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Kent, Maid of

(Encyclopedia) Kent, Maid of: see Barton, Elizabeth.

Sverdrup Islands

(Encyclopedia) Sverdrup Islands: see Queen Elizabeth Islands.

Parry Islands

(Encyclopedia) Parry Islands: see Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada.

Sylva, Carmen

(Encyclopedia) Sylva, Carmen: see Elizabeth, queen of Romania.

Carmen Sylva

(Encyclopedia) Carmen Sylva: see Elizabeth, queen of Romania.

Thomas LEE, Congress, NJ (1780-1856)

LEE, Thomas, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Philadelphia, Pa., November 28, 1780; resided in Chester Valley, Pa., during his earlier years and attended the common schools; moved to…

Edinburgh, Prince Philip Mountbatten, duke of

(Encyclopedia) Edinburgh, Prince Philip Mountbatten, duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip Mountbatten, duke of…

Bess of Hardwick

(Encyclopedia) Bess of Hardwick: see Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Talbot, countess of.

Elizabeth, empress of Austria and queen of Hungary

(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, 1837–98, empress of Austria and queen of Hungary. A Bavarian princess, she was married (1854) to her cousin, Emperor Francis Joseph. Despite her exceptional beauty,…

Hilliard, Nicholas

(Encyclopedia) Hilliard, Nicholas, 1537–1619, English miniature painter, son of a goldsmith. Trained first as a jeweler, he was court painter to Elizabeth and to James I. The first true miniaturist…