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Margaret of Valois

(Encyclopedia) Margaret of ValoisMargaret of Valoisvälwäˈ [key], 1553–1615, queen of France and Navarre, daughter of King Henry II of France and of Catherine de' Medici. She was known as Queen Margot…

Margaret Tudor

(Encyclopedia) Margaret Tudor, 1489–1541, queen consort of James IV of Scotland; daughter of Henry VII of England and sister of Henry VIII. Her marriage (1503) to James was accompanied by a treaty of…

The Netherlands

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: History Economy Foreign Relations U.S. Relations HISTORYThe present constitution--which dates from 1848 and has been amended several times, most…

Hatshepsut Biography

Queen of EgyptBorn: c. 1472–58 B.C.Birthplace: Egypt Daughter of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose I, Hatshepsut was the wife and half-sister of Thutmose II. When Thutmose I died and Thutmose…

Gary Leonard ACKERMAN, Congress, NY (1942)

ACKERMAN, Gary Leonard, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 19, 1942; graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1960; B.A., Queens…

BLOOM, Isaac, Congress, NY (1747-1803)

BLOOM, Isaac, a Representative from New York, born in Jamaica, Queens County, N.Y., about 1716; moved to Dutchess County about 1740; captain of minutemen of Charlotte precinct, Dutchess County,…

John Brewer BROWN, Congress, MD (1836-1898)

BROWN, John Brewer, a Representative from Maryland; born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 13, 1836; attended Centerville (Maryland) Academy and Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.; studied law; was…

Patrick McGoohan Biography

actorBorn: March 19, 1928Died: January 13, 2009 (California, USA) Best Known as: star of "The Prisoner" British actor Patrick McGoohan had a long career that…

Eliphalet WICKES, Congress, NY (1769-1850)

WICKES, Eliphalet, a Representative from New York; born in Huntington, Long Island, N.Y., April 1, 1769; during the Revolution was employed as an express rider; studied law; was admitted to…