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Catherine de' Medici

(Encyclopedia) Catherine de' MediciCatherine de' Medicidĕ mĕdˈĭchē, Ital. dā mĕˈdēchē [key], 1519–89, queen of France, daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici, duke of Urbino. She was married (1533) to the…

Grace, princess consort of Monaco

(Encyclopedia) Grace, 1929–82, princess consort of Monaco, b. Philadelphia as Grace Patricia Kelly. She acted on stage and television in New York, and made her film debut in 1951. Cool, blonde, and…

Princess Mononoke

Director/Writer:Hayao MiyazakiMiramax; PG-13; 135 minutesRelease:10/99Voices of:Gilliam Anderson, Claire Danes, Billy Bob Thornton Princess Mononoke is an epic from the revered master of…

The Princess and the Warrior

Director/Writer:Tom TykwerSony Pictures Classics; R; 130 minutesRelease:6/01Cast:Franke Potente, Benno Fürmann, Joachim Krol The Princess and the Warrior may be an awkward flop from a…

Charles, Prince of Wales

(Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor)heir to the throne of Great BritainBirthplace: Buckingham PalaceBorn: 11/14/48

Brewer's: Prince of Wales

(The). This title arose thus: When Edward I. subdued Wales, he promised the Welsh, if they would lay down their arms, that he would give them a native prince. His queen having given birth…

Catherine Howard

(Encyclopedia) Catherine Howard, queen of England: see Howard, Catherine.

Catherine Parr

(Encyclopedia) Catherine Parr, queen of England: see Parr, Catherine.

Poissy, Colloquy of

(Encyclopedia) Poissy, Colloquy ofPoissy, Colloquy ofpwäsēˈ [key], 1561, conference of Roman Catholic prelates and Protestant ministers, initiated by Catherine de' Medici and Michel de L'Hôpital in…