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Alfonso XI, Spanish king of Castile and León
(Encyclopedia) Alfonso XI, 1311–50, Spanish king of Castile and León (1312–50), son and successor of Ferdinand IV. His vigorous campaign against Granada provoked an invasion by the Moors from Morocco…Flémal, Bertholet
(Encyclopedia) Flémal, BertholetFlémal, Bertholetbĕrtōlĕˈ flāmälˈ [key], 1614–75, Flemish painter of mythological and religious subjects. He went to Italy in 1638 and worked in Florence for the Grand…Wrangell Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Wrangell Mountains, S Alaska, extending c.100 mi (160 km) SE from the Copper River to the Canadian border, where they meet the St. Elias Mts. Mt. Blackburn (16,523 ft/5,036 m) is the…Verona, Congress of
(Encyclopedia) Verona, Congress of, 1822, at Verona, Italy, the last European conference held under the provisions of the Quadruple Alliance of 1814. The main problem discussed was the revolution in…Godoy, Manuel de
(Encyclopedia) Godoy, Manuel deGodoy, Manuel demänwĕlˈ dā gōᵺoiˈ [key], 1767–1851, Spanish statesman. An army officer, he won the favor of Queen María Luisa and rose rapidly at the court of Charles…hermandad
(Encyclopedia) hermandadhermandadārmändäᵺˈ [key] [Span.,=brotherhood], a peacekeeping association of armed individuals, a characteristic of municipal life in medieval Spain, especially in Castile.…William Shakespeare: Love's Labor's Lost, Act I
Act IScene IThe king of Navarre's parkEnter Ferdinand king of Navarre, Biron, Longaville and DumainFerdinandLet fame, that all hunt after in their lives, Live register'd upon our brazen tombs…Hapsburg
(Encyclopedia) Hapsburg or HabsburgHapsburgboth: hăpsˈbûrg, Ger. häpsˈb&oobreve;rk [key], ruling house of Austria (1282–1918). In the 19th cent. the Hapsburg position was challenged in…William Shakespeare: The Tempest, Act III
Act IIIScene IBefore Prospero's CellEnter Ferdinand, bearing a logFerdinandThere be some sports are painful, and their labour Delight in them sets off: some kinds of baseness Are nobly…Marie
(Encyclopedia) MarieMariemərēˈ [key], 1875–1938, queen of Romania, consort of Ferdinand. The daughter of Alfred, duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, she was the granddaughter of Czar…Trending
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