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Kent, George Edward Alexander Edmund, duke of

(Encyclopedia) Kent, George Edward Alexander Edmund, duke of, 1902–42, fourth son of George V of Great Britain. He traveled extensively as “salesman of the empire.” A member of the Royal Air Force…

British Royalty: History & Biographies

Find everything you need and want to know about the British Royal Family, past and present. Read biographies and find information about royal weddings — and royal scandals…

George IV, king of Great Britain and Ireland

(Encyclopedia) George IV, 1762–1830, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1820–30), eldest son and successor of George III. In 1785 he married Maria Anne Fitzherbert, a Roman Catholic. The marriage was…

Linacre, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Linacre or Lynaker, ThomasLinacre or Lynaker, Thomasboth: lĭˈnəkər [key], 1460?–1524, English humanist and physician. He took the degree of doctor of medicine at the Univ. of Padua,…

Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence

(Encyclopedia) Mecklenburg Declaration of IndependenceMecklenburg Declaration of Independencemĕkˈlənbûrgˌ [key], resolution alleged to have been proclaimed at Charlotte, N.C., by the citizens of…

Henrietta of England

(Encyclopedia) Henrietta of England (Henrietta Anne), 1644–70, duchesse d'Orléans, called Madame; sister-in-law of King Louis XIV of France. The daughter of King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria…