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Constance, Holy Roman empress

(Encyclopedia) Constance, 1154–98, Holy Roman empress, wife of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI; daughter of King Roger II of Sicily. She was named heiress of Sicily by her nephew King William II. On his…

Constance Baker Motley Biography

Constance Baker Motleylawyer and juristBorn: 9/14/1921Birthplace: New Haven, Conn. As a prominent civil rights attorney, Motley won nine of the ten cases she argued before the U.S. Supreme…

John Donne: Woman's Constancy

Woman's ConstancyNow thou hast loved me one whole day, To-morrow when thou leavest, what wilt thou say? Wilt thou then antedate some new-made vow? Or say that now We are not just…

Constance Cummings 2005 Deaths

Constance CummingsAge: 95 American actress who won a Tony Award for her role as aviator Emily Stilson in the Broadway production of Wings. She lived most of her life in England. Her other…

Constance, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Constance, Lake, Ger. Bodensee, lake, 208 sq mi (539 sq km), bordering on Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. It is 42 mi (68 km) long and has a maximum depth of 827 ft (252 m). The…

Ailly, Pierre d'

(Encyclopedia) Ailly, Pierre d'Ailly, Pierre d'pyĕr dāyēˈ [key], 1350–1420, French theologian and writer, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the teacher of John Gerson and was Gerson's…

Bodensee

(Encyclopedia) Bodensee: see Constance, Lake.