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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 ...zaibatsu
(Encyclopedia)zaibatsu zīˈbätso͞o [key] [Jap.,=money clique], the great family-controlled banking and industrial combines of modern Japan. The leading zaibatsu (called keiretsu after World War II) are Mitsui, M...Agis
(Encyclopedia)Agis āˈjĭs [key], name of four Spartan kings. Agis I, fl. late 10th cent. b.c., was the traditional founder of the Agiad dynasty, one of the two ruling dynasties of Sparta, which had a dual kingshi...Ivan Asen
(Encyclopedia)Ivan Asen: see Ivan II, czar of Bulgaria. ...Kunigunde, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Kunigunde, Saint: see Henry II, Holy Roman emperor. ...Louis the Stammerer
(Encyclopedia)Louis the Stammerer: see Louis II, French king. ...Eustace IV
(Encyclopedia)Eustace IV, count of Boulogne: see under Eustace II. ...Philip Augustus
(Encyclopedia)Philip Augustus: see Philip II, king of France. ...Robert Curthose
(Encyclopedia)Robert Curthose: see Robert II, duke of Normandy. ...William Rufus
(Encyclopedia)William Rufus: see William II, king of England. ...Browse by Subject
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