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Frederick Louis

(Encyclopedia) Frederick Louis, 1707–51, prince of Wales, eldest son of George II of England. By his wife, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, he had several children, the eldest of whom became George…

Tithonus

(Encyclopedia) TithonusTithonustĭthōˈnəs [key], in Greek mythology, prince of Troy; son of Laomedon. He was loved by the dawn goddess, Eos, who bore him Memnon. When Eos begged Zeus to bestow…

Sheshbazzar

(Encyclopedia) SheshbazzarSheshbazzarshĕshˌbăzˈär [key], in the Bible, exiled Jewish prince, later governor of a reestablished Jewish state centered in Jerusalem, commissioned (538 b.c.) by Cyrus to…

Rheinsberg

(Encyclopedia) RheinsbergRheinsbergrīnsˈbĕrk [key], town, Potsdam dist., NE Germany. It is a tourist and manufacturing center. The rococo palace in Rheinsberg was the residence (1736–40) of Crown…

Quinte, Bay of

(Encyclopedia) Quinte, Bay ofQuinte, Bay ofkwĭnˈtē [key], arm of Lake Ontario, S Ont., Canada, between the mainland and the peninsula of Prince Edward co. With its approach, Adolphus Reach, it is 60…

Leopold I, prince of Anhalt-Dessau

(Encyclopedia) Leopold I, 1676–1747, prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1693–1747). He served as field marshal in the Prussian army and was nicknamed “the Old Dessauer.” As chief military adviser to King…

Gog

(Encyclopedia) Gog, in the Bible. In the Book of Ezekiel, Gog is a leader, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal who will attack Israel and be defeated in the last days. Magog is his country. The…

Naruhito

(Encyclopedia) Naruhito, 1960–, Japanese emperor (2019–), son of Akihito. He is the first Japanese emperor to have studied abroad, attending Oxford from 1983 to 1985. In 1991 he was officially…

Oxon Hill

(Encyclopedia) Oxon Hill, village (1990 pop. 35,794), Prince Georges co., central Md., a suburb S of Washington, D.C. Oxon Hill was dominated by large estates until the 1950s. National Harbor, a…