(Encyclopedia) Catherine of BraganzaCatherine of Braganzabrəgănˈzə [key], 1638–1705, queen consort of Charles II of England, daughter of John IV of Portugal. She was married to Charles in 1662. As…
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Rulers of France since 987(including dates of reign)
The Capetians
Hugh Capet, 987–96
Robert II (the Pious), son of Hugh Capet, 996–1031
Henry I, son of Robert II, 1031–60…
(Encyclopedia) Mahmud IMahmud Imäm&oomacr;dˈ, mäˈm&oomacr;d [key], 1696–1754, Ottoman sultan (1730–54), son of Mustafa II, nephew and successor of Ahmed III. A revolt of the Janissaries put…
(Encyclopedia) Charles VIII, 1470–98, king of France (1483–98), son and successor of Louis XI. He first reigned under the regency of his sister Anne de Beaujeu. After his marriage (1491) to Anne of…
poetBorn: May 9, 1938Birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia Charles Simic replaced Donald Hall as Poet Laureate of the U.S. in 2007. Born in Yugoslavia in 1938, Simic moved to…
computer software entrepreneurBorn: 1944Birthplace: Shanghai, China When he was 8 years old, Wang's family moved to New York City. Graduating from Queens College with a B.S. in mathematics in 1967…
Born: 9/22/1915Birthplace: Austin, Texas constitutional law expert and professor who helped to write the legal brief for 10-year-old Linda Brown, the plaintiff in the landmark 1954 Supreme Court…
economist, educatorBorn: 5/29/1920Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary After training in economics in his native Budapest, then in Australia and in the United States, he became a lecturer, focusing on…
electrical engineerBorn: 1867Birthplace: Newton, Mass. Stone met his lifelong friend and partner, Edwin Webster, while they were studying electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of…
