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Ferdinand V, Spanish king of Castile
(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand V, Spanish king of Castile: see Ferdinand II, king of Aragón.William Shakespeare: Henry IV (Pt 1), Act II, Scene IV
Scene IVThe Boar's-Head Tavern, EastcheapEnter Prince Henry and PoinsPrince HenryNed, prithee, come out of that fat room, and lend me thy hand to laugh a little.PoinsWhere hast been, Hal?…Vladislav
(Encyclopedia) VladislavVladislavvläˈdyĭsläf [key], Czech version of the name Ladislaus. Two kings of Bohemia who were thus named were Vladislav I (who was Ladislaus V, king of Hungary) and Vladislav…Antiochus II
(Encyclopedia) Antiochus II (Antiochus Theos)Antiochus IIāntīˈəkəs [key]Antiochus IIthēˈŏs [key], d. 247 b.c., king of Syria (261?–247 b.c.), son and successor of Antiochus I. In warfare with…Stephen II
(Encyclopedia) Stephen II, d. 757, pope (752–57), successor of Pope St. Zacharias. When Rome was threatened by the Lombard king Aistulf, Stephen went to Gaul and appealed to Pepin the Short for help…Angevin
(Encyclopedia) AngevinAngevinănˈjəvĭn [key] [Fr.,=of Anjou], name of two medieval dynasties originating in France. The first ruled over parts of France and over Jerusalem and England; the second…Hanover, house of
(Encyclopedia) Hanover, house of, ruling dynasty of Hanover (see Hanover, province), which was descended from the Guelphs and which in 1714 acceded to the British throne in the person of George I.…Chatham, William Pitt, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Chatham, William Pitt, 1st earl ofChatham, William Pitt, 1st earl ofchătˈəm [key], 1708–78, British statesman, known as the Great Commoner. Proud, dramatic, and patriotic, Chatham…George II, king of Greece
(Encyclopedia) George II, 1890–1947, king of the Hellenes (1922–23, 1935–47), successor and eldest son of King Constantine I. When Constantine I was forced by the Allies to abdicate in 1917, George,…Lusignan
(Encyclopedia) LusignanLusignanlüzēnyäNˈ [key], French noble family. The name is derived from a castle in Poitou, built, according to legend, by Mélusine. The family was powerful in the Middle Ages…Trending
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