ENGLISH, Philip Sheridan, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., June 20, 1956; B.A., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1978; committee staff aide,…
(Encyclopedia) Constantine VII (Constantine Porphyrogenitus), 905–59, Byzantine emperor (913–59). He acceded after the brief reign of his uncle Alexander, who succeeded Constantine's father, Leo VI.…
(Encyclopedia) Vida, Marco GirolamoVida, Marco Girolamomärˈkō jērôˈlämō vēˈdä [key], c.1490–1566, Italian poet, b. Cremona. After joining the humanist court of Pope Leo X, he was given a priory at…
(Encyclopedia) RegulusRegulusrĕgˈyələs [key], brightest star in the constellation Leo; Bayer designation Alpha Leonis; 1992 position R.A. 10h08m, Dec. +12°00′. A bluish-white main-sequence star of…
actorBorn: 11/11/1974Birthplace: Los Angeles Known worldwide by his young fans as “Leo”, this modern-day Romeo catapulted to megastardom after his role in Titanic (1997), the ship that launched a…
(Encyclopedia) Medici, Giovanni de', or Giovanni delle Bande NereGiovanni delle Bande Nerejōvänˈnē dĕlˈlā bänˈdā nāˈrā [key] [Ital.,=of the black bands], 1498–1526, Italian condottiere; great-…
(Encyclopedia) Medici, Lorenzo de', 1492–1519, duke of Urbino (1516–19); son of Piero de' Medici. His uncle, Pope Leo X, made the youthful Lorenzo duke of Urbino. After his early death, however,…
(Encyclopedia) Nicephorus, SaintNicephorus, Saintnīsĕfˈərəs [key], 758?–829?, patriarch of Constantinople (806–15), Byzantine historian and theologian. St. Nicephorus attended the Second Council of…
(Encyclopedia) Schism of East and West, division between the Orthodox Eastern Church and the Roman Catholic Church. See Christianity; Ferrara-Florence, Council of; Leo IX, Saint; Lyons, Second…
