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Bangorian Controversy
(Encyclopedia) Bangorian ControversyBangorian Controversybăng-gôˈrēən [key], religious dispute in the Church of England during the early part of the reign of George I. Benjamin Hoadly, bishop of…Papadopoulos, George
(Encyclopedia) Papadopoulos, George (Georgios Papadopoulos)Papadopoulos, Georgepäˌpədŏpˈəlĭs [key], 1919–99, Greek colonel and political leader. A career army officer, he was the strongman of the…King: Royal Titles & Noble Ranks
Top of Page Royal titles and ranks of nobility have been used since the earliest days of civilization to denote those individuals who held an esteemed position in society. In most societies…Calvert, Cecilius, 2d Baron Baltimore
(Encyclopedia) Calvert, Cecilius, 2d Baron BaltimoreCalvert, Cecilius, 2d Baron Baltimoresĭsĭlˈēəs [key], c.1605–75, first proprietor of the colony of Maryland. He received the province in 1632 as a…Leopold I, king of the Belgians
(Encyclopedia) Leopold I, 1790–1865, king of the Belgians (1831–65); youngest son of Francis Frederick, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After serving as a page at the court of Napoleon I and as a…Peele, George
(Encyclopedia) Peele, George, 1558?–1597?, English playwright, educated at Oxford. He experimented in a variety of forms, including the pageant, history, pastoral, comedy, and melodrama, but his best…John George
(Encyclopedia) John George, 1585–1656, elector of Saxony (1611–56). A drunkard, he nonetheless ruled the leading German Protestant state during the Thirty Years War. He vacillated in his policy…Townshend, Charles Townshend, 2d Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Townshend, Charles Townshend, 2d ViscountTownshend, Charles Townshend, 2d Viscounttounˈzĕnd [key], 1674–1738, English statesman. A leading Whig in the reign of Queen Anne, he served as…Brewer's: King Over the Water
(The). The Young Pretender, or Chevalier Charles Edward. “My father so far compromised his loyalty as to announce merely `The king,' as his first toast after dinner, instead of the…Crook, George
(Encyclopedia) Crook, George, 1828–90, U.S. general, b. near Dayton, Ohio, grad. West Point, 1852. During the Civil War, Crook commanded a regiment of Ohio volunteers as colonel. After the war he…Trending
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