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Margaret of Valois
(Encyclopedia) Margaret of ValoisMargaret of Valoisvälwäˈ [key], 1553–1615, queen of France and Navarre, daughter of King Henry II of France and of Catherine de' Medici. She was known as Queen Margot…Marignano, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Marignano, battle ofMarignano, battle ofmärēnyäˈnō [key], 1515, in the Italian Wars, fought by Francis I of France and his Venetian allies against the Swiss Confederates, who then…Manitoba, University of
(Encyclopedia) Manitoba, University of, at Winnipeg, Man., Canada; provincially supported, coeducational; chartered 1877. It has faculties of arts and sciences, graduate studies, law, medicine,…Madrid, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Madrid, Treaty of, 1526: see Italian Wars.Magellan, Strait of
(Encyclopedia) Magellan, Strait of, c.330 mi (530 km) long and 21&fslsh;2 to 15 mi (4–24 km) wide, separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands south of the continent. Except…Marmara, Sea of
(Encyclopedia) Marmara, Sea of, or Sea of Marmora, c.4,430 sq mi (11,474 sq km), NW Turkey, between Europe in the north and Asia in the south. The Sea of Marmara, c.175 mi (280 km) long and 50 mi (80…Marsilius of Padua
(Encyclopedia) Marsilius of PaduaMarsilius of Paduamärsĭlˈēəs, păˈdy&oomacr;ə [key], d. c.1342, Italian political philosopher. He is satirically called Marsiglio. Little is known with certainty…Martaban, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia) Martaban, Gulf ofMartaban, Gulf ofmärtəbănˈ, –bänˈ [key], arm of the Andaman Sea, indenting S Myanmar and receiving the waters of the Sittaung and Thanlwin (Salween) rivers. The small…Lindsey, Parts of
(Encyclopedia) Lindsey, Parts of: see Lincolnshire.Arran, earls of
(Encyclopedia) Arran, earls of. Use Hamilton, James, or Stuart, James.Trending
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