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Mary, city, Turkmenistan
(Encyclopedia) Mary or MariMarimäˈrē [key], city (1991 pop. 94,900), capital of Mary region, SE Turkmenistan. Lying in a large oasis of the Kara Kum desert, on the Murgab River delta, Mary is the…nihilism
(Encyclopedia) nihilismnihilismnīˈəlĭzəm [key], theory of revolution popular among Russian extremists until the fall of the czarist government (1917); the theory was given its name by Ivan Turgenev…Darnley, Henry Stuart, Lord
(Encyclopedia) Darnley, Henry Stuart or Stewart, Lord, 1545–67, second husband of Mary Queen of Scots and father of James I of England (James VI of Scotland). His mother was Margaret Douglas, the…Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 5th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 5th earl of, 1530–73, Scottish statesman. He and Lord James Stuart (later earl of Murray) became followers of John Knox in 1556 and led the troops of the…Ave Maria
(Encyclopedia) Ave MariaAve Mariaäˈvā märēˈä [key] [Lat.,=hail, Mary], prayer to the Virgin Mary universal among Roman Catholics, also called the Ave, the Hail Mary, and the Angelic Salutation. The…Bothwell, James Hepburn, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Bothwell, James Hepburn, 4th earl ofBothwell, James Hepburn, 4th earl ofhĕˈbərn, bŏthˈwəl [key], 1536?–1578, Scottish nobleman; third husband of Mary Queen of Scots. Though a…Murray, James Stuart, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Murray or Moray, James Stuart, 1st earl ofMurray or Moray, James Stuart, 1st earl ofboth: mûrˈē [key], 1531?–1570, Scottish nobleman. An illegitimate son of James V by a daughter of…Mary of England
(Encyclopedia) Mary of England (Mary Tudor), 1496–1533, queen consort of Louis XII of France, daughter of Henry VII of England and sister of Henry VIII. She was betrothed in 1507 to the future Holy…Mariology
(Encyclopedia) Mariology: see Mary.Challens, Mary
(Encyclopedia) Challens, Mary: see Renault, Mary.Trending
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