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British Royalty History: Royal Wedding 2011
Royal Wedding 2011 Find all the information you need for the big day from who's invited to who's not, the ceremony, the carriage route, and the after party. Check out a history royal…Margaret of Austria
(Encyclopedia) Margaret of Austria, 1480–1530, Hapsburg princess, regent of the Netherlands; daughter of Emperor Maximilian I. She was betrothed (1483) to the dauphin of France, later King Charles…Mortimer, Edmund de, 5th earl of March and 3d earl of Ulster
(Encyclopedia) Mortimer, Edmund de, 5th earl of March and 3d earl of Ulster, 1391–1425, English nobleman, son of Roger de Mortimer, 4th earl of March. He succeeded (1398) his father not only as earl…Harvard, John
(Encyclopedia) Harvard, John, 1607–38, English minister in America and first major benefactor of Harvard College, b. Southwark, England, M.A. Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1635. He immigrated in 1637…Robert Nicols MARTIN, Congress, MD (1798-1870)
MARTIN Robert Nicols , a Representative from Maryland; born in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., January 14, 1798; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…Cornish literature
(Encyclopedia) Cornish literature. The literature of the Celtic language of Cornwall, which has been spoken only by bilingual speakers since the late 18th cent. The surviving pre-1800 literature…Clarence, Lionel, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Clarence, Lionel, duke of, 1338–68, third son of Edward III of England. His marriage (1352) to Elizabeth de Burgh gained him the title and lands of the earl of Ulster. Governor of…Pérez, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Pérez, JuanPérez, Juanhwän pāˈrāth [key], d. 1774, Spanish colonial naval officer, explorer on the coast of the Pacific Northwest. In 1774 he commanded a fleet sent by the Spanish…Adams, John Couch
(Encyclopedia) Adams, John Couch, 1819–92, English astronomer, grad. St. John's College, Cambridge, 1843. By mathematical calculation based on irregularities in the motion of Uranus, he predicted the…Trending
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