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Charles the Great
(Encyclopedia)Charles the Great, Frankish king, emperor of the West: see Charlemagne. ...farming the taxes
(Encyclopedia)farming the taxes: see farming, in taxation. ...Ferdinand the Catholic
(Encyclopedia)Ferdinand the Catholic: see Ferdinand II, king of Aragón. ...Ivan the Great
(Encyclopedia)Ivan the Great: see Ivan III.Ivan the Terrible
(Encyclopedia)Ivan the Terrible: see Ivan IV.Howel the Good
(Encyclopedia)Howel the Good: see Hywel Dda.Hugh the Great
(Encyclopedia)Hugh the Great, d. 956, French duke; son of King Robert I and father of Hugh Capet. Excluded from the succession on his father's death by his brother-in-law Raoul, he supported the candidacy of Louis ...Henry the Fowler
(Encyclopedia)Henry the Fowler: see Henry I, German king. ...Henry the Lion
(Encyclopedia)Henry the Lion, 1129–95, duke of Saxony (1142–80) and of Bavaria (1156–80); son of Henry the Proud. His father died (1139) while engaged in a war to regain his duchies, and it was not until 1142...Henry the Minstrel
(Encyclopedia)Henry the Minstrel: see Blind Harry. ...Browse by Subject
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