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Rosamond, mistress of Henry II of England

(Encyclopedia) Rosamond (Rosamond Clifford), d. 1176, mistress of Henry II of England. She was not openly acknowledged by the king until 1174, after he had imprisoned his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine.…

Brewer's: Rosamond

(Fair). Higden, monk of Chester, says: “She was the fayre daughter of Walter, Lord Clifford, concubine of Henry II., and poisoned by Queen Elianor, A.D. 1177. Henry made for her a house of…

Rosamond, wife of the Lombard king Alboin

(Encyclopedia) RosamondRosamondrŏzˈəmənd [key], fl. c.570, wife of the Lombard king Alboin. The daughter of King Kunimund of the Gepidae, a Germanic people, she was captured by Alboin, who had…

La Niña

(Encyclopedia) La Niña: see El Niño–Southern Oscillation.

Lehman, Herbert Henry

(Encyclopedia) Lehman, Herbert HenryLehman, Herbert Henrylēˈmən [key], 1878–1963, American political leader, b. New York City. At first an executive of a textile firm, he became (1908) a partner in…

Ernest Lehman

Ernest Lehman wrote some of the most successful movies of the 1950s and '60s, including The King and I, West Side Story, The Sound of Music and North by Northwest. A New Yorker, Lehman graduated from…

Alboin

(Encyclopedia) AlboinAlboinălˈboin [key], d. 572?, first Lombard king in Italy (569–572?). With the Avars he defeated the Gepidae (see Germans). He then led (568) an army across the Alps into Italy,…

Simone, Nina

(Eunice Kathleen Waymoa) singer, pianistBirthplace: Tryon, N.C.Born: 1933Died: 2003

Totenberg, Nina

broadcast journalistBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 1/14/44

Foch, Nina

actressBirthplace: Leyden, NetherlandsBorn: 4/20/24