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(Encyclopedia) Chernivtsi Chernivtsi chĭrnĭftˈsē [key], Ger. Czernowitz, Romanian Cernauţi…John of Austria, 1545–78, Spanish admiral and general
(Encyclopedia) John of Austria, 1545–78, Spanish admiral and general; illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. He was acknowledged in his father's will and was recognized by his half-brother…Villafranca di Verona
(Encyclopedia) Villafranca di VeronaVillafranca di Veronavēlˌläfrängˈkä dē vārôˈnä [key], town (1991 pop. 27,036), Venetia, NE Italy. In 1859, Napoleon III and Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria met…Bela IV
(Encyclopedia) Bela IVBela IVbāˈlə, bēˈlə [key], 1206–70, king of Hungary (1235–70), son and successor of Andrew II. He tried to curtail the power of the magnates and set out to recover the…Wiesenthal, Simon
(Encyclopedia) Wiesenthal, SimonWiesenthal, Simonvēˈsĕntäl [key], 1908–2005, Austrian-Jewish Nazi hunter, b. Butschatsch, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Buchach, Ukraine). He received (1932) an…Bettelheim, Bruno
(Encyclopedia) Bettelheim, BrunoBettelheim, Brunobĕtˈəlhīmˌ [key], 1903–90, American developmental psychologist, b. Austria. He received his doctoral degree (1938) from the Univ. of Vienna. He was…Matthias
(Encyclopedia) Matthias, 1557–1619, Holy Roman emperor (1612–19), king of Bohemia (1611–17) and of Hungary (1608–18), son of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II. He was appointed governor of Austria (…Ladislaus V
(Encyclopedia) Ladislaus V or Ladislaus Posthumus, 1440–57, king of Hungary (1444–57) and, as Ladislaus I, king of Bohemia (1453–57). Ladislaus, duke of Austria by birth as the posthumous son of…Maria Wörth
(Encyclopedia) Maria WörthMaria Wörthmärēˈä vört [key], village, Carinthia prov., S Austria. It is a popular resort on the south shore of the Wörther See, a small lake. It is also a place of…Isar
(Encyclopedia) IsarIsarēˈzär [key], river, 160 mi (257 km) long, rising in the Tyrol, W Austria, and flowing NE through S central Germany, past Munich, to the Danube River. There are more than 25…Trending
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