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Ottocar I
(Encyclopedia) Ottocar IOttocar Iŏtˈəkär [key] or Přemysl Ottocar IPřemysl Ottocar Ipərzhĕmˈĭsəl ôtˈôkär [key], d. 1230, duke (1197–98) and king (1198–1230) of Bohemia. The struggle within the Holy…Robert II, duke of Normandy
(Encyclopedia) Robert II (Robert Curthose), c.1054–1134, duke of Normandy (1087–1106); eldest son of King William I of England. Aided by King Philip I of France, he rebelled (1077) against his father…Reichstein, Tadeus
(Encyclopedia) Reichstein, TadeusReichstein, Tadeustädĕˈ&oomacr;sh rīkhˈshtīn [key], 1897–1996, Swiss organic chemist, b. Vlotslavsk, Russia (now Włocławek, Poland), educated at the technical…Charles III, king of Spain, and of Naples and Sicily
(Encyclopedia) Charles III, 1716–88, king of Spain (1759–88) and of Naples and Sicily (1735–59), son of Philip V and Elizabeth Farnese. Recognized as duke of Parma and Piacenza in 1731, he…Burgundy
(Encyclopedia) BurgundyBurgundybûrˈgəndē [key], Fr. BourgogneBurgundyb&oobreve;rgôˈnyə [key], historic region, E France. The name once applied to a large area embracing several kingdoms, a free…Livingston
(Encyclopedia) Livingston, family of American statesmen, diplomats, and jurists. Edward Livingston,Edward Livingston, 1764–1836, b. Livingston Manor, was the son of Robert R. Livingston (1718–75)…Charles V, Holy Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia) Charles V, 1500–1558, Holy Roman emperor (1519–58) and, as Charles I, king of Spain (1516–56); son of Philip I and Joanna of Castile, grandson of Ferdinand II of Aragón, Isabella of…Acts: 8
Acts Chapter 8 1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad…Crécy
(Encyclopedia) CrécyCrécykrāsēˈ [key], officially Crécy-en-PonthieuCrécy–äN–pôNtyöˈ [key], village, Somme dept., N France. A nearby forest is popular for camping. At Crécy, on Aug. 26, 1346, Edward…Alesius, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Alesius, Ales, or Aless, AlexanderAlesius, Ales, or Aless, Alexanderəlēˈshəs, əlĕsˈ [key], 1500–1565, Scottish Protestant theologian. As canon of the collegiate church at St. Andrews…Trending
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