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Otto III, Holy Roman emperor

(Encyclopedia)Otto III, 980–1002, Holy Roman emperor (996–1002) and German king (983–1002), son of Holy Roman Emperor Otto II and the Byzantine princess Theophano. On Otto's accession Henry the Wrangler, the ...

Ivan Asen

(Encyclopedia)Ivan Asen: see Ivan II, czar of Bulgaria. ...

Eustace IV

(Encyclopedia)Eustace IV, count of Boulogne: see under Eustace II. ...

Kunigunde, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Kunigunde, Saint: see Henry II, Holy Roman emperor. ...

Robert Curthose

(Encyclopedia)Robert Curthose: see Robert II, duke of Normandy. ...

William Rufus

(Encyclopedia)William Rufus: see William II, king of England. ...

Philip Augustus

(Encyclopedia)Philip Augustus: see Philip II, king of France. ...

Stephen Báthory

(Encyclopedia)Stephen Báthory bäˈtôrĭ [key], Pol. Stefan Batory, 1533–86, king of Poland (1575–86), prince of Transylvania (1571–75), son of Stephen Báthory (1477–1534). He was elected to succeed John...

Charles the Bad

(Encyclopedia)Charles the Bad: see Charles II, king of Navarre. ...

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