(Encyclopedia) Carol II, 1893–1953, king of Romania, son of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie. While crown prince, he contracted a morganatic marriage with Zizi Labrino but divorced her to marry (1921)…
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DOUGLAS, Beverly Browne, a Representative from Virginia; born at Providence Forge, New Kent County, Va., December 21, 1822; attended Rumford Academy in King William County, the College of…
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(Encyclopedia) Martin, 1356–1410, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona (c.1395–1410) and, as Martin II, king of Sicily (1409–10). He succeeded his brother, John I, in Aragón and became king of…
(Encyclopedia) Ladislaus IV, 1262–90, king of Hungary (1272–90), son and successor of Stephen V. Ladislaus became unpopular by favoring the Cumans, from whom he was descended through his mother.…
(Encyclopedia) Ladislaus V or Ladislaus Posthumus, 1440–57, king of Hungary (1444–57) and, as Ladislaus I, king of Bohemia (1453–57). Ladislaus, duke of Austria by birth as the posthumous son of…
Distributor:Weston Woods The power and beauty of Doreen Rappaport’s and Bryan Collier’s collaboration combined with Michael Clarke Duncan’s evocative narration creates an impressionistic portrait…
