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William, prince of Wales
(Encyclopedia)William, (William Arthur Philip Louis), 1982–, Prince of Wales of Great Britian, eldest son of King Charles III and Diana ...William, prince of Wied
(Encyclopedia)William, prince of Wied, 1876–1945, mpret [ruler] of Albania (1914), third son of William, prince of Wied, nephew of Elizabeth of Romania. A German army officer, he was selected by the great powers ...Bezborodko, Aleksandr Andreevich, Prince
(Encyclopedia)Bezborodko, Aleksandr Andreevich, Prince əlyĭksänˈdər əndrāˈəvĭch bĕzbôrôdˈkô [key], 1747–99, Russian statesman. He became secretary of petitions under Catherine II in 1775 and from 1...Savoy, Prince Eugene of
(Encyclopedia)Savoy, Prince Eugene of: see Eugene of Savoy. ...Prince Albert National Park
(Encyclopedia)Prince Albert National Park, 1,496 sq mi (3,875 sq km), central Sask., Canada, NW of Prince Albert, in a forested area; est. 1927. The numerous streams and lakes afford excellent fishing and canoeing....Prince of Wales, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Prince of Wales, Cape, at the tip of the Seward Peninsula, NW Alaska, on the Bering Strait; westernmost point of North America. Cape Dezhnev, Siberia, is only 55 mi (89 km) to the west. ...Prince William Forest Park
(Encyclopedia)Prince William Forest Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Pozharski, Dmitri Mikhailovich, Prince
(Encyclopedia)Pozharski, Dmitri Mikhailovich, Prince dəmēˈtrē mēkhīˈləvĭch, pəzhärˈskē [key], 1578–1642, Russian hero. During the “Time of Troubles” (1598–1613), when various pretenders vied fo...Bagration, Piotr Ivanovich, Prince
(Encyclopedia)Bagration, Piotr Ivanovich, Prince pyôˈtər ēväˈnəvyĭch bägrätēōnˈ [key], 1765–1812, Russian general in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He fought under Field Marshal Suvoro...Poniatowski, Józef Anton, Prince
(Encyclopedia)Poniatowski, Józef Anton, Prince yo͞oˈzĕf änˈtôn pônyätôfˈskē [key], 1763–1813, Polish general and marshal of France; nephew of Stanislaus II. He fought (1792) the Russians in the campai...Browse by Subject
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