Leicester. Born France, with connections to French and English aristocracy. Married Eleanor, Henry III's sister in 1238. Built the Savoy Palace in 1245. Leader of the Second Barons' War...
2 memorials
Chevalier d'Eon
Diplomat and transvestite. Born Tonnerre, Burgundy, France. Full name: D'Éon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée, born of the French nobility. Up until 1763 he had a disting...
Person, Espionage, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration, France
3 memorials
Gregory de Rokesley
Eight times Mayor of London, 1274 - 1281 and 1285.
1 memorial
Jayaben Desai
Trade Unionist and teacher. Born as Jayaben Suryakant Patel in Dharmaj, Gujarat, India. She moved with her husband to Tanganyika (now Tanzania), but was forced to leave for Britain following the co...
1 memorial
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