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Casimir I
(Encyclopedia) Casimir ICasimir Ikăsˈəmēr [key], c.1015–1058, duke of Poland (c.1040–1058), son of Mieszko II. He succeeded in reuniting the central Polish lands under the hegemony of the Holy Roman…Conrad II, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire
(Encyclopedia) Conrad II, c.990–1039, Holy Roman emperor (1027–39) and German king (1024–39), first of the Salian dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire. With the end of the Saxon line on the death of…Charles XV, king of Sweden and Norway
(Encyclopedia) Charles XV, 1826–72, king of Sweden and Norway (1859–72), son and successor of Oscar I. A liberal and popular ruler, he consented to many reforms, including the creation of a bicameral…William Shakespeare: Richard II, Act II, Scene IV
Scene IVA camp in WalesEnter Earl of Salisbury and a Welsh CaptainCaptainMy lord of Salisbury, we have stay'd ten days, And hardly kept our countrymen together, And yet we hear no tidings…William Shakespeare: Henry V, Act II, Scene II
Scene IISouthampton. A council-chamberEnter Exeter, Bedford, and WestmorelandBedford'Fore God, his grace is bold, to trust these traitors.ExeterThey shall be apprehended by and by.…Lancelot, king of Naples
(Encyclopedia) LancelotLancelotlănˈsələt, –lŏt [key] or LadislausLadislauslădˈĭslôs, –ləs [key], c.1376–1414, king of Naples (1386–1414), son and successor of Charles III. Almost his entire reign was…Pillnitz
(Encyclopedia) PillnitzPillnitzpĭlˈnĭts [key], district of Saxony, E central Germany, on the Elbe River. It is the site of an 18th-century castle, formerly a royal residence, that today houses an art…Gaveston, Piers
(Encyclopedia) Gaveston, PiersGaveston, Pierspērz găvˈəstən [key], d. 1312, favorite of Edward II of England. Son of a Gascon knight at the court of Edward I, he was a boyhood playmate of the future…Tancred, king of Sicily
(Encyclopedia) Tancred (Tancred of Lecce)Tancredtăngˈkrĭd;, lĕˈchā [key], b. 1130 or 1134, d. 1194, king of Sicily (1190–94), illegitimate son of Roger of Apulia and grandson of Roger II of Sicily.…Luitpold
(Encyclopedia) LuitpoldLuitpoldl&oomacr;ˈĭtpôlt [key], 1821–1912, regent of Bavaria (1886–1912); third son of King Louis I of Bavaria. He ruled for his insane nephews Louis II and Otto I. His son…Trending
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