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Ypsilanti, Greek family
(Encyclopedia) Ypsilanti or HypsilantiYpsilantiboth: ĭpˌsĭlănˈtē [key], prominent Greek family of Phanariots (see under Phanar). An early distinguished member, Alexander Ypsilanti, c.1725–c.1807, was…Maccabees, Jewish family
(Encyclopedia) Maccabees or MachabeesMachabeesboth: măkˈəbēz [key], Jewish family of the 2d and 1st cent. b.c. that brought about a restoration of Jewish political and religious life. They are also…Medici, Italian family
(Encyclopedia) MediciMedicimĕˈdĭchē, Ital. māˈdēchē [key], Italian family that directed the destinies of Florence from the 15th cent. until 1737. Of obscure origin, they rose to immense wealth as…Condé, French family
(Encyclopedia) CondéCondékôNdāˈ [key], family name of a cadet branch of the French royal house of Bourbon. The name was first borne by Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé, 1530–69, Protestant leader…Harsha, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) HarshaHarshahärˈshə [key], in the Bible, family that returned from the Exile.Kore, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) KoreKorekōˈrē [key], in the Bible. 1 Family of temple doorkeepers. 2 Levite under Hezekiah.Paul the Deacon
(Encyclopedia) Paul the Deacon, c.725–799?, Lombard historian. He received a good education, probably at Pavia, and he learned Latin thoroughly and some Greek. He lived at Monte Cassino and at…Lot, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Lot, in the Book of Genesis, the son of Abraham's brother Haran. Lot settled in Sodom and received a warning of its destruction. As he fled with his family, his wife, disobeying God's…The True George Washington: Family Relations: Brothers
BrothersAs already noted, much of Washington's early life was passed at the homes of his elder (half-) brothers, Lawrence and Augustine, who lived respectively at Mount Vernon and Wakefield.…Motherhood and Family Statistics—Women's History Month
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