Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Balthazar

One of the kings of Cologne —i.e. the three Magi, who came from the East to pay reverence to the infant Jesus. The two other magi were Melchior and Casper.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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