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Wartburg

(Encyclopedia) WartburgWartburgvärtˈb&oobreve;rk [key], castle near Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, central Germany. Built c.1070, later enlarged, and renovated in the 18th cent., it was the…

Wittenberg

(Encyclopedia) WittenbergWittenbergvĭtˈənbĕrkhˌ [key], city (1994 pop. 53,374), Saxony-Anhalt, E Germany, on the Elbe River. A city with a noted history, it is today an industrial and mining center…

Aleandro, Girolamo

(Encyclopedia) Aleandro, GirolamoAleandro, Girolamojērôˈlämō älāänˈdrō [key], 1480–1542, Italian scholar, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is also called Hieronymus Aleander. A principal in…

holiday

(Encyclopedia) holiday [altered from holy day], day set aside for the commemoration of an important event. Holidays are often accompanied by public ceremonies, such as parades and carnivals, and by…

Cranach, Lucas

(Encyclopedia) Cranach or Kranach, LucasCranach or Kranach, Lucasboth: l&oomacr;ˈkäs kräˈnäkh [key], the Elder, 1472–1553, German painter and engraver. The son of a painter, he settled in…

Abernathy, Ralph David

(Encyclopedia) Abernathy, Ralph DavidAbernathy, Ralph Davidăbˈərnăthˌē [key], 1926–90, American civil-rights leader, b. Linden, Ala. A Baptist minister, he helped Martin Luther King, Jr., organize…

Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part I

Part I: Youth 1929 1948 1951 1953 1954 1955 Next: Early Activism 1929 Martin Luther King, Jr., is born in Atlanta to teacher Alberta King and Baptist minister Michael…

Peasants' War

(Encyclopedia) Peasants' War, 1524–26, rising of the German peasants and the poorer classes of the towns, particularly in Franconia, Swabia, and Thuringia. It was the climax of a series of local…

Coburg

(Encyclopedia) Coburg Coburg kōˈb&oobreve;rk [key], city, Bavaria, central W Germany, on the Itz River. Coburg's…