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Townsend plan

(Encyclopedia) Townsend plan: see under Townsend, Francis Everett.

Josephine

(Encyclopedia) Josephine, 1763–1814, empress of the French (1804–9) as the consort of Napoleon I. Born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie in Martinique, she was married in 1779 to Alexandre de…

Assisi

(Encyclopedia) Assisi Assisi äs-sēˈzē [key], town, Umbria, central Italy. A religious and tourist center, it stands on a hill in the Apennines with an expansive view of the…

Franz Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Franz Joseph, emperor of Austria and king of Hungary: see Francis Joseph.