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Abdullah bin Laden 2002 Deaths

Abdullah bin LadenAge: 75 patriarch of the wealthy Saudi family and uncle of suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden. The family broke all ties with Osama in 1994, and Abdullah condemned the Sept…

The Tragedy of King Richard the Second

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Kings of Israel and Judah

The Kingdoms of Israel The historical kingdom of Israel existed as a united kingdom for only a brief period of time. As related in the Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible, it lasted for just a few…

Napoleon II

(Encyclopedia) Napoleon II, 1811–32, son of Napoleon I and Marie Louise, known as the king of Rome (1811–14), as the prince of Parma (1814–18), and after that as the duke of Reichstadt. Napoleon's…

Khosrow II

(Encyclopedia) Khosrow II (Khosrow Parviz)Khosrow IIkhŏsrōˈ; [key]Khosrow IIpärvēzˈ [key], d. 628, king of Persia of the Sassanid, or Sassanian, dynasty; grandson of Khosrow I. He is also called…

Sesostris II

(Encyclopedia) Sesostris IISesostris IIsĭsŏsˈtrĭs [key], d. 1878 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, of the XII dynasty. He was the son of Amenemhet II, first his coregent (1900 b.c.), then his successor (…

Eumenes II

(Encyclopedia) Eumenes II, fl. 2d cent. b.c., son of Attalus I, king of Pergamum (197–159 b.c.). He managed to expand the wealth and prestige of his state by maintaining an allegiance with Rome for…

Charles II, king of Naples

(Encyclopedia) Charles II (Charles the Lame), 1248–1309, king of Naples (1285–1309), count of Anjou and Provence, son and successor of Charles I. In the war of the Sicilian Vespers between Charles I…

Portugal: Kings, Queens, Presidents

Kings and Queens AIfonso I (1128-1185) Sancho I (1185-1211) AIfonso II (1211-1223) Sancho II (1223-1245) AIfonso III (1248-1279) Diniz (1279-1325) AIfonso IV (1325-1357) Pedro I (1357-1367…