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Macklin, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Macklin, CharlesMacklin, Charlesmăkˈlĭn [key], 1697?–1797, English actor and dramatist, whose original name was Charles McLaughlin, b. Ireland. He began his career as a strolling…

Lake Charles

(Encyclopedia) Lake Charles, city (1990 pop. 70,580), seat of Calcasieu parish, SW La.; inc. 1867. It is located on Lake Charles at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in a rice, timber, oil, and…

Wrangel, Karl Gustaf

(Encyclopedia) Wrangel, Karl GustafWrangel, Karl Gustafkärl g&oomacr;ˈstäf vränˈgĕl [key], 1613–76, Swedish general and admiral. After distinguishing himself in land campaigns in the Thirty Years…

Napier, Sir Charles James

(Encyclopedia) Napier, Sir Charles JamesNapier, Sir Charles Jamesnāˈpēr, nəpērˈ [key], 1782–1853, British general; brother of Sir William Napier. He served with distinction in the Napoleonic Wars.…

Gobat, Charles Albert

(Encyclopedia) Gobat, Charles AlbertGobat, Charles Albertshärl älbĕrˈ gōbäˈ [key], 1843–1914, Swiss statesman. He took part in government affairs, wrote on international law, and helped found (1902)…

Manuel II, 1889–1932, king of Portugal

(Encyclopedia) Manuel II, 1889–1932, king of Portugal (1908–10), second son of Charles I. He succeeded to the throne after the assassination of his father and elder brother, but in Oct., 1910, a…

Dullin, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Dullin, CharlesDullin, Charlesshärl dülăNˈ [key], 1885–1949, French actor, producer, and director. Dullin was an outstanding member of Copeau's Théâtre du Vieux Colombier. He organized…

Cambrai, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia) Cambrai, Treaty of, called the Ladies' Peace, treaty negotiated and signed in 1529 by Louise of Savoy, representing her son Francis I of France, and Margaret of Austria, representing…

Aquitaine

(Encyclopedia) AquitaineAquitaineăkˈwĭtān, äkētĕnˈ [key], Lat. Aquitania, former duchy and kingdom in SW France. Julius Caesar conquered the Aquitani, an Iberian people of SW Gaul, in 56 b.c. The…