Search

Search results

Displaying 151 - 160

Matilda, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Matilda, Saint: see Henry I (Henry the Fowler).

John Jay KLEINER, Congress, IN (1845-1911)

KLEINER John Jay , a Representative from Indiana; born in West Hanover, Dauphin County, Pa., February 8, 1845; moved to Medina County, Ohio, in 1850 with his parents, who settled near Wadsworth;…

Peter the Cruel

(Encyclopedia) Peter the Cruel, 1334–69, Spanish king of Castile and León (1350–69), son and successor of Alfonso XI. His desertion of his wife, Blanche of Bourbon, for María Padilla and his favors…

Percy, Sir Henry

(Encyclopedia) Percy, Sir Henry, 1366–1403, English nobleman, called Hotspur or Henry Hotspur; son of Henry Percy, 1st earl of Northumberland. In 1388 he participated in the famous battle of…

Henry V, Holy Roman emperor and German king

(Encyclopedia) Henry V, 1081–1125, Holy Roman emperor (1111–25) and German king (1105–25), son of Henry IV. Crowned joint king with his father in 1099, he put himself at the head of the party…

Catherine of Valois

(Encyclopedia) Catherine of ValoisCatherine of Valoisvălˈwä, Fr. välwäˈ [key], 1401–37, queen consort of Henry V of England, daughter of Charles VI of France. Married in 1420, she bore Henry the son…

Chauncey Judd: Negro Patriotism

Seizure of Henry Wooster Rescue and Flight Negro Patriotism Tobiah was a patriot. With the political principles of his master, and so many others of the residents of that tory…

Beaufort, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Beaufort, HenryBeaufort, Henrybōˈfərt [key], 1377?–1447, English prelate and statesman. The son of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, and his mistress (later wife) Catherine Swynford,…