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Clement VIII, pope
(Encyclopedia) Clement VIII, 1536–1605, pope (1592–1605), a Florentine named Ippolito Aldobrandini; successor of Innocent IX. He reversed the policy of his predecessors by allying the Holy See with…Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Chlodwig Karl Viktor, Fürst zu
(Encyclopedia) Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Chlodwig Karl Viktor, Fürst zuHohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Chlodwig Karl Viktor, Fürst zuklōtˈvĭkh kärl vĭkˈtôr fürst ts&oomacr; hōˈənlōˌə-shĭlˈĭngsfürst […Quesnel, Pasquier
(Encyclopedia) Quesnel, PasquierQuesnel, Pasquierpäskyāˈ kĕnĕlˈ [key], 1634–1719, French Jansenist writer. He entered the Congregation of the Oratory in 1657 and was made director of the seminary at…Bandinelli, Bartolomeo
(Encyclopedia) Bandinelli, BartolomeoBandinelli, Bartolomeobärtölōmāˈō bändēnĕlˈlē [key] or BaccioBacciobätˈchō [key], 1493?–1560, Florentine sculptor and painter; son of a goldsmith. He attempted to…Yesenin, Sergei Aleksandrovich
(Encyclopedia) Yesenin, Sergei AleksandrovichYesenin, Sergei Aleksandrovichsyĭrgāˈ əlyĭksänˈdrəvĭch yĭsyāˈnĭn [key], 1895–1925, Russian poet. Yesenin was the most popular poet of the early revolution…Medici, Italian family
(Encyclopedia) MediciMedicimĕˈdĭchē, Ital. māˈdēchē [key], Italian family that directed the destinies of Florence from the 15th cent. until 1737. Of obscure origin, they rose to immense wealth as…Duprat, Antoine
(Encyclopedia) Duprat, AntoineDuprat, AntoineäNtwänˈ düpräˈ [key], 1463–1535, chancellor of France and cardinal. First president of the Paris Parlement (1508), he was a trusted adviser of Louise of…Jones, Jim
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Jim, 1931–78, American religious leader, b. Lynn, Indiana. An influential Indianapolis preacher from the 1950s and onetime head of the city's Human Rights Commission, Jones…Rosenfeld, Morris
(Encyclopedia) Rosenfeld, MorrisRosenfeld, Morrisrōˈzənfĕlt [key], 1862–1923, Jewish poet, b. Russian Poland. His name was originally Moshe Jacob Alter. He worked as a tailor in London and as a…Rough Riders
(Encyclopedia) Rough Riders, popular name for the 1st Regiment of U.S. Cavalry Volunteers, organized largely by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898). Its members were mostly ranchers…Trending
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