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Philip the Bold, king of France

(Encyclopedia)Philip the Bold: see Philip III, king of France. ...

Holy Roman Emperors (table)

(Encyclopedia)HOLY ROMAN EMPERORS(including dates of reign) Saxon dynasty Salian or Franconian dynasty Hohenstaufen dynasty and rivals Interregnum, 1254–73 Hapsburg, Luxemburg, and other dynasties ...

Louis IX, king of France

(Encyclopedia)Louis IX or Saint Louis, 1214–70, king of France (1226–70), son and successor of Louis VIII. His mother, Blanche of Castile, was regent during his minority (1226–34), and her regency probably la...

Russian and Soviet Rulers since 1462 (table)

(Encyclopedia)Russian and Soviet Rulers since 1462(including dates of rule) House of Rurik House of Godunov Usurpers House of Romanov Provisional Government(premiers) Soviet Russia (1917–22) and the U...

Charles II, king of Hungary

(Encyclopedia)Charles II, king of Hungary: see Charles III, king of Naples. ...

Frederick Augustus II, elector of Saxony

(Encyclopedia)Frederick Augustus II, elector of Saxony: see Augustus III, king of Poland. ...

Uladislaus I

(Encyclopedia)Uladislaus I, king of Hungary: see Ladislaus III, king of Poland. ...

Charles the Fat

(Encyclopedia)Charles the Fat, French king: see Charles III, emperor of the West. ...

Douglas, Archibald, 5th earl of Angus

(Encyclopedia)Douglas, Archibald, 5th earl of Angus, 1449–1514, Scottish nobleman. He was a member of the faction that allied with Edward IV of England in opposition to the influence of Robert Cochrane, favorite ...

Pobyedonostzev, Konstantin Petrovich

(Encyclopedia)Pobyedonostzev, Konstantin Petrovich kənstəntyēnˈ pētrôˈvĭch pəbyĕdənôsˈtsyĭf [key], 1827–1907, Russian public official and jurist. He was professor of civil law at Moscow when he attr...