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(Encyclopedia) Constantine II, 316–40, Roman emperor, son of Constantine I. When the empire was divided at the death (337) of Constantine I, among the brothers Constantius II, Constans I, and Constantine II, Const...

(Encyclopedia) Münster münˈstər [key], city (1994 pop. 267,367), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, a port and industrial center on the Dortmund-Ems Canal. Its manufactures include heavy machinery and textiles...

(Encyclopedia) Kirkaldy of Grange, Sir William kərkôlˈdē [key], d. 1573, Scottish soldier and politician. Associated with his father in the murder of Cardinal Beaton in 1546, he was captured by the French in 154...

(Encyclopedia) Alfonso XIII, 1886–1941, king of Spain (1886–1931), posthumous son and successor of Alfonso XII. His mother, Maria Christina (1858–1929), was regent until 1902. In 1906, Alfonso married Princess...

(Encyclopedia) Champeaux, William of: see William of Champeaux. ...

(Encyclopedia) Occam, William of: see William of Occam. ...

(Encyclopedia) Ockham, William of: see William of Occam. ...

(Encyclopedia) Wykeham, William of: see William of Wykeham. ...

(Encyclopedia) Wickham, William of: see William of Wykeham. ...

(Encyclopedia) William of Longchamp: see Longchamp, William of. ...