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William IV, king of Great Britain and Ireland

(Encyclopedia)William IV, 1765–1837, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1830–37), third son of George III. He went to sea in 1779, served under Admiral George Rodney in action off Cape St. Vincent (1780), and b...

Baliol, John de, 1249–1315, king of Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Baliol, John de, 1249–1315, king of Scotland (1292–96), son of John de Baliol (d. 1269). He became head of the family after the death of his elder brothers in 1278. At the death of Margaret Maid o...

Sancho IV, Spanish king of Castile and León

(Encyclopedia)Sancho IV (Sancho the Brave) sänˈchō [key], 1257?-1295, Spanish king of Castile and León (1284–95), son and successor of Alfonso X. On the death (1275) of his elder brother, Ferdinand de la Cerd...

Mazagan

(Encyclopedia)Mazagan: see El Jadida, Morocco. ...

Port Lyautey

(Encyclopedia)Port Lyautey: see Kenitra, Morocco. ...

Rif Atlas

(Encyclopedia)Rif Atlas, Morocco: see Rif.

El Jadida

(Encyclopedia)El Jadida -jädēˈdə [key], city, W Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean. Agricultural products are ...

Al-Jadida

(Encyclopedia)Al-Jadida: see El Jadida, Morocco. ...

Alcazarquivir

(Encyclopedia)Alcazarquivir: see Ksar el Kebir, Morocco. ...

Jadida, El

(Encyclopedia)Jadida, El: see El Jadida, Morocco. ...

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