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Mond, Alfred Moritz, 1st Baron Melchett

(Encyclopedia) Mond, Alfred Moritz, 1st Baron Melchett mŏnd, mĕlˈchĭt [key], 1868–1930, English industrialist and politician; son of Ludwig Mond. He played a leading part in the centralization of the English c...

Breadalbane, John Campbell, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Breadalbane, John Campbell, 1st earl of brədôlˈbĭn, brĕd– [key], 1635?–1717, Scottish nobleman. He took part in the royalist rising of 1654 and helped George Monck to further the restoration ...

Schomberg, Frederick Herman, 1st duke of

(Encyclopedia) Schomberg, Frederick Herman, 1st duke of schŏmˈbərg [key], Ger. Friedrich Hermann von Schönberg, 1615–90, German soldier of fortune. After serving on the Protestant side in the Thirty Years War,...

Hamilton, John Hamilton, 1st marquess of

(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, John Hamilton, 1st marquess of, 1532–1604, Scottish nobleman; second son of James Hamilton, 2d earl of Arran. He was in his earlier years hostile to Mary Queen of Scots, but he later becam...

Ammah

(Encyclopedia) Ammah āmˈə [key], in the Bible, hill near Gibeon. ...

Aventine

(Encyclopedia) Aventine, hill: see Rome before Augustus under Rome. ...

Caelian

(Encyclopedia) Caelian, hill: see Rome before Augustus under Rome. ...

Viminal

(Encyclopedia) Viminal, hill: see Rome before Augustus under Rome. ...

Anab

(Encyclopedia) Anab āˈnăb [key], in the Bible, hill town, SW ancient Palestine. ...

Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st marquess of

(Encyclopedia) Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st marquess of hāˈstĭngz [key], 1754–1826, British soldier and administrator. He fought with distinction against the colonists in the American Revolution. Crea...
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