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John of Austria, 1545–78, Spanish admiral and general
(Encyclopedia)John of Austria, 1545–78, Spanish admiral and general; illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. He was acknowledged in his father's will and was recognized by his half-brother, Philip II of...Cologne
(Encyclopedia)Cologne kəlōnˈ [key], Ger. Köln, city (2021 est. metro area pop. 1,129,000), North Rhine...Castracani, Castruccio
(Encyclopedia)Castracani, Castruccio kästro͞otˈchō kästräkäˈnē [key], 1281–1328, duke of Lucca. His early life was spent in exile. After his return he was made captain (1316), then lord of Lucca (1320) f...Dalberg, Emmerich Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Dalberg, Emmerich Joseph (Emeric Joseph, duc de Dalberg) ĕmərēkˈ zhōzĕfˈ dälbârkˈ [key], 1773–1833, French diplomat of German origin; nephew of Karl Theodor von Dalberg. The foreign minist...Hildesheim
(Encyclopedia)Hildesheim hĭlˈdəs-hīm [key], city, Lower Saxony, N central Germany. The city is an industrial ...Herzog, Roman
(Encyclopedia)Herzog, Roman, 1934–2017, German political leader and legal scholar. After receiving his doctorate in law from Ludwig Maximilian Univ., Munich (1958), he taught there, at the Free Univ. of Berlin (1...Jakobson, Roman
(Encyclopedia)Jakobson, Roman rəmänˈ yäkˈôbsən [key], 1896–1982, Russian-American linguist and literary critic, b. Moscow. He coined the term structural linguistics and stressed that the aim of historical ...nouveau roman
(Encyclopedia)nouveau roman or new novel: see French literature; Robbe-Grillet, Alain. ...Roman architecture
(Encyclopedia)Roman architecture, structures produced by the ancient Romans. Most important among the structures developed by the Romans themselves were basilicas, baths, amphitheaters, and triumphal arches. U...Roman art
(Encyclopedia)Roman art, works of art produced in ancient Rome and its far-flung provinces. The continued striving after three-dimensional illusionist effects revealed in the various phases of painting was dup...Browse by Subject
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