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Ferdinand II, king of the Two Sicilies

(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand II, 1810–59, king of the Two Sicilies (1830–59), son and successor of Francis I. Although initially he sought to improve the wretched conditions of his kingdom, he soon…

Berchtold, Leopold, Graf von

(Encyclopedia) Berchtold, Leopold, Graf vonBerchtold, Leopold, Graf vonlāˈōpôlt gräf fən bĕrkhˈtôlt [key], 1863–1942, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister (1912–15). During the Balkan Wars he…

Prout, Father

(Encyclopedia) Prout, Father: see Mahony, Francis Sylvester.

Townsend plan

(Encyclopedia) Townsend plan: see under Townsend, Francis Everett.

Old Pretender

(Encyclopedia) Old Pretender: see Stuart, James Francis Edward.

Assisi

(Encyclopedia) Assisi Assisi äs-sēˈzē [key], town, Umbria, central Italy. A religious and tourist center, it stands on a hill in the Apennines with an expansive view of the…

Josephine

(Encyclopedia) Josephine, 1763–1814, empress of the French (1804–9) as the consort of Napoleon I. Born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie in Martinique, she was married in 1779 to Alexandre de…

Women in Sports: Sailing

Krystyna Choynowski-Liskiewicz of Poland was the first woman to sail around the world solo. She accomplished this feat on March 28, 1976. Ellen…

Alençon, François, duc d'

(Encyclopedia) Alençon, François, duc d': see Francis, duke of Alençon and Anjou.

Franz Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Franz Joseph, emperor of Austria and king of Hungary: see Francis Joseph.