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Philip I, Spanish king of Castile
(Encyclopedia) Philip I (Philip the Handsome), 1478–1506, Spanish king of Castile (1506), archduke of Austria, titular duke of Burgundy, son of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy.…De Predis, Ambrogio
(Encyclopedia) De Predis, AmbrogioDe Predis, Ambrogioämbrōˈjō dā prāˈdēs [key] c.1455–c.1506, Milanese painter. He worked under Leonardo da Vinci and copied many of his paintings. He also executed…Leland, John
(Encyclopedia) Leland or Leyland, John, c.1506–1552, English antiquary. He was successively chaplain and librarian to Henry VIII. In 1533 he was appointed king's antiquarian, and in this capacity…Bentivoglio
(Encyclopedia) BentivoglioBentivogliobānˈtēvōˈlyō [key], Italian noble family, one of several powerful clans in the struggle for control of Bologna during most of the 15th cent. Its greatest member…Rulers of Spain since 1474 (table)
(Encyclopedia) Rulers of Spain since 1474(including dates of reign) Union of Castile and Aragón Isabella I (of Castile), ruled jointly with Ferdinand II (of Aragón), 1474–1504 Ferdinand II,…Henryson, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Henryson, Robert, c.1425–c.1506, Scottish poet. It is thought that he was a schoolmaster at Dunfermline Abbey. His principal poem is The Testament of Cresseid, which was written as a…Barton, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Barton, Elizabeth, 1506?–1534, English prophet, called the Maid of Kent or the Nun of Kent. She was a domestic servant who, after a period of illness, began (c.1525) to go into trances…Glarus
(Encyclopedia) Glarus Glarus gläˈrəs [key], Fr. Glaris, canton, 264 sq mi (684 sq km), E…Wesel
(Encyclopedia) WeselWeselvāˈzəl [key], city (1994 pop. 61,111), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Rhine River near the mouth of the Lippe River. It is a river port, a transshipment point, and…Behaim, Martin
(Encyclopedia) Behaim, Behem, or Boeheim, MartinBehaim, Behem, or Boeheim, Martinall: bāˈhīm [key], b. 1436? or 1459?, d. 1506?, German traveler and cosmographer. He studied (possibly under…Trending
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