Find everything you need and want to know about the British Royal Family, past and present. Follow the British family tree from George V to Prince Harry, find out how to get your own…
Find everything you need and want to know about the British Royal Family, past and present. Read biographies and find information about royal weddings — and royal scandals.…
Find everything you need and want to know about the British Royal Family, past and present. Read biographies and find information about royal weddings — and royal scandals…
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth Charlotte of Bavaria, 1652–1722, German princess, called the Princess Palatine and also known as Charlotte Elizabeth; wife of Philippe I d'Orléans, brother of King Louis XIV…
(Encyclopedia) Berenice, fl. 6 b.c., Jewish princess; daughter of Costobarus and Salome, sister of Herod the Great (see under Herod). She was married to her cousin Aristobulus and bore him a son,…
(Encyclopedia) Merthyr TydfilMerthyr Tydfilmûrˈthər tĭdˈvĭl [key], town (1981 pop. 38,893) and county borough, 43 sq mi (111 sq km), S Wales. Located on the Taff River, the town is connected to…
(Encyclopedia) Charles IX, 1550–74, king of France. He succeeded (1560) his brother Francis II under the regency of his mother, Catherine de' Medici. She retained her influence throughout his reign.…
(Encyclopedia) Katharine of Aragón, 1485–1536, first queen consort of Henry VIII of England; daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragón and Isabella of Castile. In 1501 she was married to Arthur, eldest son…
