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Elizabeth, sister of King Louis XVI of France
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, 1764–94, sister of King Louis XVI of France, known as Madame Elizabeth. Deeply loyal to her brother, she remained in France during the French Revolution, suffered…Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett
(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett, 1836–1917, English physician. A sister of Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Elizabeth also worked for woman suffrage. With difficulty she obtained a private…Catlett, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Catlett, Elizabeth, 1915–2012, American-Mexican sculptor, painter, and printmaker, considered one of the foremost African-American artists of her era, b. Washington, D.C., grad. Howard…William Shakespeare: Richard II, Act III, Scene IV
Scene IVLangley. The Duke of York's gardenEnter the Queen and two LadiesQueenWhat sport shall we devise here in this garden, To drive away the heavy thought of care?LadyMadam, we'll play at…Scroggs, Sir William
(Encyclopedia) Scroggs, Sir William, 1623?–1683, English jurist. Educated at Oxford and trained in law at Gray's Inn, he became (1669) a king's sergeant, was made (1676) justice in common pleas…Amadeus
(Encyclopedia) Amadeus, 1845–90, king of Spain (1870–73), duke of Aosta, son of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. After the expulsion (1868) of Queen Isabella II, Juan Prim urged the Cortes to elect…Maria Feodorovna
(Encyclopedia) Maria FeodorovnaMaria Feodorovnamärēˈä fyôˈdərəvnə [key], 1847–1928, czarina of Russia, consort of Alexander III and mother of Nicholas II. Originally named Dagmar, she was the…Mary of Modena
(Encyclopedia) Mary of ModenaMary of Modenamŏdˈĭnə [key], 1658–1718, queen consort of James II of England; daughter of Alfonso IV, duke of Modena. Her marriage (1673) to James, then duke of York, was…Pepin of Landen
(Encyclopedia) Pepin of Landen (Pepin I), d. 639?, mayor of the palace of the Frankish kingdom of Austrasia. With Arnulf, bishop of Metz, he called in King Clotaire II of Neustria to overthrow (613)…The Devil's Dictionary: Queen
by Ambrose Bierce QUILLQUEEN -n. A woman by whom the realm is ruled when there is a king, and through whom it is ruled when there is not.Trending
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