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John George
(Encyclopedia)John George, 1585–1656, elector of Saxony (1611–56). A drunkard, he nonetheless ruled the leading German Protestant state during the Thirty Years War. He vacillated in his policy between support o...Adams, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Adams, Henry, 1838–1918, American writer and historian, b. Boston; son of Charles Francis Adams (1807–86). He was secretary (1861–68) to his father, then U.S. minister to Great Britain. Upon his...Henry, O.
(Encyclopedia)Henry, O.: see O. Henry.Charles I, emperor of the West and Frankish king
(Encyclopedia)Charles I, emperor of the West and Frankish king: see Charlemagne. ...Garnet, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Garnet, Henry: see Garnett, Henry. ...Henry, John
(Encyclopedia)Henry, John: see John Henry.Henry, Fort
(Encyclopedia)Henry, Fort, Tenn.: see Fort Henry. ...Addington, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Addington, Henry: see Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount. ...Howard, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Howard, Henry: see Surrey, Henry Howard, earl of. ...Constantine XI, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia)Constantine XI (Constantine Palaeologus), d. 1453, last Byzantine emperor (1449–53), brother and successor of John VIII. To secure Western aid against the Turkish assault on what remained of the emp...Browse by Subject
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