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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
7: ... [[Ipanema]], for the giant statue of [[Jesus]], known as [[Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Christ the Re...
13: The area where Rio de Janeiro is now was reached by Portuguese explorers in an expedi...
15: ...eiro'' (San Sebastian of the January River), in honor of then King [[Sebastian I of Portugal]]. For ce...
17: ...en westwards, an urban movement which lasts until nowadays.
19: ...[[Ren頄uguay-Trouin]], and [[Nicolas de Villegaignon]]. After [[1720]], when the Portuguese found gol... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...he central character in the cycle of [[legend]]s known as the "[[Matter of Britain]]." There is disagr...
5: ...] to early [[6th century]], to have been of [[Romano-British]] origin, and to have fought against the ...
7: ...y figure of whom we know little, and scholars are not certain whether the "Brettones" he led were [[Br...
11: Another school of thought believes that Arthur is a h...
13: Subscribers to this school of thought argue that another Roman Briton of the period, for example [[Amb... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...' in [[Portuguese]]) was most probably [[Genova|Genoese]], although some historians claim he could hav...
3: ...windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they inaugurate...
5: ... two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe. This i...
7: ..., including the isles of Juana ([[Cuba]]) and Espanola ([[Hispaniola]]), as well as the coasts of [[Ce...
11: ...ope, and slavery in the [[West Indies]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: '''November 4''' is the 308th day of the year (309th in...
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9: ...illiam, Prince of Orange]]. They would later be known as [[William and Mary]].
14: ... a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecutive terms.
15: ...legiance of a large majority of the [[Ethiopia]]n nobility, paving the way for him to be crowned [[emp... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
46: *[[Abd-ar-rahman III]], (912-961), prince of the Ummayad dynasty in Spain
68: ...ls Henrik Abel|Abel, Niels Henrik]], (1802-1829), Norwegian mathematician
71: ...en Abell|Abell, George Ogden]], (1927-1983), astronomer
109: *[[Norm Abrams|Abrams, Norm]]
112: *[[Norman Abramson|Abramson, Norman]] - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
9: ...]], (1757-1840), U.S. soldier and statesman, governor of Kentuvky
25: ...cki, Karol]], (1866-1933), Polish engineer and economist
56: ...ouch Adams|Adams, John Couch]], (1819-1892), astronomer
63: ...s (author)|Adams, Richard]], (born 1920), British novelist
65: ...s, Samuel]], (1722-1803), American patriot & Governor of Massachusetts - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
7: ...nited Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].
9: ...ist of Lords of the Isle of Man|Lord of Mann]]<!--Note on spelling: the Isle of Man has one "n", but h...
11: ...heir-apparent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
14: ...e-magazine-cover-p'incess-lilybet.jpg|thumb|left|"Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cove...
15: ...her was HRH [[George VI of the United Kingdom|The Prince Albert, Duke of York]] (later King George VI), th... - Boudicca (6973 bytes)
1: ...er Celtic tribes, including the neighbouring [[Trinovantes]], in a major uprising against the occupyin...
7: ...what is now [[Norfolk]]. He was allowed to remain nominally independent as an ally of Rome (he may hav...
9: ...e this point to call in their loans. Tacitus does not mention this, but does single out [[procurator]]...
11: ...mple for two days before it fell. The future governor [[Quintus Petillius Cerialis]], then commanding ...
13: ...y fire at this time), slaughtering anyone who had not evacuated with Suetonius. [[Verulamium]] ([[St A... - Empress Wu (14478 bytes)
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9: ... here are in the [[Julian calendar]].<br>They are not in the [[proleptic Gregorian calendar]].<br>R...
11: ... her son the restored emperor<br>Zhongzong. The honorific name was used as her posthumous<br>name when...
16: ... [[Guangyuan]] (广元市), in the north of [[Sichuan]] province, some 800 km.(500 mile...
18: ..., beautiful", and the young empress is generally known inside China as Wu Meiniang (武媚&#... - Agnes of Courtenay (6051 bytes)
5: ...al character as hinted to in the Chronicle of [[Ernoul]], a continuation of William; "car telle n'est ...
9: ...ter [[Isabella of Jerusalem|Isabella]]. There was no such questioning of Baldwin's rights.
11: ... of Sidon. During Amalric's reign she had next to no influence in the kingdom, but her power grew when...
13: ...f Raymond III of Tripoli she persuaded Baldwin IV not to allow him to enter the kingdom in [[1182]]. I...
15: ... in the order of succession, but she probably was not happy with the provision that [[Raymond III of T... - Constance of Antioch (2293 bytes)
3: ...aymond of Antioch|Raymond of Poitiers]], whom the noble supporters of the regency had secretly summone...
