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(Encyclopedia) Ladislaus II, king of Bohemia: see Uladislaus II, king of Hungary. ...

(Encyclopedia) Beaufort, François de Vendôme, duc de fräNswäˈ də väNdōmˈ dük də bōfôrˈ [key], 1616–69, French courtier and politician; grandson of King Henry IV of France and his mistress Gabrielle d...

(Encyclopedia) Stephen Báthory bäˈtôrĭ [key], Pol. Stefan Batory, 1533–86, king of Poland (1575–86), prince of Transylvania (1571–75), son of Stephen Báthory (1477–1534). He was elected to succeed John...

(Encyclopedia) Charles II, king of Hungary: see Charles III, king of Naples. ...

(Encyclopedia) James VI, king of Scotland: see James I, king of England. ...

(Encyclopedia) Bergh, Henry bûrg [key], 1811–88, American philanthropist, b. New York City. He founded (1866) the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This organization, the first of its kin...

(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand IV, king of Naples: see Ferdinand I, king of the Two Sicilies. ...

(Encyclopedia) Frederick III, king of Prussia: see Frederick III, 1831–88, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia. ...

(Encyclopedia) James II, 1633–1701, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1685–88); second son of Charles I, brother and successor of Charles II. James made an effort to restore himself by landing in Irel...

(Encyclopedia) King's College, University of: see Dalhousie Univ. ...