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Elizabeth, queen of Bohemia
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, 1596–1662, queen of Bohemia, daughter of James I of England. Her beauty attracted most of the royal suitors of Europe (she was nicknamed the “Queen of Hearts”), but she was…Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer
(Encyclopedia) Peabody, Elizabeth PalmerPeabody, Elizabeth Palmerpēˈbädē, –bədē [key], 1804–94, American educator, lecturer, and reformer, b. Billerica, Mass. The Peabody family moved (c.1809) to…Elisabeth
(Encyclopedia) Elisabeth. For persons thus named, use Elizabeth.Hatton, Sir Christopher
(Encyclopedia) Hatton, Sir Christopher, 1540–91, English courtier. He became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I, from whom he received offices, honors, and lands. Knighted in 1578, he acted as Elizabeth…Elizabeth Dole, 1999 News
63, former president of the American Red Cross, began campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination in May. No stranger to the campaign trail, she stumped for her husband, former…Elizabeth Smart, 2003 News
Utah teenager, was reunited with her family in March, nine months after being kidnapped at knifepoint from her Salt Lake City bedroom by Brian Mitchell, a 49-year-old self-proclaimed prophet…Elizabeth Neuffer 2003 Deaths
Elizabeth NeufferAge: 46 award-winning journalist who worked as a foreign correspondent for the Boston Globe. She died in a car accident in Iraq while covering the fallout from the war. Died…Elizabeth Coblentz 2002 Deaths
Elizabeth CoblentzAge: 66 syndicated columnist who handwrote her homespun prose from her Missouri home deep in Amish country. Her column, which appeared in 105 newspapers and primarily…Elizabeth Longford 2002 Deaths
Elizabeth LongfordAge: 96 British political activist and writer known for her meticulous biographies, including Victoria R. I. and Elizabeth R. She was the widow of reformer Lord Longford.…Elizabeth Yates 2001 Deaths
Elizabeth YatesAge: 95 prolific author of children's books. Her book Amos Fortune, Free Man (1950), the story of an African prince who was sold into slavery in the U.S. and went on to become…