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(Encyclopedia) Alfonso II, 1152–96, king of Aragón (1162–96) and, as Raymond Berengar V, count of Barcelona (1162–96); son and successor of Raymond Berengar IV of Barcelona and Petronilla of Aragón.…
(Encyclopedia) Falconet, Étienne MauriceFalconet, Étienne Mauriceātyĕnˈ môrēsˈ fälkōnāˈ [key], 1716–91, French sculptor; pupil of Lemoyne. Under Louis XV he became director of sculpture at the Sèvres…
(Encyclopedia) Prut or PruthPruthboth: pr&oomacr;t [key], river, c.530 mi (850 km) long, rising in the Carpathian Mts., W Ukraine, and flowing generally SE to the Danube River at Reni. It forms…
(Encyclopedia) Oliver or Olivier, IsaacOliver or Olivier, Isaacōlĭvˈēər [key], 1556?–1617, English miniature painter. Oliver was a worthy follower of Hilliard as miniature painter to Elizabeth's…
(Encyclopedia) Apianus, PetrusApianus, Petruspēˈtrəs āpēāˈnəs [key], Latinized from Peter Bienewitz or BennewitzBennewitzpāˈtər bēˈnəvĭts, bĕnˈəvĭts [key], 1495–1552, German cosmographer and…
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Andrew, 1676?–1741, colonial American lawyer, defender of John Peter Zenger, b. Scotland. He practiced law in Maryland and then Pennsylvania, where he became (1717) attorney…
(Encyclopedia) Heemskerck, Maarten vanHeemskerck, Maarten vanmärˈtən vän hāmsˈkĕrk [key], 1498–1574, Dutch painter. His family name was van Veen. He studied in Haarlem under Scorel and in Rome from…
(Encyclopedia) Joseph, 1714–77, king of Portugal (1750–77), son and successor of John V. Little inclined to rule, his reign was dominated by his minister, the marquês de Pombal. After Lisbon was…
