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Henry the Proud
(Encyclopedia)Henry the Proud, c.1108–1139, duke of Bavaria (1126–38) and of Saxony (1137–38). A member of the Guelph family, he inherited the duchy of Bavaria and enormous private wealth. By his marriage (11...Henry, O.
(Encyclopedia)Henry, O.: see O. Henry.Henry, John
(Encyclopedia)Henry, John: see John Henry.Garnet, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Garnet, Henry: see Garnett, Henry. ...Morris, Mark
(Encyclopedia)Morris, Mark 1956–, American dancer and choreographer, b. Seattle, Wash. After training in Balkan folk dance, flamenco, and ballet, he went on to dance for Eliot Feld, Laura Dean, and Lar Lubovitch....Spector, Phil
(Encyclopedia) Spector, Phil (Harvey Philip), 1939-2021, American record producer, b. Bronx, NY. The child of Russian Jewish immigrants, Spector’s father passed awa...Adalbert
(Encyclopedia)Adalbert, 1043–72, German churchman, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, a diocese that included Scandinavia. He was a favorite of Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, who appointed Adalbert to the archbishopric...Henry, Fort
(Encyclopedia)Henry, Fort, Tenn.: see Fort Henry. ...Yorke, Henry Vincent
(Encyclopedia)Yorke, Henry Vincent: see Green, Henry. ...Jacobites
(Encyclopedia)Jacobites jăkˈəbītsˌ [key], adherents of the exiled branch of the house of Stuart who sought to restore James II and his descendants to the English and Scottish thrones after the Glorious Revolut...Browse by Subject
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