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Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia)Wilhelm. For German rulers thus named, use William.

Waldemar

(Encyclopedia)Waldemar. For Russian rulers thus named, use Vladimir.

Haco

(Encyclopedia)Haco. For rulers of Norway thus named, use Haakon.

Hakon

(Encyclopedia)Hakon. For rulers of Norway thus named, use Haakon.

Kanem

(Encyclopedia)Kanem känēmˈ [key], former empire in Africa in the areas near Lake Chad that are now part of Chad and N Nigeria. The empire began in the 9th cent., when the Sefawa migrated to the area from the Sah...

Hieron

(Encyclopedia)Hieron. For Greek rulers of Syracuse named thus, use Hiero.

Pedro

(Encyclopedia)Pedro. For Spanish and Portuguese rulers thus named, use Peter.

Martin V, 1368–1431, pope

(Encyclopedia)Martin V, 1368–1431, pope (1417–31), a Roman named Oddone Colonna; successor of Gregory XII. He was created cardinal by Innocent VII, and in the schism (see Schism, Great) he attended and supporte...

Abd al-Rahman

(Encyclopedia)Abd al-Rahman. For Muslim rulers thus named, use Abd ar-Rahman.

Ourense

(Encyclopedia)Ourense ōrānˈsā [key], city (1990 pop. 109,283), capital of Ourense prov., NW Spain, in Galicia, on the Miño River. It is the center of an agricultural region with extensive vineyards. There are ...