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Conrad IV, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire
(Encyclopedia) Conrad IV, 1228–54, German king (1237–54), king of Sicily and of Jerusalem (1250–54), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. He was elected (1237) king of the Romans at his father's…Charles VIII, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Charles VIII, 1470–98, king of France (1483–98), son and successor of Louis XI. He first reigned under the regency of his sister Anne de Beaujeu. After his marriage (1491) to Anne of…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…Marie Caroline
(Encyclopedia) Marie Caroline, 1752–1814, queen of Naples, consort of Ferdinand IV (later Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies), daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa, and sister of…Ferdinand VI, king of Spain
(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand VI, b. 1712 or 1713, d. 1759, king of Spain (1746–59), son of Philip V by his first queen, Marie Louise of Savoy. When Ferdinand succeeded his father, his stepmother,…Starhemberg, Ernst Rüdiger, Graf von
(Encyclopedia) Starhemberg, Ernst Rüdiger, Graf vonStarhemberg, Ernst Rüdiger, Graf vonĕrnst rüˈdĭgər gräf fən shtäˈrəmbĕrkˌ [key], 1638–1701, Austrian field marshal. He served against the Ottomans…Roemer, Buddy
(Encyclopedia) Roemer, Buddy (Charles Elson Roemer III), 1943-2021, American politician, Harvard Univ. (B.A., 1964; M.B.A., 1967) b. Shreveport, La.…Hutton, James
(Encyclopedia) Hutton, James, 1726–97, Scottish geologist, chemist, and naturalist. He was initially attracted to chemistry; he entered the legal profession at the Univ. of Edinburgh; turned to…abdication
(Encyclopedia) abdication, in a political sense, renunciation of high public office, usually by a monarch. Some abdications have been purely voluntary and resulted in no loss of prestige. For…Philip V, king of Spain
(Encyclopedia) Philip V, 1683–1746, king of Spain (1700–1746), first Bourbon on the Spanish throne. A grandson of Louis XIV of France, he was titular duke of Anjou before Charles II of Spain…