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Shrewsbury, Charles Talbot, duke of
(Encyclopedia)Shrewsbury, Charles Talbot, duke of shrōzˈbərē, shro͞ozˈ– [key], 1660–1718, English statesman. Brought up a Roman Catholic, he embraced Protestantism in 1679. A powerful Whig, he was one of ...Ockham, William of
(Encyclopedia)Ockham, William of: see William of Occam. ...Occam, William of
(Encyclopedia)Occam, William of: see William of Occam. ...Champeaux, William of
(Encyclopedia)Champeaux, William of: see William of Champeaux. ...Tindal, William
(Encyclopedia)Tindal or Tindale, William: see Tyndale, William. ...William of Longchamp
(Encyclopedia)William of Longchamp: see Longchamp, William of. ...Wickham, William of
(Encyclopedia)Wickham, William of: see William of Wykeham. ...Wykeham, William of
(Encyclopedia)Wykeham, William of: see William of Wykeham. ...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...William I, king of the Netherlands
(Encyclopedia)William I, 1772–1843, first king of the Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg (1815–40), son of Prince William V of Orange, last stadtholder of the Netherlands. He commanded (1793–95) the Dut...Browse by Subject
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