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Berchtold, Leopold, Graf von

(Encyclopedia) Berchtold, Leopold, Graf vonBerchtold, Leopold, Graf vonlāˈōpôlt gräf fən bĕrkhˈtôlt [key], 1863–1942, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister (1912–15). During the Balkan Wars he…

Prout, Father

(Encyclopedia) Prout, Father: see Mahony, Francis Sylvester.

Old Pretender

(Encyclopedia) Old Pretender: see Stuart, James Francis Edward.

Townsend plan

(Encyclopedia) Townsend plan: see under Townsend, Francis Everett.

Josephine

(Encyclopedia) Josephine, 1763–1814, empress of the French (1804–9) as the consort of Napoleon I. Born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie in Martinique, she was married in 1779 to Alexandre de…

Assisi

(Encyclopedia) Assisi Assisi äs-sēˈzē [key], town, Umbria, central Italy. A religious and tourist center, it stands on a hill in the Apennines with an expansive view of the…

Women in Sports: Sailing

Krystyna Choynowski-Liskiewicz of Poland was the first woman to sail around the world solo. She accomplished this feat on March 28, 1976. Ellen…

Alençon, François, duc d'

(Encyclopedia) Alençon, François, duc d': see Francis, duke of Alençon and Anjou.

Franz Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Franz Joseph, emperor of Austria and king of Hungary: see Francis Joseph.

History of the American Flag

According to popular legend, the first American flag was made by Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress who was acquainted with George Washington, leader of the Continental Army, and other…