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Stockmar, Christian Friedrich, Baron von

(Encyclopedia) Stockmar, Christian Friedrich, Baron vonStockmar, Christian Friedrich, Baron vonkrĭsˈtyän frēˈdrĭk bärōnˈ fŭn shtôkˈmär [key], 1787–1863, Anglo-Belgian diplomat and courtier, b. Coburg…

Allyson Y. SCHWARTZ, Congress, PA (1948)

SCHWARTZ, Allyson Y., a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Queens, Queens County, N.Y., October 3, 1948; graduated from the Calhoun School, New York, N.Y., 1966; B.A., Simmons College,…

Liliuokalani Biography

Hawaiian queenBorn: 1838 Queen Liliuokalani was the last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii. She took the throne in 1891 following the death of her brother, King Kalakaua. She was a strong…

BROWN, John, Congress, MD (1815)

BROWN, John, a Representative from Maryland; birth date unknown; member of the State house of delegates, 1807-1808; elected as a Republican to the Eleventh and served until his resignation in…

Frigg

(Encyclopedia) Frigg or Frigga, Norse mother goddess and the wife of Odin (Woden). One of the most important goddesses of Germanic religion, she was queen of the heavens, a deity of love and the…

Alexandra

(Encyclopedia) Alexandra, 1844–1925, queen consort of Edward VII of Great Britain, whom she married in 1863. She was the daughter of Christian IX of Denmark.

wild carrot

(Encyclopedia) wild carrot: see Queen Anne's lace.

Parry Islands

(Encyclopedia) Parry Islands: see Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada.