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Haneke, Michael
(Encyclopedia)Haneke, Michael häˈnəkə [key], 1942–, Austrian film director and screenwriter, b. Munich, Germany. In the 1970s and 80s, he wrote and directed for television and the theater. His first film, The...Carol II
(Encyclopedia)Carol II, 1893–1953, king of Romania, son of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie. While crown prince, he contracted a morganatic marriage with Zizi Labrino but divorced her to marry (1921) Princess Helen...Stewart, John Innes Mackintosh
(Encyclopedia)Stewart, John Innes Mackintosh: see Innes, Michael. ...Jagger, Mick
(Encyclopedia) Jagger, Mick (Michael Phillip Jagger): see Rolling Stones. ...Daley, Richard Michael
(Encyclopedia)Daley, Richard Michael: see under Daley, Richard Joseph. ...Daley, William Michael
(Encyclopedia)Daley, William Michael: see under Daley, Richard Joseph. ...Michael, persons in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Michael, in the Bible. 1 Father of Sethur the spy. 2 Chief of Issachar. 3 One of David's captains at Ziklag. 4 Jehoshaphat's murdered son. ...Rulers of the Byzantine Empire (table)
(Encyclopedia)Rulers of the Byzantine Empire ...Baius, Michael
(Encyclopedia)Baius or Bajus, Michael bāˈyəs, bāˈjəs [key], 1513–89, Flemish Roman Catholic theologian, also known as Michel de Bay. He was chancellor of the Univ. of Louvain and was sent to the Council of ...Andronicus II
(Encyclopedia)Andronicus II (Andronicus Palaeologus) pālēŏlˈəgəs [key], 1258–1332, Byzantine emperor (1282–1328), son and successor of Michael VIII. He devoted himself chiefly to church affairs, renewing ...Browse by Subject
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