(Encyclopedia) Charles XVI Gustavus (Carl Gustaf), 1946–, king of Sweden (1973–), grandson and successor of Gustavus VI; son of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha…
(Encyclopedia) PenarthPenarthpĕnärthˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 20,545), Vale of Glamorgan, S Wales. It is a suburb of Cardiff and a seaside resort. Turner House Art Gallery is in Penarth.
(Encyclopedia) bard, in Wales, term originally used to refer to the order of minstrel-poets who composed and recited the poems that celebrated the feats of Celtic chieftains and warriors. The term…
(Encyclopedia) SinaiSinaisīˈnī [key], triangular peninsula, c.23,000 sq mi (59,570 sq km), NE Egypt. It is c.230 mi (370 km) long and 150 mi (240 km) wide and extends north into a broad isthmus…
(Encyclopedia) Buckingham, George Villiers, 1st duke ofBuckingham, George Villiers, 1st duke ofvĭlˈyərz, bŭkˈĭng-əm [key], 1592–1628, English courtier and royal favorite. He arrived (1614) at the…
(Encyclopedia) Stanislaus II, 1732–98, last king of Poland (1764–95). He was born Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski. His mother was a member of the powerful Czartoryski family, which furthered…
(Encyclopedia) CreusaCreusakrē&oomacr;ˈsə [key], in Greek mythology. 1 Daughter of Erechtheus and wife of Xuthus. Her sons, Achaeus by Xuthus, and Ion by Xuthus or Apollo, are the ancestors of…
WISE, John Sergeant, (son of Henry Alexander Wise, grandson of John Sergeant, brother of Richard Alsop Wise, and cousin of George Douglas Wise), a Representative from Virginia; born in Rio de…
