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John George
(Encyclopedia)John George, 1585–1656, elector of Saxony (1611–56). A drunkard, he nonetheless ruled the leading German Protestant state during the Thirty Years War. He vacillated in his policy between support o...Philip the Arabian
(Encyclopedia)Philip the Arabian: see Philip, Roman emperor. ...Didius Julianus
(Encyclopedia)Didius Julianus (Marcus Didius Salvius Julianus) dĭˈdēəs jo͞olēāˈnəs [key], d. 193, Roman emperor (193). He was consul under Pertinax, on whose death the Praetorian Guard received bids for th...Artemas
(Encyclopedia)Artemas ärˈtĭməs [key], companion of Paul, mentioned in his Letter to Titus. ...Barbarossa, Frederick
(Encyclopedia)Barbarossa, Frederick: see Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. ...Kunigunde, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Kunigunde, Saint: see Henry II, Holy Roman emperor. ...Constantine the Great
(Encyclopedia)Constantine the Great: see Constantine I, Roman emperor. ...Frederick Barbarossa
(Encyclopedia)Frederick Barbarossa: 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...Louis the Bavarian
(Encyclopedia)Louis the Bavarian: see Louis IV, Holy Roman emperor. ...Browse by Subject
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