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Washington, Booker Taliaferro
(Encyclopedia)Washington, Booker Taliaferro, 1856–1915, American educator, b. Franklin co., Va. Washington was born into slavery; his mother was a mulatto slave on a plantation, his father a white man whom he nev...Sans Souci
(Encyclopedia)Sans Souci säN so͞osēˈ [key] [Fr.,=without care], palace built (1745–47) at Potsdam, Germany, by Frederick II, who lived there for 40 years. Over 300 ft (91 m) long, it is believed to have been ...Frederick William, elector of Brandenburg
(Encyclopedia)Frederick William, known as the Great Elector, 1620–88, elector of Brandenburg (1640–88), son and successor of George William. At his accession the scattered lands of the Hohenzollern were devasta...Barbarossa, Frederick
(Encyclopedia)Barbarossa, Frederick: see Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. ...Jackson, Frederick John Foakes-
(Encyclopedia)Jackson, Frederick John Foakes-: see Foakes-Jackson, Frederick John. ...Frederick V, elector palatine
(Encyclopedia)Frederick V, elector palatine: see Frederick the Winter King. ...Frederick Barbarossa
(Encyclopedia)Frederick Barbarossa: see Frederick I, Holy Roman emperor. ...Frederick of Austria
(Encyclopedia)Frederick of Austria: see Frederick the Fair, German antiking. ...Frederick the Great
(Encyclopedia)Frederick the Great: see Frederick II, king of Prussia. ...Frederick the Warlike
(Encyclopedia)Frederick the Warlike: see Frederick I, elector of Saxony. ...Browse by Subject
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