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Hunyadi, John
(Encyclopedia) Hunyadi, JohnHunyadi, Johnh&oobreve;nˈyŏdĭ [key], Hung. Hunyadi János, c.1385–1456, Hungarian national hero, leader of the resistance against the Ottomans. He was chosen (1441)…The Declaration of Independence
On April 12, 1776, the legislature of North Carolina authorized its delegates to the Continental Congress to join with others in a declaration of separation from Great Britain; the first…Southern Christian Leadership Conference
(Encyclopedia) Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), civil-rights organization founded in 1957 by Martin Luther King, Jr., and headed by him until his assassination in 1968. Composed…Molé, Louis Mathieu, Comte
(Encyclopedia) Molé, Louis Mathieu, ComteMolé, Louis Mathieu, Comtelwē mätyöˈ kôNt môlāˈ [key], 1781–1855, French politician. He was made a count and minister of justice by Emperor Napoleon I and…Montespan, Françoise Athénaïs, marquise de
(Encyclopedia) Montespan, Françoise Athénaïs, marquise deMontespan, Françoise Athénaïs, marquise defräNswäzˈ ätānäēsˈ märkēzˈ də môNtəspäNˈ [key], 1641–1707, mistress of King Louis XIV of France. She…Ems dispatch
(Encyclopedia) Ems dispatch, 1870, communication between King William of Prussia (later German Emperor William I) and his premier, Otto von Bismarck. In June, 1870, the throne of Spain was offered to…Sweyn
(Encyclopedia) SweynSweynswān [key], c.960–1014, king of Denmark (986–1014), son of Harold Bluetooth. Although baptized, he reverted to paganism and rebelled against his father, who was killed in…Faisal I
(Encyclopedia) Faisal I or Faysal IFaisal Iboth: fīˈsəl [key], 1885–1933, king of Iraq (1921–33). The third son of Husayn ibn Ali, sherif of Mecca, he is also called Faisal ibn Husayn. Faisal was…Faisal bin Abd al-Aziz al-Saud
(Encyclopedia) Faisal bin Abd al-Aziz al-SaudFaisal bin Abd al-Aziz al-Saudĭˈbən abdäl äzēzˈ ĭˈbən sä&oomacr;dˈ fīˈsäl [key], 1905–75, king of Saudi Arabia (1964–75), son of Ibn Saud, brother of…Heralds' College
(Encyclopedia) Heralds' College, body first chartered in 1483 by Richard III of England. It has been reorganized several times. Its purpose is to assign new coats of arms and to trace lineages to…Trending
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