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(Encyclopedia) despotism, government by an absolute ruler unchecked by effective constitutional limits to his power. In Greek usage, a despot was ruler of a household and master of its slaves. The…Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of
(Encyclopedia) Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl ofHertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl ofhärˈfərd, härtˈ– [key], 1588–1660, English nobleman; great-grandson of…Anhalt
(Encyclopedia) AnhaltAnhaltänˈhält [key], former state, c.900 sq mi (2,330 sq km), central Germany, surrounded by the former Prussian provinces of Saxony and Brandenburg. Dessau, the capital, and…Anna Leopoldovna
(Encyclopedia) Anna LeopoldovnaAnna Leopoldovnaänˈnə [key]Anna Leopoldovnalyāˌəpôlˈdəvnə [key] or Anna KarlovnaAnna Karlovnakärˈləvnə [key], 1718–46, duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, regent of…John IV, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia) John IV, 1604–56, king of Portugal (1640–56). He succeeded as duke of Braganza in 1630. Descended from Manuel I and in illegitimate line from John I, he had the strongest claim to the…Pushkin
(Encyclopedia) PushkinPushkinp&oobreve;shˈkĭn, Rus. p&oomacr;shˈkĭn [key], city (1989 pop. 95,000), NW European Russia, a residential and resort suburb of St. Petersburg. It produces road-…Radishchev, Aleksandr Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia) Radishchev, Aleksandr NikolayevichRadishchev, Aleksandr Nikolayevichəlyĭksänˈdər nyĭkəlīˈəvĭch rədyēshˈchĭf [key], 1749–1802, Russian writer and liberal. Of a noble family, he studied…Basilian monks
(Encyclopedia) Basilian monksBasilian monksbəzĭlˈēən [key], monks primarily of the Eastern Church. They follow the Rule of St. Basil the Great, which has been universal among them since the 7th cent…Tudor, Owen
(Encyclopedia) Tudor, Owen, d. 1461, founder of the Tudor dynasty. He belonged to an ancient Welsh family. He was a squire at the court of Henry V, and, probably in 1429, he married Henry's widow,…Goodman, Nelson
(Encyclopedia) Goodman, Nelson (Henry Nelson Goodman), 1906–98, American philosopher, b. Somerville, Mass., grad. Harvard (Ph.D. 1941). He taught at Tufts (1945–46), the Univ. of Pennsylvania (1946–…Trending
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