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Andrew, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Andrew, Saint [Gr.,=manly], in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles, brother of Peter. According to tradition he was a missionary in Asia Minor, Macedonia, and S Russia.…

Orléans, Charles, duc d'

(Encyclopedia) Orléans, Charles, duc d'Orléans, Charles, duc d'shärl dük dôrlāäNˈ [key], 1391–1465, French prince and poet; nephew of King Charles VI. After the assassination of his father, Louis d'…

Wyeth, Andrew Newell

(Encyclopedia) Wyeth, Andrew NewellWyeth, Andrew Newellwīˈəth [key], 1917–2009, American painter, b. Chadds Ford, Pa. Wyeth's work has been enormously popular, critically acclaimed, and sometimes…

Prince

(Encyclopedia) Prince, 1958–2016, American singer and songwriter, b. Minneapolis, Minn., as Prince Rogers Nelson. Biracial, slim, and sexily androgynous, he was an electrifying performer who composed…

Prince Hall Biography

Prince Hall clergyman, abolitionistBorn: 1735Birthplace: Barbados Hall established the African Lodge of the Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons of Boston in 1775. It was the first lodge…

Charles, Prince of Wales

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

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, becoming a widow by the sudden death of King Hamlet, in less than two months after his death married his brother Claudius, which was…