(Encyclopedia) Savarkar, Vinayak DamodarSavarkar, Vinayak Damodarvĭnäˈyək däˈmōdär səvärˈkər [key], 1883–1966, Indian nationalist. Educated in Pune, he was militantly anti-British and anti-Muslim. He…
(Encyclopedia) Marnix, Philip vanMarnix, Philip vanfēˈlĭp vän märˈnĭks [key], 1540–98, Flemish patriot, lord of Sainte-Aldegonde. He became a Calvinist in his youth and was the chief author of the…
(Encyclopedia) Beaufort, Margaret, countess of Richmond and DerbyBeaufort, Margaret, countess of Richmond and Derbybōˈfərt, därˈbē [key], 1443–1509, English noblewoman, mother of Henry VII. She was…
(Encyclopedia) Retz or Rais, Gilles de Laval, seigneur deRetz or Rais, Gilles de Laval, seigneur dezhēl də lävälˈ sānyörˈ də rĕts, rĕs [key], 1404–40, marshal of France, a lord of the Breton marches…
(Encyclopedia) Rizzio, DavidRizzio, Davidrĭtˈsēō [key], 1533?–1566, favorite of Mary Queen of Scots. He was a Piedmontese musician (also called Riccio) who arrived (1561) in Scotland with the…
(Encyclopedia) Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2d marquess ofRockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2d marquess ofrŏkˈĭng-əm [key], 1730–82, British statesman. In the early years of the reign of…
(Encyclopedia) Scala, Can Francesco dellaScala, Can Francesco dellakän fränchāsˈkō dĕlˈlä skäˈlä [key] or Can Grande della ScalaScala, Can Francesco dellakäng gränˈdā [key], 1291–1329, lord of Verona…
(Encyclopedia) Conrad, d. 1192, Latin king of Jerusalem (1192), marquis of Montferrat, a leading figure in the Third Crusade (see Crusades). He saved Tyre from the Saracens and became (1187) its lord…
(Encyclopedia) Chelmsford, Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 3d Baron and 1st ViscountChelmsford, Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 3d Baron and 1st Viscountnāˈpēər, thĕsˈĭjər, chĕlmsˈfərd [key], 1868–1933…
