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Windsor, British royal house
(Encyclopedia) WindsorWindsorwĭnˈzər [key], name of the royal house of Great Britain. The name Wettin, family name of Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, consort of Queen Victoria, as well as Saxe-Coburg-…Adolf of Nassau
(Encyclopedia) Adolf of NassauAdolf of Nassaunäˈsou [key], d. 1298, duke of Luxembourg, German king (1292–98). He owed his election to the ecclesiastical electors, who, fearing the growing power and…Cassander
(Encyclopedia) CassanderCassanderkəsănˈdər [key], 358–297 b.c., king of Macedon, one of the chief figures in the wars of the Diadochi. The son of Antipater, he was an officer under Alexander the…Aetolian League
(Encyclopedia) Aetolian League, confederation centering in the cities of Aetolia. It was formed in the 4th cent. b.c. and began to gain power in the 3d cent. in opposing the Achaean League and the…William Shakespeare: King John, Act II
Act IIScene IFrance. Before AngiersEnter Austria and forces, drums, etc. on one side: on the other King Philip and his power; Lewis, Arthur, Constance and attendantsLewisBefore Angiers well…Brewer's: Philisides
(4 syl.). Philip Sidney (Phili' Sid). Spenser uses the word in the Pastoral Æglogue on the Death of Sir Philip. “Philisides is dead.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Ancient Greece and Macedon: Rulers
Draco, Athenian politician (c. 621 B.C.)Solon, chief magistrate of Athens (594–546 B.C.)Pisistratus, tyrant of Athens (605?–527 B.C.)Hippias, tyrant of Athens (527–510 B.C.)Hipparchus,…Illyria and Illyricum
(Encyclopedia) IllyriaIllyriaĭlĭrˈēə [key] and IllyricumIllyricumĭlĭrˈĭkəm [key], ancient region of the Balkan Peninsula. In prehistoric times a group of tribes speaking dialects of an Indo-European…Spenser, Edmund
(Encyclopedia) Spenser, Edmund, 1552?–1599, English poet, b. London. He was the friend of men eminent in literature and at court, including Gabriel Harvey, Sir Philip Sidney, Sir Walter Raleigh, and…Carlists
(Encyclopedia) Carlists, partisans of Don Carlos (1788–1855) and his successors, who claimed the Spanish throne under the Salic law of succession, introduced (1713) by Philip V. The law (forced on…Trending
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