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Geoffrey IV

(Encyclopedia) Geoffrey IV, known as Geoffrey PlantagenetGeoffrey IV,plătăjˈənət [key] [O.Fr.,=sprig of broom; he usually wore a sprig in his helmet], 1113–51, count of Anjou (1129–51); son of Fulk,…

Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc de

(Encyclopedia) Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc deSully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc demäksēmēlyăNˈ də bātünˈ dük də [key]Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc de sülēˈ [key], 1560–1641, French statesman…

Gloucester, Robert, earl of

(Encyclopedia) Gloucester, Robert, earl of, d. 1147, English nobleman; illegitimate son of Henry I. Henry created (c.1121) the earldom of Gloucester for him. After his father's death (1135), Robert…

Wenceslaus, Saint, duke of Bohemia

(Encyclopedia) Wenceslaus, SaintWenceslaus, Saintwĕnˈsəsləs [key], d. 929, duke of Bohemia. He was reared in the Christian faith by his grandmother, St. Ludmilla. He became duke at an early age, and…

Seymour, Jane

(Encyclopedia) Seymour, Jane, 1509?–1537, third queen consort of Henry VIII of England. She served as a lady in waiting to both of Henry's first two queens, Katharine of Aragón and Anne Boleyn. Henry…

Daniel Maynadier HENRY, Congress, MD (1823-1899)

HENRY Daniel Maynadier , a Representative from Maryland; born near Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., February 19, 1823; attended Cambridge Academy and St. John's College, Annapolis, Md.; studied…

William Henry HILL, Congress, NC (1767-1809)

HILL William Henry , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Brunswick, Columbus County, N.C., on May 1, 1767; attended the public schools in Boston, Mass.; engaged in agricultural pursuits…

William Henry STANTON, Congress, PA (1843-1900)

STANTON William Henry , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New York City July 28, 1843; moved with his parents to Carbondale, Pa., and subsequently to Archbald, Pa.; attended the public…