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Barbarossa, Frederick
(Encyclopedia)Barbarossa, Frederick: see Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. ...Conrad III, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire
(Encyclopedia)Conrad III, c.1093–1152, German king (1138–52), son of Frederick, duke of Swabia, and Agnes, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV; first of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. He joined his brother Frede...predestination
(Encyclopedia)predestination, in theology, doctrine that asserts that God predestines from eternity the salvation of certain souls. So-called double predestination, as in Calvinism, is the added assertion that God ...Louis the Bavarian
(Encyclopedia)Louis the Bavarian: see Louis IV, Holy Roman emperor. ...Wenceslaus IV, king of Bohemia
(Encyclopedia)Wenceslaus IV, king of Bohemia: see Wenceslaus, Holy Roman emperor. ...Otto the Great
(Encyclopedia)Otto the Great: see Otto I, Holy Roman emperor. ...Trier
(Encyclopedia)Trier trēr [key], Latin Augusta Treverorum, city (1994 pop. 99,183), Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany, a port on the Moselle (Ger. Mosel) River, near the Luxembourg border. It is also known, in Engli...Gaul
(Encyclopedia)Gaul gôl [key], Lat. Gallia, ancient designation for the land S and W of the Rhine, W of the Alps, and N of the Pyrenees. The name was extended by the Romans to include Italy from Lucca and Rimini no...Francis I, emperor of Austria
(Encyclopedia)Francis I, emperor of Austria: see Francis II, Holy Roman emperor. ...Charles III, king of Hungary
(Encyclopedia)Charles III, king of Hungary: see Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor. ...Browse by Subject
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