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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…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.Petition of Right
(Encyclopedia) Petition of Right, 1628, a statement of civil liberties sent by the English Parliament to Charles I. Refusal by Parliament to finance the king's unpopular foreign policy had caused his…Frederick II, king of Sicily
(Encyclopedia) Frederick II, 1272–1337, king of Sicily (1296–1337), 3d son of Peter III of Aragón. When his brother, who was king of Sicily, became (1291) king of Aragón as James II, Frederick was…Zita
(Encyclopedia) ZitaZitazēˈtə, Ger. tsēˈtä [key], 1892–1989, last empress of Austria and queen of Hungary. The daughter of Duke Robert of Parma, she was married (1911) to Archduke Charles Francis, who…Nordhoff, Charles Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Nordhoff, Charles Bernard: see under Nordhoff, Charles.Coster, Charles de
(Encyclopedia) Coster, Charles de: see De Coster, Charles.Charles Edward Stuart
(Encyclopedia) Charles Edward Stuart: see Stuart, Charles Edward.Gaulle, Charles de
(Encyclopedia) Gaulle, Charles de: see de Gaulle, Charles.Trending
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