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Nabonidus
(Encyclopedia)Nabonidus năbənīˈdəs [key], d. 538? b.c., last king of the Chaldaean dynasty of Babylonia. He was not of Nebuchadnezzar's family, and it is possible that he usurped the throne. He was absorbed in...Bononcini, Giovanni Maria
(Encyclopedia)Bononcini, Giovanni Maria: see under Bononcini, family. ...Wörther See
(Encyclopedia)Wörther See, lake, Austria: see Maria Wörth. ...Liguori, Alfonso Maria de'
(Encyclopedia)Liguori, Alfonso Maria de': see Alphonsus Liguori, Saint. ...York, Cardinal
(Encyclopedia)York, Cardinal: see Stuart, Henry Benedict Maria Clement. ...Perón, Isabel María Martínez de
(Encyclopedia)Perón, Isabel María Martínez de: see under Perón, Juan Domingo. ...George IV, king of Great Britain and Ireland
(Encyclopedia)George IV, 1762–1830, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1820–30), eldest son and successor of George III. In 1785 he married Maria Anne Fitzherbert, a Roman Catholic. The marriage was illegal, ho...Adler, Felix
(Encyclopedia)Adler, Felix ădˈlər [key], 1851–1933, American educator and leader in social welfare, founder of the Ethical Culture movement, b. Germany. He was brought to the United States as a small child, wa...Machado de Assis, Joaquim Maria
(Encyclopedia)Machado de Assis, Joaquim Maria zhwäkēmˈ mərēˈə məshäˈdo͝o dĭ əsēzˈ [key], 1839–1908, Brazilian novelist, b. Rio de Janeiro. The grandson of African slaves, he was educated by a pries...Rio Branco, José Maria da Silva Paranhos, barão do
(Encyclopedia)Rio Branco, José Maria da Silva Paranhos, barão do zho͝ozĕˈ mərēˈə də sēlˈvə pəräˈnyo͝os bərouNˈ do͝o rēˈo͝o brängˈko͝o [key], 1845–1912, Brazilian statesman and diplomat. ...Browse by Subject
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