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Pepin of Heristal

(Encyclopedia) Pepin of Heristal (Pepin II)Pepin of Heristalhĕrˈĭstəl [key]Pepin of Heristal pĕpˈĭn [key], d. 714, mayor of the palace (680–714) of the Frankish territory of Austrasia; grandson of…

Pepin of Landen

(Encyclopedia) Pepin of Landen (Pepin I), d. 639?, mayor of the palace of the Frankish kingdom of Austrasia. With Arnulf, bishop of Metz, he called in King Clotaire II of Neustria to overthrow (613)…

Perekop, Isthmus of

(Encyclopedia) Perekop, Isthmus ofPerekop, Isthmus ofpĕrĭkôpˈ [key], c.19 mi (30 km) long and from 5 to 14 mi (8–23 km) wide, connecting Crimea with the Ukrainian mainland. The Crimean portion of the…

Passarowitz, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia) Passarowitz, Treaty ofPassarowitz, Treaty ofpäsäˈrōvĭts [key], 1718, peace treaty signed at Požarevac (Ger. Passarowitz), E Serbia. It was concluded between the Ottoman Empire (Turkey…

Paul of Aegina

(Encyclopedia) Paul of AeginaPaul of Aeginaējīˈnə [key], 7th cent.?, Greek physician. His only extant work is a medical history in seven books; it was translated into English, with a commentary by…

Paul of Samosata

(Encyclopedia) Paul of SamosataPaul of Samosatasəmŏsˈətə [key], fl. 260–72, Syrian Christian theologian, heretical patriarch of Antioch. He was a friend and high official of Zenobia of Palmyra. Paul…

Peaks of Otter

(Encyclopedia) Peaks of Otter, Va.: see Otter, Peaks of.

Aymer of Valence

(Encyclopedia) Aymer of ValenceAymer of Valenceāˈmər, vəlĕnsˈ, väläNsˈ [key], d. 1260, bishop of Winchester; son of Isabella (widow of King John of England) and Hugh X, count of La Marche. He was…