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Albert I, king of the Belgians
(Encyclopedia) Albert I, 1875–1934, king of the Belgians (1909–34), nephew and successor of Leopold II. He married (1900) Elizabeth, a Bavarian princess. In World War I his heroic resistance (1914)…Couthon, Georges
(Encyclopedia) Couthon, GeorgesCouthon, Georgeszhōrzh k&oomacr;tôNˈ [key], 1755?–1794, French revolutionary. An able lawyer, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly (1791) and to the…Blackwell, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Blackwell, Elizabeth, 1821–1910, American physician, b. England; sister of Henry Brown Blackwell. She was the first woman in the United States to receive a medical degree, which was…Verhofstadt, Guy Maurice Marie-Louise
(Encyclopedia) Verhofstadt, Guy Maurice Marie-Louise, 1953–, Belgian political leader, prime minister of Belgium (1999–2008). A lawyer and member of the Flemish Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV;…Roland de la Platière, Jeanne Manon Philipon
(Encyclopedia) Roland de la Platière, Jeanne Manon Philipon (Mme Roland)Roland de la Platière, Jeanne Manon Philiponzhän mänôNˈ flēpôNˈ [key]Roland de la Platière, Jeanne Manon Philipon rôläNˈ də lä…Coppola, Sophia Carmina
(Encyclopedia) Coppola, Sophia Carmina, , 1971- , American director, screenwriter, and actress, b. New York City. The youngest child of director…Dollier de Casson, François
(Encyclopedia) Dollier de Casson, FrançoisDollier de Casson, FrançoisfräNswäˈ dôlyāˈ də käsôNˈ [key], 1636–1701, priest and explorer in Canada, b. near Nantes, France. In 1657 he entered the seminary…Ferdinand VI, king of Spain
(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand VI, b. 1712 or 1713, d. 1759, king of Spain (1746–59), son of Philip V by his first queen, Marie Louise of Savoy. When Ferdinand succeeded his father, his stepmother,…Montez, Lola
(Encyclopedia) Montez, LolaMontez, Lolamŏntĕzˈ [key], 1818?–1861, Irish adventurer, whose original name was Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert. Her early marriage to an army officer soon ended in…Carlotta
(Encyclopedia) Carlotta, Span. CarlotaCarlotta,kärlōˈtä [key], 1840–1927, empress of Mexico, daughter of Leopold I of Belgium, christened Marie Charlotte Amélie. She married (1857) Maximilian,…Trending
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