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Juana

(Encyclopedia) Juana, Spanish queen of Castile: see Joanna.

Salic law, rule of succession

(Encyclopedia) Salic lawSalic lawsāˈlĭk [key], rule of succession in certain royal and noble families of Europe, forbidding females and those descended in the female line to succeed to the titles or…

Cuenca, city, Spain

(Encyclopedia) Cuenca, city , capital of Cuenca prov., E central Spain, in Castile–La Mancha, at the confluence of the Huécar and Júcar rivers, c.3,000…

Conrad, Latin king of Jerusalem

(Encyclopedia) Conrad, d. 1192, Latin king of Jerusalem (1192), marquis of Montferrat, a leading figure in the Third Crusade (see Crusades). He saved Tyre from the Saracens and became (1187) its lord…

Alfonso XI, Spanish king of Castile and León

(Encyclopedia) Alfonso XI, 1311–50, Spanish king of Castile and León (1312–50), son and successor of Ferdinand IV. His vigorous campaign against Granada provoked an invasion by the Moors from Morocco…

Karle, Jerome

(Encyclopedia) Karle, JeromeKarle, Jeromekärl [key], 1918–2013, American physicist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Univ. of Michigan, 1943. He worked on the Manhattan Project before beginning a career (1946…

Isabella County, MI Census Data

Michigan Isabella County, Michigan People QuickFactsIsabella CountyMichiganPopulation, 2005 estimate 65,61810,120,860Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 3.6%1.8%…

Isabella County, MI Social Statistics

Isabella county michigan dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school28,337100.0Nursery school…