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Carol I

(Encyclopedia) Carol I, 1839–1914, prince (1866–81) and first king (1881–1914) of Romania, of the house of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. He is also called Charles I. A Prussian officer, he was elected to…

Stephen the Great

(Encyclopedia) Stephen the Great, d.1504, prince of Moldavia (1457–1504). A great military and political leader, Stephen consolidated princely authority, furthered economic prosperity, and…

Leiden, University of

(Encyclopedia) Leiden, University of, at Leiden, the Netherlands; founded 1575 by William the Silent, Prince of Orange. It became a state institution in the 19th cent. It has faculties of theology,…

Azareel

(Encyclopedia) AzareelAzareelāzărˈēĕl [key], in the Bible. 1 One of David's warriors. 2 Musician. His name also appears as Uzziel. 3 Prince.

Hanniel

(Encyclopedia) HannielHannielhănˈīĕl [key] [Heb.,=Haniel], in the Bible, Manassite prince.

Paltiel

(Encyclopedia) PaltielPaltielpălˈtīəl [key], in the Bible, prince of Issachar.

White Oak

(Encyclopedia) White Oak, uninc. community (1990 pop. 18,671), Montgomery and Prince Georges counties, central Md., in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. The site of the former Naval Ordnance Laboratory…

Alexander Karadjordjević

(Encyclopedia) Alexander Karadjordjević or Karageorgevich: see Alexander, prince of Serbia; Alexander, king of Yugoslavia.

Roman, town, Romania

(Encyclopedia) Roman, town (1990 pop. 78,749), NE Romania, in Moldavia, at the confluence of the Prut and Siretul rivers. Sugar refining and the manufacture of building materials are the chief…