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Augustenburg, Christian Augustus, Herzog von
(Encyclopedia)Augustenburg, Christian Augustus, Herzog von: see Schleswig-Holstein. ...Carondelet, Francisco Luis Hector, baron de
(Encyclopedia)Carondelet, Francisco Luis Hector, baron de fränthēsˈkō lo͞oēsˈ ĕktôrˈ bärōnˈ dā kärōndālĕtˈ [key], c.1748–1807, governor of Louisiana (1791–97) and West Florida (1791–95), b....Pauncefote of Preston, Julian Pauncefote, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Pauncefote of Preston, Julian Pauncefote, 1st Baron pônsˈfo͝ot [key], 1828–1902, British diplomat. He served in various positions in the colonies before becoming (1882) permanent undersecretary f...Niembsch Edler von Strehlenau, Nikolaus
(Encyclopedia)Niembsch Edler von Strehlenau, Nikolaus: see Lenau, Nikolaus. ...Strehlenau, Nikolaus Niembsch Edler von
(Encyclopedia)Strehlenau, Nikolaus Niembsch Edler von: see Lenau, Nikolaus. ...Siebold, Karl Theodor Ernst von
(Encyclopedia)Siebold, Karl Theodor Ernst von: see under Siebold, family. ...Clive, Robert, Baron Clive of Plassey
(Encyclopedia)Clive, Robert, Baron Clive of Plassey plăsˈē [key], 1725–74, British soldier and statesman. He went to India in 1743 as a clerk for the British East India Company and entered the military service...Ironside, William Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Ironside, William Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron, 1880–1959, British general. After serving with distinction in the South African War and World War I, he was chosen (1918) to command the Allied forces a...Estournelles de Constant, Paul Henri Benjamin, baron d'
(Encyclopedia)Estournelles de Constant, Paul Henri Benjamin, baron d' pōl äNrēˈ bäNzhämăNˈ bärôNˈ dāto͞ornĕlˈ də kôNstäNˈ [key], 1852–1924, French diplomat and pacifist. He wrote and spoke tire...Fischer von Erlach, Johann Bernhard
(Encyclopedia)Fischer von Erlach, Johann Bernhard yōˈhän bĕrnˈhärt fĭshˈər fən ērˈläkh [key], 1656–1723, the leading Austrian baroque architect. After studying in Rome he returned to Vienna. In 1705 ...Browse by Subject
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