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Ensenada, Zenón de Somodevilla, marqués de la
(Encyclopedia) Ensenada, Zenón de Somodevilla, marqués de laEnsenada, Zenón de Somodevilla, marqués de lathānōnˈ dā sōmōᵺāvēˈlyä märkāsˈ dā lä ānsānäˈᵺä [key], 1702–81, Spanish statesman. He was…Carol I
(Encyclopedia) Carol I, 1839–1914, prince (1866–81) and first king (1881–1914) of Romania, of the house of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. He is also called Charles I. A Prussian officer, he was elected to…Caroline of Brunswick
(Encyclopedia) Caroline of Brunswick, 1768–1821, consort of George IV of England. The daughter of Charles William Ferdinand, duke of Brunswick, she married George (then prince of Wales) in 1795. She…Sulayman I
(Encyclopedia) Sulayman ISulayman Is&oomacr;lāmänˈ, sülī– [key] or Sulayman the Magnificent, 1494–1566, Ottoman sultan (1520–66), son and successor of Selim I. He is known as Sulayman II when…William Shakespeare: The Tempest, Act I, Scene II
Scene IIThe island. Before Prospero's cell.Enter Prospero and MirandaMirandaIf by your art, my dearest father, you have Put the wild waters in this roar, allay them. The sky, it seems, would…Biographies: Deaths of 2011
Deaths of 2011 See also 2010 Deaths 2009 Deaths…Brewer's: Jane
A Genoese halfpenny, a corruption of Januensis or Genoensis. “Because I could not give her many a jane.” Spenser: Fuërie Queene, book iii. canto vii. 58. Jane. A most ill-starred name…William Shakespeare: The Tempest, Act IV
Act IVScene IBefore Prospero's cellEnter Prospero, Ferdinand, and MirandaProsperoIf I have too austerely punish'd you, Your compensation makes amends, for I Have given you here a third of…Aragón, house of
(Encyclopedia) Aragón, house of, family that ruled in Aragón, Catalonia, Majorca, Sicily, Naples, Sardinia, Athens, and other territories in the Middle Ages. It was descended from Ramiro I of Aragón…Bourbon
(Encyclopedia) BourbonBourbonb&oomacr;rbôNˈ [key], European royal family, originally of France; a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty (see Capetians). One branch of the Bourbons occupies the…Trending
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