(Encyclopedia) Charles I, 1288–1342, king of Hungary (1308–42), founder of the Angevin dynasty in Hungary; grandson of Charles II of Naples, who had married a daughter of Stephen V of Hungary. On the…
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Director: Leon GastDirectors of Photography: Maryse Alberti, Paul Goldsmith, Kevin Keating, Albert Maysles and Roderick YoungEditors:Leon Gast, Taylor Hackford, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Keith…
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(Encyclopedia) Abdul-Mahdi, Adel, 1942–, Iraqi political leader. Born into a prominent Shiite family, he joined the Ba'ath party in the early 1960s, then left the party and went into self-exile in…
(Encyclopedia) Martin, 1356–1410, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona (c.1395–1410) and, as Martin II, king of Sicily (1409–10). He succeeded his brother, John I, in Aragón and became king of…
(The). Charles II. of England. The witty Earl of Rochester wrote this mock epitaph on his patron: Here lies our mutton-eating king, Whose word no man relies on; He never said a foolish…
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