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Philip Neri, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Philip Neri, SaintPhilip Neri, Saintnāˈrē [key], 1515–95, Italian reformer. His original name was Filippo Romolo de' Neri. From boyhood he was religious, and in 1533 he went to Rome to…Cateau-Cambrésis, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Cateau-Cambrésis, Treaty ofCateau-Cambrésis, Treaty ofkätōˈ-käNbrāzēˈ [key], 1559, concluded at Le Cateau, France, by representatives of Henry II of France, Philip II of Spain, and…Hoffa, James Philip
(Encyclopedia) Hoffa, James Philip: see under Hoffa, Jimmy.Marston, Philip Bourke
(Encyclopedia) Marston, Philip Bourke: see under Marston, John Westland.Fishers Hill
(Encyclopedia) Fishers Hill, bluff, near Strasburg, Va., in the Shenandoah Valley; site of Union Gen. Philip Sheridan's defeat of Gen. Jubal Early on Sept. 22, 1864, during the Civil War.Seaga, Edward Philip George
(Encyclopedia) Seaga, Edward Philip GeorgeSeaga, Edward Philip Georgesēˈägä [key], 1930–2019, prime minister of Jamaica (1980–89). Born in Boston, Mass., to Jamaican parents of Lebanese, European,…Geoffrey
(Encyclopedia) GeoffreyGeoffreyjĕfˈrē [key], 1158–86, duke of Brittany (1171–86); fourth son of Henry II of England. Betrothed (1166) to Constance, heiress of Brittany, he was recognized as heir to…Egmont, Lamoral, count of
(Encyclopedia) Egmont, Lamoral, count ofEgmont, Lamoral, count ofläˌmōrälˈ, ĕgˈmônt [key], 1522–68, Flemish general and statesman, member of one of the noblest families of the Netherlands. In the…Baronius, Caesar
(Encyclopedia) Baronius, CaesarBaronius, Caesarbərōˈnēəs [key], 1538–1607, Italian ecclesiastical historian, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He went to Rome c.1557 and soon came under the…Ensenada, Zenón de Somodevilla, marqués de la
(Encyclopedia) Ensenada, Zenón de Somodevilla, marqués de laEnsenada, Zenón de Somodevilla, marqués de lathānōnˈ dā sōmōᵺāvēˈlyä märkāsˈ dā lä ānsānäˈᵺä [key], 1702–81, Spanish statesman. He was…Trending
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