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Godfrey of Viterbo

(Encyclopedia) Godfrey of ViterboGodfrey of Viterbovētĕrˈbō [key], 12th cent., German or Italian priest. He was long attached to the courts of Holy Roman emperors Conrad III, Frederick I, and Henry…

Canute

(Encyclopedia) CanuteCanutekən&oomacr;tˈ, kəny&oomacr;tˈ [key], 995?–1035, king of England, Norway, and Denmark. The younger son of Sweyn of Denmark, Canute accompanied his father on the…

Eberhard

(Encyclopedia) EberhardEberhardāˈbərhärtˌ [key], d. 939, duke of Franconia; brother of the German king, Conrad I, whom he succeeded as duke. The first to rebel against the centralizing policy of Holy…

Conrad Marca-Relli 2000 Deaths

Conrad Marca-RelliAge: 87 American artist known for his abstract collages made from pieces of canvas, as well as his somber, European-inspired paintings. Died: Parma, Italy, August 29,…

Conrad Aiken: Evening Song of Senlin

Evening Song of SenlinConrad AikenIt is moonlight. Alone in the silence I ascend my stairs once more, While waves, remote in a pale blue starlight, Crash on a white sand shore. It is…

Conrad Aiken: Morning Song of Senlin

Morning Song of SenlinConrad AikenIt is morning, Senlin says, and in the morning When the light drips through the shutters like the dew, I arise, I face the sunrise, And do the things my…

Kent CONRAD, Congress, ND (1948)

Senate Years of Service: 1987-1992; 1992-2013 Party: Democrat CONRAD Kent , a Senator from North Dakota; born in Bismarck, Burleigh County, N. Dak., March 12, 1948; attended the public schools of…

Conrad BURNS, Congress, MT (1935)

Senate Years of Service: 1989-2007 Party: Republican BURNS Conrad , a Senator from Montana; born in Gallatin, Davies County, Mo., January 25, 1935; attended the Gallatin public schools; attended…

Holy Roman Empire: Emperors

Charlemagne (Charles I), emperor of the West (800–814), Carolingian king of the Franks (768–814)Charles II, emperor of the West (875–77) and king of the West Franks (843–77)Otto I, Holy…

Nonesuch Press

(Encyclopedia) Nonesuch Press, private press founded in London in 1922 by Francis Meynell and David Garnett. Unlike most private presses, Nonesuch designs the books it publishes on its own small…