(Encyclopedia) George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George), 1895–1952, king of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1936–52), second son of George V; successor of his elder brother, Edward VIII. He…
TALLE Henry Oscar , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm near Albert Lea, Freeborn
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(Encyclopedia) OrléansOrléansôrlāäNˈ [key], family name of two branches of the French royal line.
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