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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. ...

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...

gremlin

(Encyclopedia)gremlin, in American folklore, malicious, airborne supernatural being. Gremlins were first heard of during World War II as creatures responsible for unexplainable mechanical failures and disruptions i...

Charles the Bad

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

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