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Charles I, king of Naples and Sicily

(Encyclopedia) Charles I (Charles of Anjou), 1227–85, king of Naples and Sicily (1266–85), count of Anjou and Provence, youngest brother of King Louis IX of France. He took part in Louis's crusades…

Palaeologus

(Encyclopedia) PalaeologusPalaeologuspālēŏlˈəgəs [key], Greek dynasty that ruled the Byzantine Empire from its restoration in 1261 to its final conquest by the Turks in 1453. The first emperor was…

Willard "Mitt" Romney (2008)

  Candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination by Liz Olson Mitt Romney Related Links Mitt Romney’s campaign website Profile of Massachusetts Salt Lake…

Notable Actors

Isabella Rossellini See also Filmmakers and Directors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and Theater…

Leonidas of Rhodes

(Encyclopedia) Leonidas of RhodesLeonidas of Rhodeslēŏnˈĭdəs, [key]Leonidas of Rhodesrōdz [key], fl. 2d cent. b.c., ancient Greek athlete. He won three different foot races—the stadion, about 200 m…

Beccafumi, Domenico di Pace

(Encyclopedia) Beccafumi, Domenico di PaceBeccafumi, Domenico di Pacedōmĕˈnēkō dē päˈchā bāk-käf&oomacr;ˈmē [key], 1486–1551, Italian mannerist painter and sculptor, also called Il Meccherino. He…

Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman

(Encyclopedia) Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman, American civil-rights workers in the South during the 1960s. Michael Schwerner (b. 1939) and Andrew Goodman (b. 1943), both white New Yorkers, went to…

Sienkiewicz, Henryk

(Encyclopedia) Sienkiewicz, HenrykSienkiewicz, Henrykhĕnˈrĭk shĕnkyĕˈvēch [key], 1846–1916, Polish novelist and short-story writer. The best-known of Sienkiewicz's vivid historical novels is Quo…