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William III, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland

(Encyclopedia)William III, 1650–1702, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–1702); son of William II, prince of Orange, stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and of Mary, oldest daughte...

William IV, king of Great Britain and Ireland

(Encyclopedia)William IV, 1765–1837, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1830–37), third son of George III. He went to sea in 1779, served under Admiral George Rodney in action off Cape St. Vincent (1780), and b...

Carloman, d. 884, king of the West Franks

(Encyclopedia)Carloman, d. 884, king of the West Franks (France), son of King Louis II (Louis the Stammerer). He became joint ruler with his brother Louis III in 879. His reign was disturbed by revolts in Burgundy,...

Mazagan

(Encyclopedia)Mazagan: see El Jadida, Morocco. ...

Port Lyautey

(Encyclopedia)Port Lyautey: see Kenitra, Morocco. ...

Rif Atlas

(Encyclopedia)Rif Atlas, Morocco: see Rif.

El Jadida

(Encyclopedia)El Jadida -jädēˈdə [key], city, W Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean. Agricultural products are ...

Jadida, El

(Encyclopedia)Jadida, El: see El Jadida, Morocco. ...

Al-Jadida

(Encyclopedia)Al-Jadida: see El Jadida, Morocco. ...

Alcazarquivir

(Encyclopedia)Alcazarquivir: see Ksar el Kebir, Morocco. ...

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