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Zedekiah
(Encyclopedia) ZedekiahZedekiahzĕdˌəkīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Last king of Judah. He was the third son of Josiah to occupy the throne, the others being Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim. Zedekiah, whose name…Berry, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse de
(Encyclopedia) Berry, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse deBerry, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse dekärôlēnˈ fĕrdēnäNd lwēz, düshĕsˈ də bĕrēˈ [key], 1798–1870, wife of the French prince,…Bonifácio, José
(Encyclopedia) Bonifácio, JoséBonifácio, Josézh&oomacr;zāˈ bônēfäˈsēō [key], 1763–1838, Brazilian statesman and scientist. He studied in Europe and gained international fame as a geologist before…Borodin, Aleksandr Porfirevich
(Encyclopedia) Borodin, Aleksandr PorfirevichBorodin, Aleksandr Porfirevichəlyĭksänˈdər pərfēˈrĭvĭch bôrôdyēnˈ [key], 1833–87, Russian composer, chemist, and physician. He studied at the academy of…Brian Boru
(Encyclopedia) Brian Boru or Brian BoroimheBrian Boroimheboth: brīˈən, brēn; bər&oomacr;ˈ, bərōˈ [key], 940?–1014, king of Ireland. A clan prince, he succeeded his brother Mathghamhain, who had…Broglie
(Encyclopedia) BroglieBrogliebrôˈyə, brôglēˈ [key], French noble family of Piedmontese origin, who settled in France in the 17th cent. Victor Maurice, comte de Broglie, 1647–1727, was marshal of…William II, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia
(Encyclopedia) William II, 1859–1941, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia (1888–1918), son and successor of Frederick III and grandson of William I of Germany and of Queen Victoria of England.…Malplaquet, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Malplaquet, battle ofMalplaquet, battle ofmälpläkāˈ [key], a major engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession (see Spanish Succession, War of the). On Sept. 11, 1709, the combined…Limousin
(Encyclopedia) LimousinLimousinlēm&oomacr;zăNˈ [key], region and former province, S central France, in the arid, hilly country W of the Auvergne Mts. It comprises the depts. of Corrèze, Creuse,…Killigrew, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Killigrew, ThomasKilligrew, Thomaskĭlˈəgr&oomacr;ˌ [key], 1612–83, English dramatist and theater manager, b. London. Before the closing of the theaters by the Puritans in 1642, he…Trending
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