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Charles II, king of Naples
(Encyclopedia) Charles II (Charles the Lame), 1248–1309, king of Naples (1285–1309), count of Anjou and Provence, son and successor of Charles I. In the war of the Sicilian Vespers between Charles I…Fort Anne National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia) Fort Anne National Historic Site: see Annapolis Royal, N.S., Canada.Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia) Charles VI, 1685–1740, Holy Roman emperor (1711–40), king of Bohemia (1711–40) and, as Charles III, king of Hungary (1712–40); brother and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I.…Fort Jefferson National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Fort Jefferson National Monument: see Dry Tortugas National Park under Dry Tortugas.Amherstburg
(Encyclopedia) Amherstburg, industrial town, S Ont., Canada, on the Detroit River. Fort Malden, built (1797–99) to replace a post lost when Detroit was ceded to the United States, is now…Moultrie, William
(Encyclopedia) Moultrie, WilliamMoultrie, Williamm&oomacr;lˈtrē [key], 1730–1805, American Revolutionary general, b. Charleston, S.C. He had fought against the Native Americans (1761) and served…Kingston, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Kingston, city (1991 pop. 56,597), S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario, near the head of the St. Lawrence River and at the end of Rideau Canal from Ottawa. Kingston has probably the best…Popham, George
(Encyclopedia) Popham, GeorgePopham, Georgepŏpˈəm [key], c.1550–1608, early colonist in Maine, b. England. He was named in the patent granted to the Plymouth Company in 1606. In consequence of the…Courcelle, Daniel Rémy, sieur de
(Encyclopedia) Courcelle, Daniel Rémy, sieur deCourcelle, Daniel Rémy, sieur dedänyĕlˈ rāmēˈ syörˈ də k&oomacr;rsĕlˈ [key], d.1698, governor of New France (1665–72). He arrived with the intendant…Great Slave Lake
(Encyclopedia) Great Slave Lake, second largest lake of Canada, c.10,980 sq mi (28,400 sq km), Northwest Territories, named for the Slave (Dogrib), a tribe of Native Americans. It is c.300 mi (480 km…Trending
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