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Henry the Proud
(Encyclopedia) Henry the Proud, c.1108–1139, duke of Bavaria (1126–38) and of Saxony (1137–38). A member of the Guelph family, he inherited the duchy of Bavaria and enormous private wealth. By his…Hereward the Wake
(Encyclopedia) Hereward the WakeHereward the Wakehĕrˈĭwərd [key], fl. 1070, Anglo-Saxon rebel against William I. A thane, he apparently held land in Lincolnshire. In 1070 he sacked Peterborough with…Howel the Good
(Encyclopedia) Howel the Good: see Hywel Dda.Hugh the Great
(Encyclopedia) Hugh the Great, d. 956, French duke; son of King Robert I and father of Hugh Capet. Excluded from the succession on his father's death by his brother-in-law Raoul, he supported the…Ivan the Great
(Encyclopedia) Ivan the Great: see Ivan III.Ivan the Terrible
(Encyclopedia) Ivan the Terrible: see Ivan IV.Louis the Bavarian
(Encyclopedia) Louis the Bavarian: see Louis IV, Holy Roman emperor.Louis the Child
(Encyclopedia) Louis the Child, 893–911, German king (900–911), son and successor of King Arnulf. He was the last of the German line of the Carolingians. The archbishop of Mainz was regent for him.…Louis the German
(Encyclopedia) Louis the German, c.804–876, king of the East Franks (817–76). When his father, Emperor of the West Louis I, partitioned the empire in 817, Louis received Bavaria and adjacent…Louis the Great
(Encyclopedia) Louis the Great: see Louis I, king of Hungary.Trending
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