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Louis the Bavarian

(Encyclopedia)Louis the Bavarian: see Louis IV, Holy Roman emperor. ...

Otto the Great

(Encyclopedia)Otto the Great: see Otto I, Holy Roman emperor. ...

Wenceslaus IV, king of Bohemia

(Encyclopedia)Wenceslaus IV, king of Bohemia: see Wenceslaus, Holy Roman emperor. ...

Rodriguez, Alex

(Encyclopedia)Rodriguez, Alex (Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez) rōdrēˈgəs [key], 1975–, American baseball player, b. New York City. Drafted (1993) out of high school by the Seattle Mariners as the first pick ove...

New England Confederation

(Encyclopedia)New England Confederation, union for “mutual safety and welfare” formed in 1643 by representatives of the colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven. They met in Boston an...

Francis I, emperor of Austria

(Encyclopedia)Francis I, emperor of Austria: see Francis II, Holy Roman emperor. ...

Charles III, king of Hungary

(Encyclopedia)Charles III, king of Hungary: see Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor. ...

Charles I, king of Spain

(Encyclopedia)Charles I, king of Spain: see Charles V, Holy Roman emperor. ...

Leopold I, grand duke of Tuscany

(Encyclopedia)Leopold I, grand duke of Tuscany: see Leopold II, Holy Roman emperor. ...

Merry del Val, Rafael

(Encyclopedia)Merry del Val, Rafael räfäĕlˈ māˈrē dĕl väl [key], 1865–1930, Spanish prelate, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, b. London. He was educated for the priesthood and ordained at Rome (188...