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Cambrai, League of

(Encyclopedia)Cambrai, League of, 1508–10, alliance formed by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, King Louis XII of France, Pope Julius II, King Ferdinand V of Aragón, and several Italian city-states against the re...

Fichtelgebirge

(Encyclopedia)Fichtelgebirge fĭkhˈtəlgəbĭrˌgə [key], mountain knot, in SE Germany, between Bayreuth and the Czech border; rises to 3,447 ft (1,051 m) in Schneeberg peak. The rugged mountains are composed mai...

Čapek, Josef

(Encyclopedia)Čapek, Josef yôˈsĕfchäˈpĕk [key], 1887–1945, Czech writer and painter. He collaborated with his brother KarelKarel on a number of plays and short stories. On his own he wrote the utopian play...

Runciman, Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia)Runciman, Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount rŭnˈsĭmən [key], 1870–1949, British shipping magnate and public official. He inherited his father's large shipping business. As a Liberal he served in Par...

Tuva

(Encyclopedia)Tuva, republic, Russia: see Tuva Republic. ...

Tyva

(Encyclopedia)Tyva or Tyva Republic, Russia: see Tuva Republic. ...

French Community

(Encyclopedia)French Community, established in 1958 by the constitution of the Fifth French Republic to replace the French Union. Its members consisted of the French Republic, which included metropolitan France (co...

Haydn, Michael

(Encyclopedia)Haydn, Michael hīˈdən [key], 1737–1806, Austrian composer, younger brother of Franz Joseph Haydn. Haydn, largely self-taught, was noted especially for his sacred music. He was a friend of Mozart...

Hof

(Encyclopedia)Hof hōf [key], city, Bavaria, E central Germany, on the Saale River, near the Czech border. ...

Bashkortostan

(Encyclopedia)Bashkortostan băshkĭrˈ [key], constituent republic, 55,444 sq mi (143,600 sq km), E European ...