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Murray, William

(Encyclopedia)Murray, William: see Mansfield, William Murray, 1st earl of. ...

Marshal, William

(Encyclopedia)Marshal, William: see Pembroke, William Marshal, 1st earl of. ...

Parsons, William

(Encyclopedia)Parsons, William: see Rosse, William Parsons, 3d earl of. ...

Bentinck, William

(Encyclopedia)Bentinck, William: see Portland, William Bentinck, 1st earl of. ...

Percivale, Sir

(Encyclopedia)Percivale, Sir: see Arthurian legend and Parsifal. ...

Seymour, William

(Encyclopedia)Seymour, William: see Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of. ...

Brooke, Sir James

(Encyclopedia)Brooke, Sir James, 1803–68, rajah of Sarawak on Borneo, b. India, of English parents. After active service in Burma (1825–26), he retired (1830) from the army of the East India Company. He sailed ...

Gaddis, William

(Encyclopedia)Gaddis, William, 1922–98, American novelist, b. New York City. An erudite master of satire and black comedy, he was both praised and criticized for his avant-garde techniques—repetitions, multiple...

Courtenay, William

(Encyclopedia)Courtenay, William kôrtˈnē [key], c.1342–1396, English prelate, archbishop of Canterbury (1381–96). He was important for his condemnation of the doctrines of Wyclif and for suppressing the Loll...

Frederick William I

(Encyclopedia)Frederick William I, 1688–1740, king of Prussia (1713–40), son and successor of Frederick I. He continued the administrative reforms and the process of centralization begun by Frederick William, t...