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Holy Roman Emperors (table)
(Encyclopedia) HOLY ROMAN EMPERORS(including dates of reign) Saxon dynasty Salian or Franconian dynasty Hohenstaufen dynasty and rivals Interregnum, 1254–73 Hapsburg, Luxemburg, and other dynasties ...Richard of Devizes
(Encyclopedia)Richard of Devizes dĭvīˈzĭz [key], fl. late 12th cent., English chronicler and monk. He wrote a lively Chronicon de rebus gestis Ricardi primi [chronicle of the deeds of Richard I], a valuable his...Graves, Michael
(Encyclopedia)Graves, Michael, 1934–2015, American architect, b. Indianapolis, Ind., educated at the Univ. of Cincinnati and Harvard. He taught at Princeton from 1962 to 2002. Graves was a member of the New York ...Franz, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Franz, Robert rōˈbĕrt fränts [key], 1815–92, German composer of about 350 lieder, intimate songs, usually in strophic form. The first of them (pub. 1843) drew warm praise from Schumann. Franz ch...Bury, Richard de
(Encyclopedia)Bury, Richard de: see Richard de Bury. ...Neville, Richard
(Encyclopedia)Neville, Richard: see Warwick, Richard Neville, earl of. ...Grove, Sir George
(Encyclopedia)Grove, Sir George, 1820–1900, English musicographer, whose Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1879–89) has become a standard reference work. Originally an engineer, he assisted in the establishmen...Hurst, John Fletcher
(Encyclopedia)Hurst, John Fletcher, 1834–1903, American Methodist bishop and educator, b. Maryland. He was president of Drew Theological Seminary from 1873 until 1880, when he was elected bishop. Bishop Hurst was...D'Oyly Carte, Richard
(Encyclopedia)D'Oyly Carte, Richard: see Carte, Richard D'Oyly. ...Cœur de Lion
(Encyclopedia)Cœur de Lion: see Richard I, king of England. ...Browse by Subject
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