(Encyclopedia) Saxe-CoburgSaxe-Coburgsăks-kōbərg [key], Ger. Sachsen-Coburg, former duchy, central Germany. A possession of the Ernestine branch of the house of Wettin, it was given by Ernest the…
(Encyclopedia) Henry III, 1017–56, Holy Roman emperor (1046–56) and German king (1039–56), son and successor of Conrad II. He was crowned joint king with his father in 1028, and acceded on Conrad's…
(Encyclopedia) Alfonso V, 1432–81, king of Portugal (1438–81), son of Duarte and Queen Leonor. During his minority there was a struggle for the regency between the queen mother and Alfonso's uncle,…
(Encyclopedia) Stucley or Stukely, ThomasStucley or Stukely, Thomasboth: sty&oomacr;ˈklē [key], 1525?–1578, English adventurer. He was rumored to be an illegitimate son of Henry VIII. He was in…
WHAT HAPPENED IN 1066? WHY WAS NORMAN SICILY SO REMARKABLE? FIND OUT MOREThe Normans were descended from Viking warriors who settled in Normandy, northwest France, in AD 912. They conquered large…
HAYS, Wayne Levere, a Representative from Ohio; born in Bannock, Belmont County, Ohio, May 13, 1911; attended the public schools of Bannock and St. Clairsville, Ohio; was graduated from Ohio…
