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Gustavus V
(Encyclopedia)Gustavus V, 1858–1950, king of Sweden (1907–50), son and successor of Oscar II. During his reign Sweden evolved toward political equality and economic prosperity and avoided military involvement i...Angren
(Encyclopedia)Angren ən-gryĕnˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 131,970), in the Tashkent region, Uzbekistan. The largest lignite-mining center in Central Asia, it was developed during and after World War II. ...Stiklestad
(Encyclopedia)Stiklestad stĭˈkləstäˌ [key], village, Nord-Trøndelag co., central Norway, on the Trondheimsfjord. In a battle there in 1030, Olaf II (St. Olaf) was slain in an attempt to regain the crown of No...Pleasant Hill
(Encyclopedia)Pleasant Hill, residential city (1990 pop. 31,585), Contra Costa co., W Calif.; inc. 1961. First settled in 1844, the area remained rural until the housing boom of World War II. Electronic equipment i...Longueville, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon-Condé, duchesse de
(Encyclopedia)Longueville, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon-Condé, duchesse de än zhənəvyĕvˈ də bo͞orbôNˈ-kôNdāˈ düshĕsˈ də lôNgvēlˈ [key], 1619–79, daughter of Henry II de Condé and sister of the ...Louis I, king of Naples
(Encyclopedia)Louis I, 1339–84, king of Naples (1382–84; rival claimant to Charles III), duke of Anjou, count of Provence, second son of John II of France. He founded the second Angevin line in Naples. As a reg...Montmorency, Anne, duc de
(Encyclopedia)Montmorency, Anne, duc de mŏntˌmərĕnˈsē, Fr. än dük də môNmôräNsēˈ [key], 1493?–1567, constable of France. He was made a marshal (1522) by Francis I, was captured with Francis at Pavia...Marcel, Étienne
(Encyclopedia)Marcel, Étienne ātyĕnˈ märsĕlˈ [key], d. 1358, French bourgeois leader, provost of the merchants of Paris. In the States-General of 1355 he and Robert Le Coq bargained for governmental reforms ...Maria Feodorovna
(Encyclopedia)Maria Feodorovna märēˈä fyôˈdərəvnə [key], 1847–1928, czarina of Russia, consort of Alexander III and mother of Nicholas II. Originally named Dagmar, she was the daughter of Christian IX of...Mary of Modena
(Encyclopedia)Mary of Modena mŏdˈĭnə [key], 1658–1718, queen consort of James II of England; daughter of Alfonso IV, duke of Modena. Her marriage (1673) to James, then duke of York, was brought about through ...Browse by Subject
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