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People in History A-Z: Letter L

This collection of history notes is indexed A-Z by name of the person in question.

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Lafayette
 

Lafayette 1757-1834

1757 - 1834
Aristocratic revolutionary.

 

   

 

   

 

   

La Follette, Robert M.
 

Robert M. La Follette 1855-1925

1855 - 1925
Progressive.

 

   

 

   

 

   

Lamar, Lucius Q.C.
 

Lucius Q.C. Lamar 1825-1893

1825 - 1893
Senator from Mississippi.

     
     
     

Laozi
 

Laozi 604-471 BC

604-471 BC
Daoism.

     
     
     

Lavenson, James
 

1919 - 1998
Service expert.

     
     
     

Lawrence of Arabia
 

T.E. Lawrence 1888-1935

1888 - 1935
Devoted biker, occasional camel rider.

     
     
     

Layard, Sir Austen Henry
 

Sir Austen Henry Layard 1817-1894

1817-1894
Archaeology and Politics.

     
     
     

Lee, Robert E.
 

Robert E. Lee 1807-1870

1807 - 1870
Son of Light-Horse Harry.

     
     
     

Lenglen, Suzanne
 

Suzanne Lenglen 1899-1938

1899 - 1938
Tennis legend.

     
     
     

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich
 

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 1870 - 1924

1870 - 1924
Leninism
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Leo IV
 

... - 855
Pope.

     
     
     

Leonardo da Vinci
 

Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519

1452 - 1519
Had to tell Mona to sit still.

     
     
     

Leopold I
 

Leopold I 1640-1705

1640 - 1705
Holy Roman Emperor.

     
     
     

Leopold II
 

Leopold II 1747-1792

1747 - 1792
Holy Roman Emperor.

     
     
     

Lepidus, Marcus Aemilius
 

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (died around 13 BC)

... - 13 BC
Triumvir.

     
     
     

Lewis, John L.
 

John L. Lewis 1880-1969

1880 - 1969
L for Labor.

     
     
     

Lewis, Meriwether
 

Meriwether Lewis 1774-1809

1774 - 1809
The one with Clark.

     
     
     

Limantour, José Yves
 

José Yves Limantour 1854-1935

1854 - 1935
Diaz' money manager.

     
     
     

Lincoln, Abraham
 

1809 - 1865
16th president of the US.

     
     
     

Lincoln, Mary Todd
 

Mary Todd Lincoln 1818-1882

1818 - 1882
Abe's chick.

     
     
     

Livy
 

Livy 59-17 BC

59 - 17 BC
Historian.

     
     
     

Lloyd George, David
 

David Lloyd George 1863-1945

1863 - 1945
British Premier.

     
     
     

Long, Huey P.
 

Huey Pierce Long 1893-1935

1893 - 1935
Louisiana's dictator.

     
     
     

Longchamp, William
 

... - 1197
Ruled England but loved France.

     
     
     

Lothair
 

941 - 986
Son of Louis IV from Overseas.

     
     
     

Lothair I
 

Lothair I 795-855

795 - 855
Son of Louis the Pious.

     
     
     

Louis I de Bourbon
 

Louis I de Bourbon 1530-1569

1530 - 1569
First Prince of Condé.

     
     
     

Louis I the Pious
 

Louis I the Pious 778-840

778 - 840
Long reigning king of the Carolingians.

     
     
     

Louis II the German
 

804 - 876
Son of Louis I the Pious.

     
     
     

Louis II the Stammerer
 

Louis II the Stammerer 846-879

846 - 879
Son of Charles the Bold.

     
     
     

Louis III
 

863 - 882
Son of Louis the Stammerer.

     
     
     

Louis IV from Overseas
 

921 - 954
Son of Charles III the Simple.

     
     
     

Louis V
 

967 - 987
The Sluggard.

     
     
     

Louis VII
 

Louis VII 1120-1180

1120 - 1180
The Younger.

     
     
     

Louis VIII
 

Louis VIII 1187-1226

1187 - 1226
The French guy who was invited to rule England.

     
     
     

Louis IX
 

Louis IX 1214-1270

1214 - 1270
Leader of the Seventh Crusade.

     
     
     

Louis XI
 

Louis XI 1423-1483

1423 - 1483
King of France.

     
     
     

Louis XIII
 

Louis XIII  1601-1643

1601 - 1643
King of France.

     
     
     

Louis XIV
 

Louis XIV  1638-1715

1638 - 1715
The one with style.

     
     
     

Louis XV
 

Louis XV 1710-1774

1710 - 1774
Pompadour.

     
     
     

Louis XVI
 

Louis XVI 1754-1793

1754 - 1793
Guillotine.

     
     
     

Louis XVIII
 

Louis XVIII 1755-1824

1755 - 1824
King of France.

     
     
     

Louis-Philippe
 

Louis-Philippe 1773-1850

1773 - 1850
Citizen King.

     
     
     

Louise of Mecklenburg
 

Louise of Mecklenburg 1776-1810

1776 - 1810
Beloved Queen of Prussia.

     
     
     

Lunacharsky, Anatoly
 

Anatoly Lunacharsky 1875-1933

1875 - 1933
Russian patron of the arts.

     
     
     

Luther, Martin
 

Martin Luther 1483-1546

1483 - 1546
Begged to differ.

     
     
     

Luxemburg, Rosa
 

Rosa Luxemburg 1871-1919

1871 - 1919
Bloody Rosa.

     
     
     

Lvov, Georgy
 

Georgy Lvov 1861-1925

1861 - 1925
First Russian Prime Minister.

     
     
     

Lysimachus
 

360 - 281 BC
One of Alexander's successors.

     
     
     
     
     
 

 

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