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Tacca, Pietro
(Encyclopedia) Tacca, PietroTacca, Pietropyāˈtrō täkˈkä [key], 1577–1644, Italian sculptor. A pupil of Giovanni Bologna, Tacca adopted the tortuous poses of mannerism and combined them in his bronzes…Guy of Lusignan
(Encyclopedia) Guy of LusignanGuy of LusignanlüsēnyäNˈ [key], d. 1194, Latin king of Jerusalem (1186–92) and Cyprus (1192–94), second husband of Sibylla, sister of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem. In…Maurice, duke and elector of Saxony
(Encyclopedia) Maurice, 1521–53, duke (1541–47) and elector (1547–53) of Saxony. A member of the Albertine branch of the ruling house of Saxony, he became duke of Albertine Saxony during the…Marie de' Medici
(Encyclopedia) Marie de' MediciMarie de' Medicimĕdˈĭchē [key], 1573–1642, queen of France, second wife of King Henry IV and daughter of Francesco de' Medici, grand duke of Tuscany. She was married to…abdication
(Encyclopedia) abdication, in a political sense, renunciation of high public office, usually by a monarch. Some abdications have been purely voluntary and resulted in no loss of prestige. For…Escorial
(Encyclopedia) EscorialEscorialĕskôrˈēəl, Span. āskōrēälˈ [key] or EscurialEscorialĕsky&oobreve;rˈēəl [key], monastery and palace, in New Castile, central Spain, near Madrid. One of the finest…Ward, William George
(Encyclopedia) Ward, William George, 1812–82, English Roman Catholic apologist, educated at Oxford. He became (1834) a fellow at Balliol College, Oxford, and was ordained in the Church of England. At…Henry I, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Henry I, c.1008–1060, king of France (1031–60), son and successor of King Robert II. To defend his throne against his mother, his brothers Robert and Eudes, and subsequently against…Hurtado de Mendoza, Diego
(Encyclopedia) Hurtado de Mendoza, DiegoHurtado de Mendoza, Diegodyāˈgō &oomacr;rtäˈdhō dā māndōˈthä [key], 1503—75, Spanish poet, historian, and statesman, b. Granada. An ambassador of Charles V…Ksar el Kebir
(Encyclopedia) Ksar el KebirKsar el Kebirksär ĕl kĕbĭrˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 107,065), N Morocco. The name also appears as Alcazarquivir and Al Qasr al Kabir. Near the city on Aug. 4, 1578, the…Trending
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