(Encyclopedia) Jacqueline, 1401–36, countess of Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland (1417–33). The daughter and heiress of William IV, duke of Bavaria and count of Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland, and of…
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DICOTYLEDONFLOWERSFIND OUT MOREKnown as angiosperms (which means “seed cases”), flowering plants produce seeds inside the swollen base of the FLOWER, the ovary. Flowering plants make up…
HOW DO STARFISH FEED? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A STARFISH LOSES A LIMB? ECHINODERM CLASSIFICATIONFIND OUT MOREStarfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers all belong to the family of…
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(Encyclopedia) Arthur I, 1187–1203?, duke of Brittany (1196–1203?), son of Geoffrey, fourth son of Henry II of England and Constance, heiress of Brittany. Arthur, a posthumous child, was proclaimed…
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