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Czartoryski

(Encyclopedia) CzartoryskiCzartoryskichärtôrĭsˈkē [key], Polish princely family. Although of ancient lineage, it rose to prominence only in the 17th cent., and in the 18th cent. during the reign of…

Hangman

Play one or all of these addictive word puzzles! The hangman games are categorized by topic. Try to figure out the word or phrase by clicking on letters. A new body part appears with every wrong…

Burgh, Hubert de

(Encyclopedia) Burgh, Hubert deBurgh, Hubert dehy&oomacr;ˈbərt də bûrg, bûrˈə [key], d. 1243, chief justiciar of England under kings John and Henry III. Having served as a royal minister and…

Alfonso III, king of Portugal

(Encyclopedia) Alfonso III, 1210–79, king of Portugal (1248–79), son of Alfonso II, brother and successor of Sancho II. By his marriage with Matilda, countess of Boulogne, he became count of Boulogne…

Alexander III, czar of Russia

(Encyclopedia) Alexander III, 1845–94, czar of Russia (1881–94), son and successor of Alexander II. Factors that contributed to Alexander's reactionary policies included his father's assassination,…

Alexander III, king of Scotland

(Encyclopedia) Alexander III, 1241–86, king of Scotland (1249–86), son and successor of Alexander II. He married a daughter of Henry III of England and quarreled with Henry, and later Henry's son…

Charles III, king of Naples

(Encyclopedia) Charles III (Charles of Durazzo), 1345–86, king of Naples (1381–86) and, as Charles II, of Hungary (1385–86); great-grandson of Charles II of Naples. Adopted as a child by Joanna I of…

Charles III, king of Navarre

(Encyclopedia) Charles III (Charles the Good), 1361–1425, king of Navarre (1387–1425), count of Évreux; son and successor of Charles II. He settled (1404) his inherited differences with France and…