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Louis the German
(Encyclopedia)Louis the German, c.804–876, king of the East Franks (817–76). When his father, Emperor of the West Louis I, partitioned the empire in 817, Louis received Bavaria and adjacent territories. In the ...Borromeo, Charles
(Encyclopedia)Borromeo, Charles: see Charles Borromeo, Saint. ...Frederick II, king of Sicily
(Encyclopedia)Frederick II, 1272–1337, king of Sicily (1296–1337), 3d son of Peter III of Aragón. When his brother, who was king of Sicily, became (1291) king of Aragón as James II, Frederick was his regent i...Zita
(Encyclopedia)Zita zēˈtə, Ger. tsēˈtä [key], 1892–1989, last empress of Austria and queen of Hungary. The daughter of Duke Robert of Parma, she was married (1911) to Archduke Charles Francis, who in 1916 be...Petition of Right
(Encyclopedia)Petition of Right, 1628, a statement of civil liberties sent by the English Parliament to Charles I. Refusal by Parliament to finance the king's unpopular foreign policy had caused his government to e...Coster, Charles de
(Encyclopedia)Coster, Charles de: see De Coster, Charles. ...Gaulle, Charles de
(Encyclopedia)Gaulle, Charles de: see de Gaulle, Charles. ...Charles Edward Stuart
(Encyclopedia)Charles Edward Stuart: see Stuart, Charles Edward. ...Buhl, André Charles
(Encyclopedia)Buhl, André Charles: see Boulle, André Charles. ...Viana, Charles of
(Encyclopedia)Viana, Charles of: see Charles of Viana. ...Browse by Subject
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