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Lothair I
(Encyclopedia) Lothair ILothair Ilōthârˈ [key], 795–855, emperor of the West (840–55), son and successor of Louis I. In 817 his father crowned him coemperor. He was recrowned (823) at Rome by the…Scribner, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Scribner, Charles, 1821–71, American publisher, b. New York City. He founded in 1846 the publishing house that in 1878 became Charles Scribner's Sons and in 1870 he began Scribner's…Angoulême, Charles de Valois, comte d'Auvergne, duc d'
(Encyclopedia) Angoulême, Charles de Valois, comte d'Auvergne, duc d'Angoulême, Charles de Valois, comte d'Auvergne, duc d'shärl də välwäˈ kôNt dōvĕrnˈyə dük däNg&oomacr;lĕmˈ [key], 1573–1650,…Hallé, Sir Charles
(Encyclopedia) Hallé, Sir CharlesHallé, Sir Charleshălˈē [key], 1819–95, German-English conductor and pianist, originally named Karl Halle. In 1857 he founded the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester,…Orléans, Charles, duc d'
(Encyclopedia) Orléans, Charles, duc d'Orléans, Charles, duc d'shärl dük dôrlāäNˈ [key], 1391–1465, French prince and poet; nephew of King Charles VI. After the assassination of his father, Louis d'…Charles X, king of Sweden
(Encyclopedia) Charles X, 1622–60, king of Sweden (1654–60), nephew of Gustavus II. The son of John Casimir, count palatine of Zweibrücken, he brought the house of Wittelsbach to the Swedish throne…Clarendon, Edward Hyde, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Clarendon, Edward Hyde, 1st earl ofClarendon, Edward Hyde, 1st earl ofklârˈəndən [key], 1609–74, English statesman and historian. Elected (1640) to the Short and Long parliaments, he…1978 Grammy Awards
Record of the Year“Just the Way You Are,” Billy JoelAlbum of the YearSaturday Night Fever, Bee Gees, David Shire, Yvonne Elliman, Tevares, Kool and the Gang, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, MFSB…Louis the German
(Encyclopedia) Louis the German, c.804–876, king of the East Franks (817–76). When his father, Emperor of the West Louis I, partitioned the empire in 817, Louis received Bavaria and adjacent…Borromeo, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Borromeo, Charles: see Charles Borromeo, Saint.Trending
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