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Alfonso IV, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona
(Encyclopedia) Alfonso IV, 1299–1336, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona (1327–36), son and successor of James II. Before his accession he conquered (1323–24) Sardinia, where later a revolt…Timmermans, Felix
(Encyclopedia) Timmermans, FelixTimmermans, Felixfāˈlĭks tĭmˈərmäns [key], 1886–1947, Flemish novelist. Among his most successful works are Pallieter (1916, tr. 1924), the story of a lusty Fleming of…MacKay, Peter Gordon
(Encyclopedia) MacKay, Peter GordonMacKay, Peter Gordonməkāˈ [key], 1966–, Canadian politician, b. New Glasgow, N.S. A lawyer who briefly worked (1992–93) in Germany, MacKay returned to his native…O'Toole, Peter
(Encyclopedia) O'Toole, Peter (Peter Seamus O'Toole), 1932–2013, British actor, b. Connemara, Ireland, grad. Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London (1955). A classical stage actor, he appeared (1955–…Martin IV, d. 1285, pope
(Encyclopedia) Martin IV, d. 1285, pope (1281–85), a Frenchman named Simon de Brie; successor of Nicholas III. He was chancellor under Louis IX of France and was created cardinal by Urban IV. He was…Brougham, Henry Peter, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
(Encyclopedia) Brougham, Henry Peter, 1st Baron Brougham and VauxBrougham, Henry Peter, 1st Baron Brougham and Vauxbr&oomacr;m, vôz, vôks [key], 1778–1868, British statesman, b. Edinburgh. As a…boyars
(Encyclopedia) boyarsboyarsbōyärzˈ [key], upper nobility in Russia from the 10th through the 17th cent. The boyars originally obtained influence and government posts through their military support of…Biron, Ernst Johann von
(Encyclopedia) Biron or Biren, Ernst Johann vonBiron or Biren, Ernst Johann vonĕrnst yōhänˈ fən bēˈrôn, bēˈrən [key], 1690–1772, duke of Courland (1737–43, 1763–69), favorite of Czarina Anna of…Tolstoy, Aleksey Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia) Tolstoy, Aleksey NikolayevichTolstoy, Aleksey Nikolayevichtŏlˈstoi, Rus. əlyĭksyāˈ [key]Tolstoy, Aleksey Nikolayevichnyĭkəlīˈəvĭch [key]Tolstoy, Aleksey Nikolayevich təlstoiˈ [key],…Sargent, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Sargent, Henry, 1770–1845, American genre and portrait painter, b. Gloucester, Mass., studied in London with Benjamin West. He was skilled in the rendering of textures and accessories…Trending
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