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Stambulov, Stefan
(Encyclopedia) Stambulov, StefanStambulov, Stefanstĕˈfän stämb&oomacr;ˈlôf [key], 1854–95, Bulgarian politician. Protesting Ottoman rule in Bulgaria, he led the unsuccessful revolt of 1876, which…Saint Lawrence, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia) Saint Lawrence, Gulf of, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.100,000 sq mi (259,000 sq km), SE Canada, extending c.250 mi (400 km) from the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River to Newfoundland…Nemours, Louis Charles Philippe Raphaël d'Orléans, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Nemours, Louis Charles Philippe Raphaël d'Orléans, duc deNemours, Louis Charles Philippe Raphaël d'Orléans, duc delwē shärl fēlēpˈ räfäĕlˈ dôrlāäNˈ dük də nəm&oomacr;rˈ [key], 1814…Oyama, Iwao
(Encyclopedia) Oyama, IwaoOyama, Iwaoēwäˈō ōˈyämä [key], 1842–1916, Japanese field marshal. A native of Satsuma and a follower of Okubo Toshimichi, he worked to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate and…Napoleon II
(Encyclopedia) Napoleon II, 1811–32, son of Napoleon I and Marie Louise, known as the king of Rome (1811–14), as the prince of Parma (1814–18), and after that as the duke of Reichstadt. Napoleon's…Romberg, Sigmund
(Encyclopedia) Romberg, SigmundRomberg, Sigmundrŏmˈbûrg [key], 1887–1951, Hungarian-American composer, educated in Vienna. He came to the United States in 1909, played in restaurant and café…Regulus, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia) RegulusRegulusrĕgˈyələs [key], brightest star in the constellation Leo; Bayer designation Alpha Leonis; 1992 position R.A. 10h08m, Dec. +12°00′. A bluish-white main-sequence star of…Aga Khan
(Encyclopedia) Aga KhanAga Khanäˈgä khän [key], the title of the religious leader and imam of the Ismaili Nizari sect of Islam, originally bestowed by the Persian shah Fath Ali on Hasan Ali Shah,…Stephen Báthory
(Encyclopedia) Stephen BáthoryStephen Báthorybäˈtôrĭ [key], Pol. Stefan Batory, 1533–86, king of Poland (1575–86), prince of Transylvania (1571–75), son of Stephen Báthory (1477–1534). He was elected…Crécy
(Encyclopedia) CrécyCrécykrāsēˈ [key], officially Crécy-en-PonthieuCrécy–äN–pôNtyöˈ [key], village, Somme dept., N France. A nearby forest is popular for camping. At Crécy, on Aug. 26, 1346, Edward…Trending
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