(Encyclopedia) Peterhof or PetergofPetergofpĕtyĭrgôfˈ [key], formerly (1944–97) PetrodvoretsPetrodvoretspyĕˌtrədvəryĕtsˈ [key], town, NW European Russia, on Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland.…
(Encyclopedia) John I, 1350–95, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona (1387–95), son and successor of Peter IV. During his reign Aragón lost (1388) the duchy of Athens. An enthusiastic patron of…
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Russian and Soviet Rulers since 1462(including dates of rule)
House of Rurik
Ivan III (the Great), 1462–1505
Vasily III, 1505–33
Ivan IV (the Terrible), 1533–84
Feodor I, 1584…
(Encyclopedia) Northern War, 1700–1721, general European conflict, fought in N and E Europe at the same time that the War of the Spanish Succession was fought in the west and the south. It arose…
OPEN Laser: 1. Ben Ainslie, GBR (42 pts); 2. Robert Scheidt, BRA (44); 3. Michael Blackburn, AUS (60). Tornado: 1. Hans Peter Steinacher & Roman Hagara, AUT (16 pts); 2. John Forbes &…
(Encyclopedia) Timmermans, FelixTimmermans, Felixfāˈlĭks tĭmˈərmäns [key], 1886–1947, Flemish novelist. Among his most successful works are Pallieter (1916, tr. 1924), the story of a lusty Fleming of…
(Encyclopedia) Alfonso IV, 1299–1336, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona (1327–36), son and successor of James II. Before his accession he conquered (1323–24) Sardinia, where later a revolt…
(Encyclopedia) Martin IV, d. 1285, pope (1281–85), a Frenchman named Simon de Brie; successor of Nicholas III. He was chancellor under Louis IX of France and was created cardinal by Urban IV. He was…
