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Mary of Burgundy
(Encyclopedia)Mary of Burgundy, 1457–82, wife of Maximilian of Austria (later Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I), daughter and heiress of Charles the Bold of Burgundy. The marriage of Mary was a major event in Euro...Amnon
(Encyclopedia)Amnon. In the Bible, David's eldest son. He raped his half-sister Tamar and was killed for it by her brother Absalom.elaphure
(Encyclopedia)elaphure: see Père David's deer. ...Davit, Gerard
(Encyclopedia)Davit, Gerard: see David, Gerard.milu
(Encyclopedia)milu: see Père David's deer.Menevia
(Encyclopedia)Menevia, Wales: see Saint David's. ...Adamson, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Adamson, Robert: see Hill, David Octavius. ...Walden Pond
(Encyclopedia)Walden Pond, Mass.: see Thoreau, Henry David. ...Rei
(Encyclopedia)Rei rēˈī [key], loyal adherent of David.Chronicles
(Encyclopedia)Chronicles, two books of the Bible, originally a single work in the Hebrew canon (the final book of that canon), called First and Second Chronicles in the Authorized Version, and called First and Seco...Browse by Subject
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