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Albert I, Holy Roman Emperor

(Encyclopedia) Albert I, c.1250–1308, Holy Roman Emperor (1298–1308), son of Rudolf I. Albert was invested with Austria and Styria in 1282 by his father, who also hoped to secure the succession as…

Albert Nyanza

(Encyclopedia) Albert Nyanza, E Africa: see Albert, Lake.

Albert, German churchman

(Encyclopedia) Albert, 1490–1545, German churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. A member of the house of Brandenburg, he became (1514) archbishop of Mainz. Because Albert was underage,…

Albert, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Albert, Lake, or Albert NyanzaAlbert Nyanzanīănˈzə, nyänˈzä [key], 2,064 sq mi (5,346 sq km), on the Congo (Kinshasa)–Uganda border, E central Africa. The lake is c.100 mi (160 km)…

Brewer's: Albert

(An) A chain from the waistcoat pocket to a button in front of the waistcoat. So called from Prince Albert, the consort of Queen Victoria. When he went to Birmingham, in 1849, he was…

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert(Edward Albert Heimberger)actorBorn: 4/22/1906Birthplace: Rock Island, Illinois A stage, screen, and television actor whose film credits include Roman Holiday (1953) and I'll Cry…

Marv Albert

Marv AlbertBorn: June 12, 1941Radio-TV Radio-TV; NBC announcer and radio broadcaster for the New York Knicks, Rangers and Giants who pled guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge amid…

Raphael Santi

(Encyclopedia) Raphael Santi or Raphael Sanzio, Ital. Raffaello Santi or Raffaello SanzioRaphael Santiräfˌfäĕlˈlō sänˈtē, sänˈtsyō [key], 1483–1520, major Italian Renaissance painter, b. Urbino. In…