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William I, king of Württemberg
(Encyclopedia) William I, 1781–1864, king of Württemberg (1816–64), son and successor of Frederick I. Before his accession he fought (1812) with the French emperor Napoleon I in Russia and later,…Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de
(Encyclopedia) Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet deBourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet delwē äNtwänˈ fōvəlāˈ də b&oomacr;rēĕnˈ [key], 1769–1834, French political figure. He was a friend and for a…Marchfeld
(Encyclopedia) MarchfeldMarchfeldmärkhˈfĕltˌ [key], plain, NE Austria, NE of Vienna, between the Danube and the Morava (Ger. March) rivers, on the border of Slovakia. A strategic approach to Vienna,…Lorient
(Encyclopedia) LorientLorientlôryăNˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 61,630), Morbihan dept., NW France, a port and naval station on the Atlantic Ocean. A great shipbuilding center, Lorient also produces…Chambord
(Encyclopedia) Chambord, château, park, and village (1993 est. pop. 200), all owned by the state, in Loir-et-Cher dept., N central France. The huge Renaissance château, built by Francis I and set in…Hythe
(Encyclopedia) Hythe Hythe hīᵺ [key], town, Kent, SE England. A summer resort and market town, it was one…Haugwitz, Christian August Heinrich, Graf von
(Encyclopedia) Haugwitz, Christian August Heinrich, Graf vonHaugwitz, Christian August Heinrich, Graf vonhīnˈrĭkh gräf fən houkˈvĭts [key], 1752–1832, Prussian foreign minister (1802–4, 1805–6). In…Plombières
(Encyclopedia) PlombièresPlombièresplôNbyĕrˈ [key] or Plombières-les-BainsPlombières-les-Bains–lā-băN [key], village, Vosges dept., NE France, in the Vosges Mts. It is a fashionable spa, with…Bainville, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Bainville, JacquesBainville, Jacqueszhäk băNvēlˈ [key], 1879–1936, French historian and journalist. A nationalist and a royalist, he was one of the founders and the foreign editor of…Oncken, Hermann
(Encyclopedia) Oncken, HermannOncken, Hermannhĕrˈmän ôngˈkən [key], 1869–1946, German historian. He taught at the universities of Heidelberg, Munich, Chicago, and (1928–35) Berlin. He was forced to…Trending
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