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(Encyclopedia) Borromeo, Charles: see Charles Borromeo, Saint. ...

(Encyclopedia) Montagu, Charles: see Halifax, Charles Montagu, earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Colbert, Charles: see Croissy, Charles Colbert, marquis de. ...

(Encyclopedia) Wesley, Charles, 1707–88, English Methodist preacher and hymn writer. As a student at Oxford he devoted himself to systematic study and to the regular practice of religious duties; he and companions...

(Encyclopedia) Charles Albert, 1798–1849, king of Sardinia (1831–49, see Savoy, house of). Because he had not been entirely unsympathetic to the revolutionary movement of 1821 in Sardinia, Charles Albert develop...

(Encyclopedia) Mordaunt, Charles: see Peterborough, Charles Mordaunt, 3d earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Neville, Charles: see Westmorland, Charles Neville, 6th earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Brandon, Charles: see Suffolk, Charles Brandon, 1st duke of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Marville, Charles, 1813–79, pioneering French photographer, b. Charles-François Bossu, name changed c.1831. An illustrator who drew mainly landscapes and urban scenes for use in popular books and m...

(Encyclopedia) Speedway, town (1990 pop. 13,092), Marion co., central Ind., just W of Indianapolis; inc. 1926. The Indianapolis Speedway, site of the annual Indianapolis 500 car race, is located there. There is also...