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Charles III, king of Hungary
(Encyclopedia)Charles III, king of Hungary: see Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor. ...Frederick Augustus II, elector of Saxony
(Encyclopedia)Frederick Augustus II, elector of Saxony: see Augustus III, king of Poland. ...Uladislaus I
(Encyclopedia)Uladislaus I, king of Hungary: see Ladislaus III, king of Poland. ...Charles the Fat
(Encyclopedia)Charles the Fat, French king: see Charles III, emperor of the West. ...Pobyedonostzev, Konstantin Petrovich
(Encyclopedia)Pobyedonostzev, Konstantin Petrovich kənstəntyēnˈ pētrôˈvĭch pəbyĕdənôsˈtsyĭf [key], 1827–1907, Russian public official and jurist. He was professor of civil law at Moscow when he attr...Douglas, Archibald, 5th earl of Angus
(Encyclopedia)Douglas, Archibald, 5th earl of Angus, 1449–1514, Scottish nobleman. He was a member of the faction that allied with Edward IV of England in opposition to the influence of Robert Cochrane, favorite ...John III, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea
(Encyclopedia)John III (John Ducas Vatatzes) do͝oˈkəs vətătˈzēz [key], d. 1254, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea (1222–54), successor and son-in-law of Theodore I. He extended his territory in Asia Minor and th...Rochefort
(Encyclopedia)Rochefort –sür-mĕr [key], city (1990 pop. 26,949), Charente-Maritime dept., W France, on the Charente River near the Bay of Biscay. It is a fishing port with shipyards and aircraft and machine ind...Saint-Cloud
(Encyclopedia)Saint-Cloud săN-klo͞oˈ [key], town (1990 est. pop. 28,673), Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France, a suburb W of Paris on the Seine River. It is a residential town and resort, with a famous racetr...Seaton, John Colborne, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Seaton, John Colborne, 1st Baron, 1778–1863, British soldier and colonial administrator. He served in Egypt (1801) and Sicily (1806), participated (1808–14) in the Peninsular War, and helped to de...Browse by Subject
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