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William Shakespeare: Othello, Act III, Scene III

Scene IIIThe garden of the castleEnter Desdemona, Cassio, and EmiliaDesdemonaBe thou assured, good Cassio, I will do All my abilities in thy behalf.EmiliaGood madam, do: I warrant it grieves…

Austrian Succession, War of the

(Encyclopedia) Austrian Succession, War of the, 1740–48, general European war. In 1744 Frederick II, fearing the rising power of Austria, started the Second Silesian War by invading Bohemia; he…

Narva, city, Estonia

(Encyclopedia) NarvaNarvanärˈvə [key], city (1994 pop. 79,094), NE Estonia, on the left bank of the Narva River. A leading textile center, it also has machinery plants, sawmills, flax and jute…

Muhammad III, Ottoman sultan

(Encyclopedia) Muhammad III or Mehmet III, 1567–1603, Ottoman sultan (1595–1603), son and successor of Murad III to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Muhammad, who was a provisional governor…

Khama III

(Encyclopedia) Khama IIIKhama IIIkäˈmä [key], d. 1923?, chief of the Ngwato people of Bechuanaland (now Botswana) from 1875 until his death; grandfather of Sir Seretse Khama. To counter threats from…

Hapsburg

(Encyclopedia) Hapsburg or HabsburgHapsburgboth: hăpsˈbûrg, Ger. häpsˈb&oobreve;rk [key], ruling house of Austria (1282–1918). In the 19th cent. the Hapsburg position was challenged in…