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  • 123Emperor Charles V —     Emperor Charles V     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Emperor Charles V     (CHARLES I, King of SPAIN).     Born at Ghent, 1500; died at Yuste, in Spain, 1558; was a descendant of the house of Hapsburg, and to this descent owed his sovereignty over …

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  • 125List of The Mummy characters — The following is a selected list of characters who have appeared throughout the Mummy series (The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ). Main and minor characters are included. Contents 1 The Mummy 1.1 Richard Rick… …

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  • 126List of ThunderCats characters — The following is a list of characters that appear in the American animated series ThunderCats, its 2011 reboot, and its related media. Contents 1 Heroes 1.1 Original ThunderCats 1.1.1 Jaga 1.1.2 Lion O …

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  • 127List of Digimon Adventure characters — This is a list of characters from the Digimon anime series Digimon Adventure, and its sequel series Digimon Adventure 02. Contents 1 Digidestined 1.1 Taichi and Agumon 1.2 Yamato and Gabumon …

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  • 128Mahathir Mohamad — This is a Malay name; the name Mohamad is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mahathir. Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Mahathir Mohamad …

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