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Rephael

(Encyclopedia)Rephael rĕfˈāĕl [key], in the Bible, gatekeeper of the Temple. ...

Christian IX

(Encyclopedia)Christian IX, 1818–1906, king of Denmark (1863–1906). A member of the cadet line of Sonderburg-Glücksburg, he succeeded Frederick VII, last of the direct line of Oldenburg. The London Conference ...

Christian X

(Encyclopedia)Christian X, 1870–1947, king of Denmark (1912–47) and Iceland (1912–44), son and successor of Frederick VIII and brother of King Haakon VII of Norway. He granted (1915) a new constitution that i...

Schwerin, Kurt Christoph, Graf von

(Encyclopedia)Schwerin, Kurt Christoph, Graf von ko͝ort krĭsˈtôf gräf fən shvārēnˈ [key], 1684–1757, Prussian field marshal. He was one of the most brilliant lieutenants of King Frederick II of Prussia i...

Conrad IV, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire

(Encyclopedia)Conrad IV, 1228–54, German king (1237–54), king of Sicily and of Jerusalem (1250–54), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. He was elected (1237) king of the Romans at his father's instigation...

Mallothi

(Encyclopedia)Mallothi mălˈəthī, məlōˈthī [key], in the Bible, leader of temple singers. ...

Shobai

(Encyclopedia)Shobai shōˈbāī, shōbāˈī [key], in the Bible, family of temple doorkeepers. ...

Henry VI, Holy Roman emperor and German king

(Encyclopedia)Henry VI, 1165–97, Holy Roman emperor (1191–97) and German king (1190–97), son and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I (Frederick Barbarossa). He was crowned German king at Aachen in 116...

Henadad

(Encyclopedia)Henadad hĕnˈədăd [key], in the Bible, chief of a family active in rebuilding the Temple. ...

Izri

(Encyclopedia)Izri ĭzˈrī [key], in the Bible, temple musician. He is also called Zeri. ...