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Zela

(Encyclopedia) ZelaZelazēˈlə [key], ancient city of Pontus, NE Asia Minor. There Mithradates VI defeated Triarius c.67 b.c., and in 47 b.c. Julius Caesar defeated Pharnaces, king of Pontus, recording…

Pepi II

(Encyclopedia) Pepi IIPepi IIpāˈpē [key], d. c.2185 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, of the VI dynasty. His reign (c.2275–c.2185 b.c.) is the longest recorded in history. It was successful because the…

Louis VI, king of France

(Encyclopedia) Louis VI (Louis the Fat), 1081–1137, king of France (1108–37). He succeeded his father, Philip I, with whom he was associated in government from c.1100. He firmly established his…

Stephen Dušan

(Encyclopedia) Stephen Dušan or DushanStephen Dušan or Dushanboth: stĕˈfän d&oomacr;ˈshän [key], c.1308–1355, king (1331–46) and czar (1346–55) of Serbia, son of Stephen Uros III. He is also…

William Shakespeare: King John, Act V, Scene VI

Scene VIAn open place in the neighbourhood of Swinstead AbbeyEnter the Bastard and Hubert, severallyHubertWho's there? speak, ho! speak quickly, or I shoot.BastardA friend. What art thou?…

Haakon IV

(Encyclopedia) Haakon IV (Haakon Haakonsson), 1204–63, king of Norway (1217–63), illegitimate son of Haakon III and grandson of Sverre. Secretly reared by the Birkebeiner faction (see Sverre), he was…

Spain Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members

Info   Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 8/10/2022[source] Chief of State Felipe VI King Pres. of the Govt. Pedro Sánchez Perez-Castejon…

Orléans, Louis, duc d'

(Encyclopedia) Orléans, Louis, duc d'Orléans, Louis, duc d'lwē [key]Orléans, Louis, duc d' dük dôrlāäNˈ [key], 1372–1407, brother of King Charles VI of France, whose chief counselor he was from 1388…