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Boscán Almogáver, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Boscán Almogáver, JuanBoscán Almogáver, Juanhwän bōskänˈ älmôgäˈvĕr [key], c.1495–1542, Spanish poet. A Catalan aristocrat, Boscán was a literary figure at the court of Ferdinand V. He…Maximilian I, 1573–1651, elector and duke of Bavaria
(Encyclopedia) Maximilian I, 1573–1651, elector (1623–51) and duke (1597–1651) of Bavaria, one of the outstanding figures of the Thirty Years War and an ardent supporter of the Counter Reformation.…William Shakespeare: Love's Labor's Lost, Act IV, Scene III
Scene IIIThe sameEnter Biron, with a paperBironThe king he is hunting the deer; I am coursing myself: they have pitched a toil; I am toiling in a pitch,—pitch that defiles: defile! a foul…Arras, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Arras, Treaty of. 1 Treaty of 1435, between King Charles VII of France and Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy. Through it, France and Burgundy became reconciled. Philip deserted his…Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
(Encyclopedia) Austro-Hungarian Monarchy or Dual Monarchy, the Hapsburg empire from 1867 until its fall in 1918. The internal weakness of the empire became immediately obvious. Czech regiments…Quidde, Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Quidde, LudwigQuidde, Ludwigl&oomacr;tˈvĭkh kvĭdˈə [key], 1858–1941, German pacifist and historian. He was elected (1907) to the Bavarian diet, was a member (1919–22) of the…Wrangell Island
(Encyclopedia) Wrangell IslandWrangell Islandrăngˈgəl [key], 30 mi (48 km) long and 5 to 14 mi (8.1–22.5 km) wide, off SE Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago, south of the mouth of the Stikine River…Bohemia
(Encyclopedia) Bohemia, Czech Čechy, historic region (20,368 sq mi/52,753 sq km) and former kingdom, in W and central Czech Republic. Bohemia is bounded by Austria in the southeast, by Germany in the…Württemberg
(Encyclopedia) WürttembergWürttembergvürˈtəmbĕrkˌ [key], former state, SW Germany. Württemberg was formerly also spelled Würtemberg and Wirtemberg. The former state bordered on Baden in the northwest…Moissan, Henri Ferdinand Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Moissan, Henri Ferdinand Frederick, 1852–1907, French chemist, Ph.D. École Pratique des Haute Études, Paris, 1880. Moissan was a professor at the School of Pharmacy in Paris (1886–1900…Trending
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