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Isabel of Bavaria
(Encyclopedia) Isabel of Bavaria, 1371–1435, French queen, consort of Charles VI, daughter of the duke of Bavaria. After her marriage (1385) she was several times regent for her demented husband.…Charles of Blois
(Encyclopedia) Charles of Blois (Charles of Châtillon)Charles of Bloisblwä, shätēyôNˈ [key], c.1319–1364, duke of Brittany; nephew of Philip VI of France. He was one of the chief participants in the…Charles Albert
(Encyclopedia) Charles Albert, 1798–1849, king of Sardinia (1831–49, see Savoy, house of). Because he had not been entirely unsympathetic to the revolutionary movement of 1821 in Sardinia, Charles…Wesley, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Wesley, Charles, 1707–88, English Methodist preacher and hymn writer. As a student at Oxford he devoted himself to systematic study and to the regular practice of religious duties; he…Baltimore, Charles Calvert, 3d Baron
(Encyclopedia) Baltimore, Charles Calvert, 3d Baron: see Calvert, Charles.Montagu, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Montagu, Charles: see Halifax, Charles Montagu, earl of.Colbert, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Colbert, Charles: see Croissy, Charles Colbert, marquis de.Charles d'Orléans
(Encyclopedia) Charles d'Orléans: see Orléans, Charles, duc d'.Hunyadi, John
(Encyclopedia) Hunyadi, JohnHunyadi, Johnh&oobreve;nˈyŏdĭ [key], Hung. Hunyadi János, c.1385–1456, Hungarian national hero, leader of the resistance against the Ottomans. He was chosen (1441)…York, house of
(Encyclopedia) York, house of, royal house of England, deriving its name from the creation of Edmund of Langley, fifth son of Edward III, as duke of York in 1385. The claims to the throne of Edmund's…Trending
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