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Is Vatican City a Country?
Is the Holy See a proper nation? The Vatican City is a microstate located within but independent from the City of Rome in Italy. While Vatican City is tiny, it is treated as a sovereign nation in…Parnell, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Parnell, Thomas, 1679–1718, Irish poet, b. Dublin. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was archdeacon of Clogher from 1706. He was a friend of Pope and Swift and a member of the…January 1998 News and Events
1998 News Month-By-Month World Netanyahu Survives Parliamentary Test (Jan. 4): Israeli Prime Minister's majority threatened by resignation of Foreign Minister David Levy. (Jan. 5): Netanyahu…Francis II, Holy Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia) Francis II, 1768–1835, last Holy Roman emperor (1792–1806), first emperor of Austria as Francis I (1804–35), king of Bohemia and of Hungary (1792–1835). He succeeded his father,…Cambrai, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Cambrai, Treaty of, called the Ladies' Peace, treaty negotiated and signed in 1529 by Louise of Savoy, representing her son Francis I of France, and Margaret of Austria, representing…Louise of Savoy, duchesse d'Angoulême
(Encyclopedia) Louise of Savoy, duchesse d'AngoulêmeLouise of Savoy, duchesse d'Angoulêmedüshĕsˈ däNg&oomacr;lĕmˈ [key], 1476–1531, regent of France; daughter of Duke Philip II of Savoy and…Montmorency, Anne, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Montmorency, Anne, duc deMontmorency, Anne, duc demŏntˌmərĕnˈsē, Fr. än dük də môNmôräNsēˈ [key], 1493?–1567, constable of France. He was made a marshal (1522) by Francis I, was…Bacon, Francis, English painter
(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Francis, 1910–92, English painter, b. Dublin. A self-taught artist, Bacon rejected abstraction in painting to explore a repertoire of strange, fractured, and often bizarre…Throgmorton, Francis
(Encyclopedia) Throgmorton, Francis: see Throckmorton, Francis.Shenouda III
(Encyclopedia) Shenouda III, 1923–2012, pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church (see Copts), 1971–2012; successor of Cyril VI. Born Nazeer Gayed, he attended Cairo Univ. (B.A. 1947) and the Coptic…Trending
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