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Family Compact, in French and Spanish history
(Encyclopedia)Family Compact, several alliances between France and Spain in the form of agreements between the French and Spanish branches of the Bourbon family. The first of the three compacts, the Treaty of the E...Sucre
(Encyclopedia)Sucre, city (1992 pop. 131,769), S central Bolivia, constitutional capital of Bolivia and capital of Chuquisaca dept. Since 1898, La Paz has been the administrative capital of Bolivia and the seat of ...Space Force, United States
(Encyclopedia)Space Force, United States (USSF), military force that forms a separate service within the U.S. Dept. of the Air Force, est. Dec. 20, 2019, by act of Congress. The head of the Space Force is the Chief...Office of Strategic Services
(Encyclopedia)Office of Strategic Services (OSS), U.S. agency created (1942) during World War II under the jurisdiction of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the purpose of obtaining information about enemy nations and ...District of Columbia, University of the
(Encyclopedia)District of Columbia, University of the, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; land-grant and federally supported; est. 1976 with the merger of three existing colleges; predominantly African American. I...Field of the Cloth of Gold
(Encyclopedia)Field of the Cloth of Gold, locality between Guines and Ardres, not far from Calais, in France, where in 1520 Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France met for the purpose of arranging an alliance...Gloucester, Thomas of Woodstock, duke of
(Encyclopedia)Gloucester, Thomas of Woodstock, duke of, 1355–97, English nobleman; youngest son of Edward III. He was betrothed (1374) to Eleanor, heiress of Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford, and became earl o...John of Lancaster, duke of Bedford
(Encyclopedia)John of Lancaster, duke of Bedford: see Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of. ...Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem
(Encyclopedia)Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem: see Knights Hospitalers. ...Lancaster, John of, duke of Bedford
(Encyclopedia)Lancaster, John of, duke of Bedford: see Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of. ...Browse by Subject
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