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Stephen

(Encyclopedia)Stephen, 1097?–1154, king of England (1135–54). The son of Stephen, count of Blois and Chartres, and Adela, daughter of William I of England, he was brought up by his uncle, Henry I of England, wh...

Stephen I

(Encyclopedia)Stephen I, king of Hungary: see Stephen, Saint (975–1038). ...

Stephen V

(Encyclopedia)Stephen V, 1239–72, king of Hungary (1270–72), son and successor of Bela IV. As a child he was named duke of Transylvania, and in 1259 he was made duke of Styria. After the loss (1260) of Styria t...

Stephen, George

(Encyclopedia)Stephen, George: see Mount Stephen, George Stephen, 1st Baron. ...

Bocskay, Stephen

(Encyclopedia)Bocskay, Stephen bôchˈkī [key], 1557–1606, Hungarian noble, voivode [governor] (1604–6) and prince (1605–6) of Transylvania. Seeking to secure the independence of Transylvania, he supported h...

Dušan, Stephen

(Encyclopedia)Dušan, Stephen: see Stephen Dušan. ...

Dushan, Stephen

(Encyclopedia)Dushan, Stephen: see Stephen Dušan. ...

Stephen Dushan

(Encyclopedia)Stephen Dushan: see Stephen Dušan. ...

Harding, Stephen

(Encyclopedia)Harding, Stephen: see Stephen Harding, Saint. ...

Saint Stephen

(Encyclopedia)Saint Stephen, town (1991 pop. 4,931), SW N.B., Canada, on the St. Croix River opposite Calais, Maine. The two towns, connected by an international bridge, form virtually a single community. St. Steph...