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(Encyclopedia)Berkhamstead, formerly also Great Berkhampstead both: bûrkˈəmstĕd, bärkˈ– ...Wenceslaus I, king of Bohemia
(Encyclopedia)Wenceslaus I, d. 1253, king of Bohemia (1230–53), son and successor of Ottocar I. He invited large numbers of Germans to settle in the villages and towns of Bohemia and Moravia. In some villages pea...Poniatowski, Stanislaus Augustus
(Encyclopedia)Poniatowski, Stanislaus Augustus: see Stanislaus II. ...Uccialli, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Uccialli, Treaty of: see Menelik II. ...Catherine the Great
(Encyclopedia)Catherine the Great: see Catherine II. ...Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini
(Encyclopedia)Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini: see Pius II. ...Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Simeon
(Encyclopedia)Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Simeon: see Simeon II. ...Piccolomini, Enea Silvio de'
(Encyclopedia)Piccolomini, Enea Silvio de': see Pius II. ...Reichstadt, Napoleon, duke of
(Encyclopedia)Reichstadt, Napoleon, duke of: see Napoleon II. ...Godolphin, Sidney Godolphin, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Godolphin, Sidney Godolphin, 1st earl of gədŏlˈfĭn [key], 1645–1712, English statesman. He early established a lasting friendship with John Churchill (later duke of Marlborough), and their polit...Browse by Subject
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