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Popes of the Roman Catholic Church (table)
(Encyclopedia)Popes of the Roman Catholic ChurchIn the following list, the date of election, rather than of consecration, is given. Before St. Victor I (189), dates may err by one year. Antipopes—i.e., those men...Gerbert
(Encyclopedia)Gerbert: see Sylvester II.Sakskoburggotski, Simeon
(Encyclopedia)Sakskoburggotski, Simeon: see Simeon II. ...Gustavus Adolphus
(Encyclopedia)Gustavus Adolphus: see Gustavus II. ...Sigismund Augustus
(Encyclopedia)Sigismund Augustus: see Sigismund II. ...Spanish marriages
(Encyclopedia)Spanish marriages: see Isabella II. ...Aiglon, L'
(Encyclopedia)Aiglon, L': see Napoleon II.Nicolls, Richard
(Encyclopedia)Nicolls, Richard, 1624–72, first English governor of New York, b. Bedfordshire, England. He served in the English civil war as a royalist and followed the Stuarts into exile, where he entered the se...Loris-Melikov, Mikhail Tarielovich
(Encyclopedia)Loris-Melikov, Mikhail Tarielovich mēkhəyēlˈ təryĕlˈəvĭch lôˈrĭs-mĕˈlyĭkəf [key], 1826–88, Russian general and statesman, of Armenian descent. He was created count for his services i...Aubusson, Pierre d'
(Encyclopedia)Aubusson, Pierre d' pyĕr dōbüsôNˈ [key], 1423–1503, French soldier, a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, and grand master of the Knights Hospitalers (1476–1503). In 1480 he valiantly defe...Browse by Subject
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