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121John William, Baron Ripperda — John William, Baron Ripperda, and afterwards duke of Ripperda (March 7 1680/82, Oldehove Nov 5 1737, Tétouan), was a political adventurer and Spanish minister. He was born Johan Willem Ripperda in a small village in the province of Groningen in… …
122Ennio Quirino Visconti — (November 1, 1751 February 7, 1818) was an Italian antiquarian and art historian, papal Prefect of Antiquities, and the leading expert of his day in the field of ancient Roman sculpture. Born in Rome, he was the son of Giovanni Battista Antonio… …
123Parliament of Romania — Infobox Legislature name = Parlamentul României Parliament of Romania coa pic = Senat.jpg coa pic = Stema Camerei Deputatilor.jpg session room = 2944.jpg house type = Bicameral houses = Senatul Camera Deputaţilor leader1 type = President of the… …
124Chondroyannos — or Chondrogiannis (Greek: Χονδρόγιαννος, Χονδρογιάννης) is a Hellenic or Greek patronymic surname; Chondro (Greek: Χονδρός) for fat and Yannos a derivative of the forename Giannis (Greek: Γιάννης) or John. The prefix Chondro is seen combined with …
125Continental System — A policy of economic strangulation intended by Napoleon I (see Bonaparte, Napoleo n) to cause fatal disruption to British commercial activity and concomitant advantage to French trade and agriculture. Unable to defeat Britain by direct… …
126lovely claim — A donation made by the general government, of two quarter sections of the public lands, according to the legal subdivisions of the public surveys, to a particular class of persons, who are embraced by the act of Congress of the twenty fourth of… …
127Lord Eliot Convention — The Lord Eliot Convention sought to end indiscriminate executions by firing squad during the First Carlist War, such as those committed at Heredia, pictured here. The Lord Eliot Convention, or simply the Eliot Convention or Eliot Treaty (Spanish …
128Sun City Agreement — The Sun City Agreement was an agreement that was signed between some of the warring parties in the Second Congo War on April 19, 2002 at the luxury South African casino resort of Sun City, as a result of the Inter Congolese dialogue (ICD).… …
