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Victor Amadeus II
(Encyclopedia) Victor Amadeus IIVictor Amadeus IIămədēˈəs [key], 1666–1732, duke of Savoy (1675–1713), king of Sicily (1713–20), king of Sardinia (1720–30). Succeeding his father, Charles Emmanuel II…Victor Emmanuel II
(Encyclopedia) Victor Emmanuel II, 1820–78, king of Sardinia (1849–61) and first king of united Italy (1861–78). He fought in the war of 1848–49 against Austrian rule in Lombardy-Venetia and ascended…World War II
(Encyclopedia) World War II, 1939–45, worldwide conflict involving every major power in the world. The two sides were generally known as the Allies and the Axis. Although hostilities came to…population I and II
(Encyclopedia) population I and II, in astronomy: see stellar populations.Bahadur Shah II
(Encyclopedia) Bahadur Shah IIBahadur Shah IIbähäˈd&oobreve;r shä [key], 1775–1862, last Mughal emperor of India (1837–57). A political figurehead, he was completely controlled by the British…Nicholas II, pope
(Encyclopedia) Nicholas II (c.1010–61), pope (1058–61), a Roman named Gerard, b. Lorraine, France; successor to Pope Stephen IX. A strong proponent of papal reform, he issued (1059) the Papal…Nicholas II Land
(Encyclopedia) Nicholas II Land: see Severnaya Zemlya, Russia.Otumfuo Nana Opoku Ware II Biography
Otumfuo Nana Opoku Ware IIthe AsanteheneAge: 79 venerable spiritual and cultural leader of the Ashanti people of Ghana. A London-trained lawyer, the Asantehene became the 18th king of Ashanti…William Shakespeare: Henry V, Act II
Act IIPrologueEnter ChorusChorusNow all the youth of England are on fire, And silken dalliance in the wardrobe lies: Now thrive the armourers, and honour's thought Reigns solely in the breast…Amy Lowell: Francis II, King of Naples
Francis II, King of NaplesWritten after reading Trevelyan's Garibaldi and the making of ItalyPoor foolish monarch, vacillating, vain, Decaying victim of a race of kings, Swift Destiny shook…Trending
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