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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…

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Pericles, Prince of Tyre Pericles, Prince of Tyre, became a voluntary exile from his dominions, to avert the dreadful calamities which Antiochus, the wicked emperor of Greece, threatened to…

Brewer's: Ahmed, Prince

Noted for the tent given him by the fairy Pari-banou, which would cover a whole army, but might be carried in one's pocket; and for the apple of Samarcand, which would cure all diseases…

Brewer's: Black Prince

Edward, Prince of Wales, son of Edward III. Froissart says he was “styled black by terror of his arms” (c. 169). Strutt confirms this saying: “for his martial deeds surnamed Black the…

Brewer's: Artists, The Prince of

Albert Dürer; so called by his countrymen. (1471–1528.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ArtotyritesArticles of Roup A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…

Brewer's: Lusitanian Prince

Don Henry, third son of John I. “the Great,” King of Portugal- Who, heaven-inspired; To love of useful glory roused mankind, And in unbounded commerce mixed the world. Thomson: Summer.…

Brewer's: Scourge of Princes

Pietro Aretino was so called for his satires. (1492-1556.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ScouringScourge of God A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…