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101Albert II — 1397 1439, king of Germany and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1438 39. * * * ▪ 2006 On April 6, 2005, His Most Serene Highness Albert, hereditary prince of Monaco and marquis of Baux, ascended to the throne of the tiny Mediterranean… …
102France — /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.… …
103Leopold I — 1. 1640 1705, king of Hungary 1655 1705; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1658 1705. 2. 1790 1865, king of Belgium 1831 65. * * * I born June 9, 1640 Vienna, Austria died May 5, 1705, Vienna Holy Roman emperor (1658–1705). Son of Ferdinand III,… …
104Leopold III — 1901 83, king of Belgium 1934 51 (son of Albert I). * * * orig. Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel born Nov. 3, 1901, Brussels, Belg. died Sept. 25, 1983, Brussels King of the Belgians (1934–51). He succeeded his father …
105World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …
106Netherlands, The — officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,142,000. Capital: Amsterdam; Seat of Government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. Languages:… …
107Belgian horse — breed of heavy draft horse descended from the Flemish “great horse,” the medieval battle horse native to the Low Countries. An old breed, Belgians were considerably improved after 1880. In 1866 the first Belgian was taken to the United States,… …
108Central Africa — Introduction region of Africa that straddles the Equator and is drained largely by the Congo River system. It comprises, according to common definitions, the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), the Central African Republic, and the… …
109Maurice-Jean de Broglie — Maurice Jean de Broglie † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Maurice Jean de Broglie Born in Paris, 5 September, 1766; d. there, 20 June, 1821. He was the son of the Field Marshal, Victor Francois, Duc de Broglie, created, by Emperor Francis I,… …
110The Netherlands — The Netherlands † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Netherlands (Germ. Niederlande; Fr. Pays Bas). The Netherlands, or Low Countries, as organized by Charles V, under whom the Burgundian era ended, comprised practically the territory… …
