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Sesostris III
(Encyclopedia) Sesostris IIISesostris IIIsĭsŏsˈtrĭs [key], d. 1840 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, of the XII dynasty. He succeeded (1878 b.c.) his father Sesostris II. He fixed the southern boundary of…Warwick, Thomas de Beauchamp, earl of
(Encyclopedia) Warwick, Thomas de Beauchamp, earl of, d. 1401, English nobleman, of an ancient and powerful family. He was one of the governors of the young Richard II. After Richard assumed power,…Sesostris II
(Encyclopedia) Sesostris IISesostris IIsĭsŏsˈtrĭs [key], d. 1878 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, of the XII dynasty. He was the son of Amenemhet II, first his coregent (1900 b.c.), then his successor (…Batlle y Ordóñez, José
(Encyclopedia) Batlle y Ordóñez, JoséBatlle y Ordóñez, Joséhōsāˈ bätˈyāˈ ē ôrdōˈnyās [key], 1856–1929, president of Uruguay (1903–7, 1911–15). A journalist and the head of the Colorado party, Batlle…Liutprand
(Encyclopedia) LiutprandLiutprandlē&oomacr;tˈprănd [key], d. 744, king of the Lombards (712–44). Under his rule the Lombard kingdom of Italy reached its zenith. The first Christian Lombard ruler…Liu Hsiu
(Encyclopedia) Liu HsiuLiu Hsiuly&oomacr; shy&oomacr; [key], a.d. 6–a.d. 57, restorer of the Han dynasty. As first emperor (a.d. 25–a.d. 57) of the Later, or Eastern, Han (a.d. 25–a.d. 200),…Rhondda, David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Rhondda, David Alfred Thomas, 1st ViscountRhondda, David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscountrŏnˈdə [key], 1856–1918, British industrialist and public official. He entered his father's coal…Menelik II
(Encyclopedia) Menelik IIMenelik IImĕnˈəlĭk [key], 1844–1913, emperor of Ethiopia after 1889. He was originally ras (ruler) of Shoa (central Ethiopia). After the death (1868) of Emperor Tewodros II,…Vinet, Alexandre Rodolphe
(Encyclopedia) Vinet, Alexandre RodolpheVinet, Alexandre RodolpheälĕksäNˈdrə rôdôlfˈ vēnāˈ [key], 1797–1847, Swiss Protestant theologian and historian of literature. In 1817 he became professor of…Pombal, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, marquês de
(Encyclopedia) Pombal, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, marquês dePombal, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, marquês desəbəstyouNˈ zh&oobreve;zĕˈ dĭ kərväˈlyō ē mĕˈl&oobreve; märkāsˈ dĭ p…Trending
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