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Leicester, Robert Dudley, earl of
(Encyclopedia) Leicester, Robert Dudley, earl ofLeicester, Robert Dudley, earl oflĕsˈtər [key], 1532?–1588, English courtier and favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. A younger son of John Dudley, duke of…Paris, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Paris, Treaty of, any of several important treaties, signed at or near Paris, France. For the Treaty of Paris of 1856, see Paris, Congress of. For the Treaty of Paris of 1898,…Morocco, country, Africa
(Encyclopedia) CE5 MoroccoMoroccomərŏkˈō [key], officially Kingdom of Morocco, kingdom (2015 est. pop. 34,803,000), 171,834 sq mi (445,050 sq km), NW Africa. Morocco is bordered by the…Granados, Enrique
(Encyclopedia) Granados, EnriqueGranados, Enriqueānrēˈkā gränäˈᵺōs [key], 1867–1916, Spanish composer and pianist, b. Havana; studied at Barcelona with Felipe Pedrell. His most significant works are…Anquetil, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Anquetil, JacquesAnquetil, Jacqueszhäk äNkətēlˈ [key], 1934–87, French bicycle racer, b. Mont-Saint-Aignan, Normandy. Beginning to race in 1951, he won the French amateur championship…Huesca
(Encyclopedia) Huesca Huesca wāˈskä [key], town, capital of Huesca prov., NE Spain, in Aragón, at the…Ibarruri, Dolores
(Encyclopedia) Ibarruri, DoloresIbarruri, Doloresēˈbăr&oomacr;rē [key], 1895–1989, Spanish political leader. A founder of the Spanish Communist party, she wrote in several Communist newspapers…Aosta, Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Aosta, Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy, duke ofAosta, Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy, duke ofäôˈstə, –stä [key], 1869–1931, Italian general; son of King Amadeus of Spain and cousin of Victor…Iturbi, José
(Encyclopedia) Iturbi, JoséIturbi, Joséhōsāˈ ēt&oomacr;rˈbē [key], 1895–1980, Spanish-American pianist, b. Valencia, Spain. Iturbi studied at the Valencia and Paris conservatories on scholarship…Maria Christina, 1858–1929, queen of Spain
(Encyclopedia) Maria ChristinaMaria Christinamärēˈä krēstēˈnä [key], 1858–1929, queen of Spain, consort of Alfonso XII. An Austrian archduchess, she was married to Alfonso in 1879. After his death,…Trending
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