Vianden (Luxembourgish: Veianen [ˈfɑɪɑnən] or (locally) Veinen [ˈfɑɪnən]) is a commune with town status in the Oesling, north-eastern Luxembourg, with over 1,800 inhabitants.It is the capital of the canton of Vianden, which is part of the district of Diekirch.Vianden lies on the Our river, near the border between Luxembourg and Germany.. As of 2013, the town of Vianden, which lies in ...

Gaston de Foix, duc de Nemours (10 December 1489 – 11 April 1512), byname The Thunderbolt of Italy, was a famed French military commander of the Renaissance.Nephew of King Louis XII of France and general of his armies in Italy from 1511 to 1512, he is noted for his outstanding military feats in a career which lasted no longer than a few months. The young general is …

Una edición de 1511 fue ilustrada con grabados en madera de Hans Holbein, que se han convertido en las ilustraciones más difundidas de la obra. Influyó en la enseñanza de la retórica durante el siglo XVI, y el arte de la adoxografía (el elogio de cosas sin valor) se convirtió en un ejercicio popular entre los estudiantes isabelinos. [2]