19: ...0%" align="center" | '''[[Principality of Antioch|Princess of Antioch]]'''<br>''with [[Raymond of Antioch|... - Yolanda of Flanders (2422 bytes)
1: ...[1219]]) ruled the [[Latin Empire]] in [[Constantinople]] for her husband [[Peter of Courtenay]] from ...
3: ...g which he was captured. Because his fate was unknown (although he was probably killed), Yolanda rule...
5: ... in [[France]] at the time, there was technically no emperor until he arrived in [[1221]].
7: ...o her eldest son Philip when she went to Constantinople in 1216.
13: * [[Baldwin II of Constantinople]] (d. 1273) - Isabella of Castile (4156 bytes)
2: ...uler of her husband's dominions. This monarch is known by a variety of other names including ''Isabel ...
5: ...ares Pereira]], Count de Barcelos and his wife Leonor Alvim, Countess of Barcelos.
7: ...ghter of [[John I of Castile]] and his wife [[Eleanor of Aragon]], a sister of Kings [[John I of Arago...
10: ...y IV of England]]. Her maternal grandparents were Prince [[Joao of Portugal, Grand Master of Santiago]], w...
21: ...g to get Isabella declared as [[blessed]] and [[canonization|later saint]]. - Jeanne d'Albret (2474 bytes)
6: ... Jeanne was married to Antoine de Bourbon, "first prince of the blood," who would become heir to the Frenc...
10: ...'Albret called a conference of beleaguered [[Huguenot]] ministers which led to her declaring [[Calvini...
12: ...on [[Henry IV of France|Henry]] now became "first prince of the blood."
14: ... war broke out again, and Jeanne fled to the Huguenot city of [[La Rochelle]]. From here she conducted...
18: ...lliam, Duke of Cleves, annulled in [[1545]], with no issue. - Anna of Austria (1601-1666) (1994 bytes)
6: ...e of Orl顮s]] born in [[1640]]. The marriage was not a happy one, filled with mistrust, and King Loui...
8: ... King Louis to Anne's niece, the Spanish Hapsburg princess [[Maria Theresa of Spain|Marie-Th鲨se of Austr...
12: ...ne of the central figures in [[Alexandre Dumas]]' novel, ''[[The Three Musketeers]]''. - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ...senters executed; as a consequence, she is often known as '''Bloody Mary'''. Her religious policies, h...
13: ... leading to false assertions that she was created Princess of Wales, even though he was deeply disappointe...
15: ...u�Vives]] upon the subject, but was herself the Princess Mary's first teacher in Latin.
17: ... marriage treaty was signed; it provided that the Princess Mary should marry either Francis or his second ...
19: ...s to the Pope were abolished, and the King was acknowledged as "Supreme Head" of the [[Church of Engla... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
2: ...stuart.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Mary I of Scotland; known as Mary, Queen of Scots]]
7: ...; [[July 24]], [[1567]]. She is perhaps the best known of the Scottish monarchs, in part because of th...
15: ... 1536. Had he not died before James V, Mary would not necessarily have inherited. In this sort of [[Se...
24: ...eeves, enveloped the infant, who could sit up but not walk. She was carried by Lord Livingston in sole...
26: ...ir struck her, she began to cry. The [[Earl of Lennox]] brought forward the Sceptre and placed it in h... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...0]]. Also see [[Maria Theresa of Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of ...
4: ...Maria Theresa''' ([[May 13]], [[1717]] – [[November 29]], [[1780]]) was a [[Habsburg]] by birth...
6: ...sa, Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia'' was the eldest d...
15: ...SH Princess Marie Josephe of Bavaria (1739-1767); no surviving issue. [[Holy Roman Emperor]]: 1765; [[...
16: ... married HSH Prince Albert of Saxony (1738-1822); no issue - Anna of Russia (5221 bytes)
1: ...nnaioannovnarussia1693-2.jpg|thumb|H.I.M. Anna Ivanovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias, Duch...
3: '''Anna Ivanovna''' (In [[Russian language|Russian]]: А&#...
7: ...it. Anna continued ruling as Duchess of Courland (now western [[Latvia]]) from 1711 to 1730, with the ...
10: ...er popularity with the imperial guards and lesser nobility.
17: ...ng old nobility, she arranged the marriage of old Prince Galitzine with one of her maids, dressed as clown... - Catherine I of Russia (2658 bytes)
7: ...ater she was sent to, and became the mistress of, Prince [[Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov|Aleksandr Menshi...
20: ...Peter I]] [[1724]]-[[1725]]''<br>''De-facto ruler Prince [[Alexander Menshikov]] [[1725]]-[[1727]]''}}
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