[Gabrielles d'Estrées], the mistress of Henry IV. of France, who for State reasons was not allowed to marry her (1571-1599).
[Gad], one of the Jewish tribes inhabiting the E. of the Jordan.
[Gadames] or Ghadames (7 to 10), an oasis and town in Africa, situated in the SW. corner of Tripoli, on the N. border of the Sahara; the fertility of the oasis is due to hot springs, from which the place takes its name; high walls protect the soil and the fruit of it, which is abundant, from sand-storms; it is an entrepôt for trade with the interior; the inhabitants are Berber Mohammedans.
[Gaddi, Gaddo], a Florentine painter and worker in mosaic, friend of Cimabue and Giotto (1239-1312).
[Gaddi, Taddeo], son of the preceding, and pupil of Giotto both in architecture and fresco-painting (1300-1366).
[Gaddi, Agnolo], son of the preceding, and a painter of frescoes (1350-1396).
[Gades], the ancient name of [Cadiz] (q. v.).
[Gadshill], an eminence in Kent, 3 m. NW. of Rochester, associated with the name of Falstaff, also of Dickens, who resided here from 1856 to 1870, and where he died.
[Gaeta] (17), a fortified seaport of S. Italy, finely situated on a steep promontory 50 m. NW. of Naples; it was a favourite watering-place of the ancient Roman nobility, and the beauty of its bay is celebrated by Virgil and Horace; it is rich in classic remains, and in its day has witnessed many sieges; the inhabitants are chiefly employed with fishing and a light coast trade.
[Gage, Thomas], English general, son of Viscount Gage; he served in the Seven Years' War, and took part in 1755 in Braddock's disastrous expedition in America; in 1760 he became military governor of Montreal, and three years later commander-in-chief of the British forces in America; as governor of Massachusetts he precipitated the revolution by his ill-timed severity, and after the battle of Bunker's Hill was recalled to England (1721-1787).