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John Yoo
The Washington Post has called legal scholar John Yoo "the intellectual architect of the most dramatic assertion of White House power since the Nixon era." Yoo was a member of the Justice Department'…John VI, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia) John VI, 1769–1826, king of Portugal (1816–26), son of Maria I and Peter III. When his mother became insane, John assumed the reins of government (1792), although he did not formally…Cantacuzene, John
(Encyclopedia) Cantacuzene, John: see John VI, Byzantine emperor.Zapolya, John
(Encyclopedia) Zapolya, John: see John I, king of Hungary.Sobieski, John
(Encyclopedia) Sobieski, John: see John III, king of Poland.Strype, John
(Encyclopedia) Strype, JohnStrype, Johnstrīp [key], 1643–1737, English ecclesiastical historian and biographer. A graduate of Cambridge, he took holy orders. Much of his early life was spent in…Zapolya, John Sigismund
(Encyclopedia) Zapolya, John Sigismund: see John II, king of Hungary.John of Brienne
(Encyclopedia) John of BrienneJohn of Briennebrēĕnˈ [key], c.1170–1237, French crusader. He was a count and in 1210 married Mary, titular queen of Jerusalem. Mary died in 1212, and their daughter,…John IV, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia) John IV, 1604–56, king of Portugal (1640–56). He succeeded as duke of Braganza in 1630. Descended from Manuel I and in illegitimate line from John I, he had the strongest claim to the…Braganza
(Encyclopedia) BraganzaBraganzabrəgänˈzä [key], royal house that ruled Portugal from 1640 to 1910 and Brazil from 1822 to 1889. It took its name from the castle of Braganza or Bragança. The line was…Trending
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