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Stanhope, Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl
(Encyclopedia) Stanhope, Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl, 1805–75, English historian. He was undersecretary for foreign affairs (1834–35) in Sir Robert Peel's first ministry and secretary of the…Quintana, Manuel José
(Encyclopedia) Quintana, Manuel JoséQuintana, Manuel Josémänwĕlˈ hōsāˈ kēntäˈnä [key], 1772–1857, Spanish poet. He held high government posts and was tutor to Queen Isabella II. One of the last…Radama I
(Encyclopedia) Radama IRadama Irädäˈmə [key], c.1793–1828, founder of the kingdom of Madagascar. He succeeded (1810) his father, Andrianimpoinimerina, as king of Merina, a small kingdom on the…Googe, Barnabe
(Encyclopedia) Googe, BarnabeGooge, Barnabeg&oobreve;j, g&oomacr;j [key], 1540–94, English poet and translator. In 1574 he was sent to Ireland as the representative of Sir William Cecil,…Goldmark, Karl
(Encyclopedia) Goldmark, Karl, 1830–1915, Hungarian composer. His concert overture Sakuntala (1865), his symphony A Rustic Wedding (1870), and an opera, The Queen of Sheba (1875), were very popular.…Isabel of Bavaria
(Encyclopedia) Isabel of Bavaria, 1371–1435, French queen, consort of Charles VI, daughter of the duke of Bavaria. After her marriage (1385) she was several times regent for her demented husband.…Linlithgow
(Encyclopedia) Linlithgow, town (1991 pop. 9,524), West Lothian, central Scotland. Manufactures include paper, whiskey, and computers. Linlithgow Palace, now a ruin, was a seat of Stuart kings and…Akenside, Mark
(Encyclopedia) Akenside, MarkAkenside, Markāˈkĭnsīd [key], 1721–70, English poet and physician. His chief literary work was the didactic poem The Pleasures of Imagination (1744). Among his other…Clotilda, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Clotilda, SaintClotilda, Saintklətĭlˈdə [key], d. 545, Frankish queen. She converted her husband, Clovis I, to Christianity and built with him in Paris the Church of the Apostles Peter…Frederick IX, king of Denmark
(Encyclopedia) Frederick IX, 1899–1972, king of Denmark (1947–72), son and successor of Christian X. He married (1935) Princess Ingrid of Sweden. Because he did not have a son the constitution was…Trending
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