appanage of wealth
1Appanage — Ap pa*nage, n. [F. apanage, fr. OF. apaner to nourish, support, fr. LL. apanare to furnish with bread, to provision; L. ad + pains bread.] 1. The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the subsistence of his younger sons. [1913… …
2France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
3Society of the Mongol Empire — The expansion of the Mongol Empire over time. Main article: Mongol Empire Contents 1 Food in the Mongol Empire …
4House of Orléans — Country France Ancestral house House of Bourbon descended from Capetian dynasty Titles …
5Cadet branch — The descendants in the male line of a younger son of a monarch or patriarch collectively constitute a cadet branch of that ancestor s lineage. In the ruling dynasties and noble families of much of Europe and Asia, the family s major assets ndash; …
6education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
7Descendants of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans — Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans Philippe de France, Duke of Orléans was the brother of Louis XIV of France and the younger son of Louis XIII of France and Anne of Austria. A Bourbon himself, he founded the third line of Dukes of Orléans… …
8Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
9Primogeniture — is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn to inherit the entire estate, to the exclusion of younger siblings (compare to ultimogeniture). Historically, the term implied male primogeniture, to the exclusion of females. According to the… …
10Christina of Sweden — Infobox Swedish Royalty|monarch name = Christina full name = Christina Augusta or Christina Alexandra title = Queen of Sweden caption = reign = 6 November 1632 – 6 June 1654 coronation = 20 October 1650 full name = predecessor = Gustav II Adolf… …
