(Encyclopedia) Holland, former county of the Holy Roman Empire and, from 1579 to 1795, chief member of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Its name is popularly applied to the entire Netherlands…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and Historical Highlights Government and Political Conditions Economy U.S.-Bosnian Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTSThe three…
(Encyclopedia) Liebknecht, WilhelmLiebknecht, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm [key]Liebknecht, Wilhelm lēpˈkənĕkht [key], 1826–1900, German socialist leader and journalist. His participation in the revolution in…
(Encyclopedia) Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890–1941, American jazz musician, composer, and band leader, originally named Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe, b. Gulfport, La. He began studying piano as a child and in…
(Encyclopedia) Manuel I, 1469–1521, king of Portugal (1495–1521), successor of John II. Manuel's reign was most notable for the successful continuation of Portugal's overseas enterprises. John had…
(Encyclopedia) KonstanzKonstanzkônˈstänts [key], Fr. Constance, city (1994 pop. 75,980), Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, on the Rhine River at the western end of Lake Constance (Bodensee), and near…
(Encyclopedia) Tierra del FuegoTierra del Fuegotyĕˈrä dĕl fwāˈgō [key], [Span.,=land of fire], archipelago, 28,476 sq mi (73,753 sq km), off S South America, separated from the mainland by the Strait…
(Encyclopedia) Charles IV, 1748–1819, king of Spain (1788–1808), second son of Charles III, whom he succeeded in place of his imbecile older brother. Unlike his father, Charles IV was an ineffective…
(Encyclopedia) Prado, Museo Nacional delPrado, Museo Nacional delpräˈdō, Span. präˈᵺō [key], Spanish national museum of painting and sculpture, in Madrid, one of the finest in Europe. Situated on the…
