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Frederick the Warlike
(Encyclopedia) Frederick the Warlike: see Frederick I, elector of Saxony.Frederick the Wise
(Encyclopedia) Frederick the Wise: see Frederick III, elector of Saxony.farming the taxes
(Encyclopedia) farming the taxes: see farming, in taxation.Ferdinand the Catholic
(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand the Catholic: see Ferdinand II, king of Aragón.Havelok the Dane
(Encyclopedia) Havelok the Dane, English 13th-century metrical romance. It concerns a prince brought up as a scullion, who, after discovering his true identity, wins the kingdoms of Denmark and…Henry the Fowler
(Encyclopedia) Henry the Fowler: see Henry I, German king.Henry the Lion
(Encyclopedia) Henry the Lion, 1129–95, duke of Saxony (1142–80) and of Bavaria (1156–80); son of Henry the Proud. His father died (1139) while engaged in a war to regain his duchies, and it was not…Henry the Minstrel
(Encyclopedia) Henry the Minstrel: see Blind Harry.Henry the Navigator
(Encyclopedia) Henry the Navigator, 1394–1460, prince of Portugal, patron of exploration. Because he fought with extraordinary valor in the Portuguese conquest of Ceuta (1415), he was created duke of…Henry the Proud
(Encyclopedia) Henry the Proud, c.1108–1139, duke of Bavaria (1126–38) and of Saxony (1137–38). A member of the Guelph family, he inherited the duchy of Bavaria and enormous private wealth. By his…Trending
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