(Encyclopedia) DandoloDandolodänˈdōlō [key], ancient Venetian family that produced four doges, many admirals, and other prominent citizens. Enrico Dandolo, c.1108–1205, became doge in 1192. He is…
(Encyclopedia) Henry of Flanders, c.1174–1216, Latin emperor of Constantinople (1206–16), brother and successor of Emperor Baldwin I. The ablest and most respected of the Latin emperors, he fought…
(Encyclopedia) Godfrey of BouillonGodfrey of Bouillonb&oomacr;yôNˈ [key], c.1058–1100, Crusader, duke of Lower Lorraine. He fought for Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV against Pope Gregory VII and…
Senate Years of Service: 1791-1793Party: Pro-AdministrationSHERMAN, Roger, (father-in-law of Samuel Hoar and Simeon Baldwin, grandfather of William Evarts, Roger Sherman Baldwin, George…
A list of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders currently serving in the 113th Congress. There are eleven members in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. State…
A list of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders currently serving in the 114th Congress. There are 13 members in the House of Representatives and 1 in the Senate. State…
(Encyclopedia) KotzebueKotzebuekŏtˈsəby&oomacr; [key], city (1990 pop. 2,751), NW Alaska, on Kotzebue Sound at the tip of Baldwin Peninsula; inc. 1958. It has one of the largest settlements of…
(Encyclopedia) Lang, Cosmo Gordon, 1864–1945, English churchman, archbishop of York (1908–28), archbishop of Canterbury (1928–42), b. Aberdeen, Scotland. From 1901 to 1908, while suffragan bishop of…
