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Wittelsbach

(Encyclopedia) WittelsbachWittelsbachvĭˈtəlsbäkh [key], German dynasty that ruled Bavaria from 1180 until 1918. The family takes its name from the ancestral castle of Wittelsbach in Upper Bavaria. In…

Clayton

(Encyclopedia) Clayton, city (2020 pop. 17,355), seat of St. Louis co., E central Mo., a suburb of St. Louis; inc. 1919. Developed in the 1960s, it has…

Hugh the Great

(Encyclopedia) Hugh the Great, d. 956, French duke; son of King Robert I and father of Hugh Capet. Excluded from the succession on his father's death by his brother-in-law Raoul, he supported the…

Angevin

(Encyclopedia) AngevinAngevinănˈjəvĭn [key] [Fr.,=of Anjou], name of two medieval dynasties originating in France. The first ruled over parts of France and over Jerusalem and England; the second…

Minority Oscar Winners in Major Acting Categories

Jennie Wood 1. Hattie McDaniel  2. José Ferrer  3. Anthony Quinn  4. Rita Moreno  5. Sidney Poitier  6. Sacheen Littlefeather  7. Louis Gossett, Jr.  8. Whoopi Goldberg  9. Mercedes…

Richard Henry NORTON, Congress, MO (1849-1918)

NORTON, Richard Henry, a Representative from Missouri; born in Troy, Lincoln County, Mo., November 6, 1849; attended the common schools and the St. Louis (Mo.) University, where he took a…

Dolan, Timothy Michael

(Encyclopedia) Dolan, Timothy Michael, 1950–, American Roman Catholic cardinal, b. St. Louis, Mo. Educated at Cardinal Glennon College, the Pontifical American College in Rome, and the Catholic…

Angoulême, Marie Thérèse Charlotte, duchesse d'

(Encyclopedia) Angoulême, Marie Thérèse Charlotte, duchesse d'Angoulême, Marie Thérèse Charlotte, duchesse d'märēˈ tārĕzˈ shärlôtˈ düshĕsˈ [key]Angoulême, Marie Thérèse Charlotte, duchesse d' däNg…