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Barlaam and Josaphat

(Encyclopedia) Barlaam and JosaphatBarlaam and Josaphatbärˈläəm, jōˈsəfăt [key], legend popular in medieval times. It corresponds in part to the legend of Buddha. Versions of the story have been…

Cameron of Lochiel, Donald

(Encyclopedia) Cameron of Lochiel, DonaldCameron of Lochiel, Donaldkămˈərən, [key]Cameron of Lochiel, Donaldlŏkh-ēlˈ [key], 1695?–1748, Scottish clan chieftain, known as the Gentle Lochiel; grandson…

Peter I, king of Portugal

(Encyclopedia) Peter I, 1320–67, king of Portugal (1357–67), son and successor of Alfonso IV. He married (1336) Constance Manuel, a Castilian noblewoman, but subsequently fell in love with one of her…

Hillcrest Heights

(Encyclopedia) Hillcrest Heights, uninc. residential town (2020 pop. 15,793), Prince Georges co., W central Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C. It is…

Edward VII

(Encyclopedia) Edward VII (Albert Edward), 1841–1910, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1901–10). The eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, he was created prince of Wales almost…

Ferdinand, czar of Bulgaria

(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand, 1861–1948, czar of Bulgaria (1908–18), after being ruling prince (1887–1908). A grandnephew of Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, he was chosen prince of Bulgaria after the…

George, Fort

(Encyclopedia) George, Fort: see Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.

Elizur

(Encyclopedia) ElizurElizurēlīˈzər [key], in the Bible, Reubenite prince.

Max of Baden

(Encyclopedia) Max of Baden: see Maximilian, prince of Baden.

Enan

(Encyclopedia) EnanEnanēˈnăn [key], in the Bible, prince of Naphtali.