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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. ...Westmorland, Ralph Neville, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Westmorland, Ralph Neville, 1st earl of, 1364–1425, English nobleman. His family was one of the most powerful in England and shared domination of the northern counties with the Percy family, with wh...Stuart, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Stuart or Stewart, Henry: see Darnley, Henry Stuart, Lord. ...Catherine of Valois
(Encyclopedia)Catherine of Valois vălˈwä, Fr. välwäˈ [key], 1401–37, queen consort of Henry V of England, daughter of Charles VI of France. Married in 1420, she bore Henry the son who was to become Henry VI...Nicholas I, king of Montenegro
(Encyclopedia)Nicholas I, 1841–1921, prince (1860–1910) and king (1910–18) of Montenegro, successor of his uncle, Danilo II. In 1862, after a series of frontier incidents, Nicholas was forced into war with th...John III, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia)John III (John the Fortunate), 1502–57, king of Portugal (1521–57), son of Manuel I. His reign saw the Portuguese empire at its apogee. The great Asian possessions were extended by further conques...Browse by Subject
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