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Abebe Bikila Related Links All-Time Leading Medal Winners Quiz: Memorable Ceremonies Olympics Timeline Summer Olympics Through The Years A-D | E-J | K-P | R-Z Agassi, Andre, Tennis Ali,…Bramante, Donato
(Encyclopedia) Bramante, DonatoBramante, Donatodōnäˈtō brämänˈtā [key], 1444–1514, Italian Renaissance architect and painter, b. near Urbino. His buildings in Rome are considered the most…Königsmark, Countess Maria Aurora
(Encyclopedia) Königsmark, Countess Maria AuroraKönigsmark, Countess Maria Auroramärēˈä our&oomacr;ˈrä köˈnĭksmärk [key], 1666–1728, Swedish noblewoman; sister of Count Philipp Christoph…Daun, Leopold Joseph Maria, Graf von
(Encyclopedia) Daun, Leopold Joseph Maria, Graf vonDaun, Leopold Joseph Maria, Graf vonlāˈōpôlt yōˈzĕf märēˈä gräf fən doun [key], 1705–66, Austrian field marshal. He gained distinction in the War of…Pontevedra
(Encyclopedia) PontevedraPontevedrapōntāvāˈᵺrä [key], city (1990 pop. 70,356), capital of Pontevedra prov., NW Spain, in Galicia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Lérez River. It is a major…Sagarra, Josep Maria de
(Encyclopedia) Sagarra, Josep Maria de (Josep Maria de Sagarra i Castellarnau)Sagarra, Josep Maria dezhōsĕpˈ mərēˈə dā səgärˈrə ē kästəl-lyärˈnou [key], 1894–1961, Catalonian poet, novelist, and…Sforza, Francesco I
(Encyclopedia) Sforza, Francesco ISforza, Francesco Ifränchāsˈkō [key]Sforza, Francesco I, sfôrˈtsä [key], 1401–66, duke of Milan (1450–66); illegitimate son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza. He succeeded…Austrian Succession, War of the
(Encyclopedia) Austrian Succession, War of the, 1740–48, general European war. In 1744 Frederick II, fearing the rising power of Austria, started the Second Silesian War by invading Bohemia; he…Martinson, Helga Maria (Moa)
(Encyclopedia) Martinson, Helga Maria (Moa)Martinson, Helga Maria (Moa)m&oomacr;ˈə märtĭns&oomacr;nˈ [key], 1890–1964, Swedish novelist and poet. The mother of five children before she was 25…Maria Christina, 1858–1929, queen of Spain
(Encyclopedia) Maria ChristinaMaria Christinamärēˈä krēstēˈnä [key], 1858–1929, queen of Spain, consort of Alfonso XII. An Austrian archduchess, she was married to Alfonso in 1879. After his death,…Trending
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