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Montagu, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Montagu, Charles: see Halifax, Charles Montagu, earl of. ...

Colbert, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Colbert, Charles: see Croissy, Charles Colbert, marquis de. ...

Mordaunt, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Mordaunt, Charles: see Peterborough, Charles Mordaunt, 3d earl of. ...

Lavigerie, Charles Martial Allemand

(Encyclopedia)Lavigerie, Charles Martial Allemand shärl märsēälˈ älmäNˈ lävēzhərēˈ [key], 1825–92, French churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, b. near Bayonne. He was ordained in 1849 an...

Neville, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Neville, Charles: see Westmorland, Charles Neville, 6th earl of. ...

Brandon, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Brandon, Charles: see Suffolk, Charles Brandon, 1st duke of. ...

roman, in printing

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Marville, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Marville, Charles, 1813–79, pioneering French photographer, b. Charles-François Bossu, name changed c.1831. An illustrator who drew mainly landscapes and urban scenes for use in popular books and m...

Waldemar I

(Encyclopedia)Waldemar I (Waldemar the Great) wälˈdəmär [key], 1131–82, king of Denmark (1157–82). In 1147, Waldemar, Sweyn III, and Canute (son of Magnus the Strong and grandson of King Niels) each claimed...

Charles Martel

(Encyclopedia)Charles Martel märtĕlˈ [key] [O.Fr.,=Charles the Hammer], 688?–741, Frankish ruler, illegitimate son of Pepin of Heristal and grandfather of Charlemagne. After the death of his father (714) he se...