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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
35: ...abella, and each later contributed, with fabulous success, to the rehabilitation of their father's reputati...
48: ..., ultimately in his case, like in that of so many successful individuals, initiative and enterpreneurship e...
54: ...m from taking his ideas elsewhere, he was finally successful in 1492. Ferdinand and Isabella had just conqu...
107: ... to continue provisioning him and his hungry men, successfully intimidated the natives by correctly predict... - Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
17: ... the Guises. This trimming policy met with little success: rage and suspicion so possessed men's minds that...
19: ...iator. After the death of Charles in 1574 and the succession of her son, [[Henri III of France|Henri III]],... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ...nephew, [[Peter III of Russia|Peter]], her chosen successor. Sophie changed her name to "Catherine" (''Ekat...
21: ...s after the Polish example, but achieved far less success. She annexed [[Crimea]] in [[1783]], a mere nine ...
23: ..., acting as mediator in the [[War of the Bavarian Succession]] ([[1778]]-[[1779]]) between Prussia and Aust... - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
16: ...ramento, California]]. After achieving some local success, he moved to [[New York City]] (and his current f... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
3: ...) who took the country into the [[War of Austrian succession]] ([[1740]] - [[1748]]) and the [[Seven Years ...
39: ...erge of ruin. From that day forth he despaired of success, though he was saved for the moment by the jealou...
49: ...day 1761, by [[Rumyantsev]], was the sole Russian success. Frederick, however, was now at the last gasp. On...
55: {{succession box|title=[[List of Russian rulers|Empress of ... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
9: ...the last monarch of the [[House of Hanover]]; her successor belonged to the [[House of Windsor|House of Sax...
14: ...hough she occupied a high position in the line of succession, Victoria was taught only [[German language|Ge...
60: ...espite the fears of many, it proved an incredible success, with its profits being used to endow the [[Victo...
102: ...e of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. King Edward VII's son and successor, [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V...
169: {{succession box two to one | before1=[[William IV of the U... - Margaret of Anjou (3729 bytes)
12: ... and learning than in military matters, was not a successful king. He had reigned since he was a few month...
16: ... her headquarters to [[York]], she gained a major success at the [[Battle of Wakefield]] on December 30, [[... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
43: ...stria]]. However, the new queen did not have much success. Although King Louis did meet with Choiseul, he d... - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
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59: ...]. Shastri died in office in [[1966]], and Indira successfully ran to succeed him as party leader, and thus...
67: ...s fortunes through a [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|successful war]] that December against [[United States|U....
69: ... nationalized network of banks Gandhi created are successful and widely trusted institutions today. - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
13: <tr><td>'''Successor:'''</td><td>[[Mary McAleese]]</td></tr>
25: ...Subsequent holders of the title have included her successor as Irish president [[Mary McAleese]], Irish Hum...
39: ...binson gave legal support to the leaders of the unsuccessful campaign to save the site.]]
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51: ...egarded by many as unelectable, Robinson proved a success. Months before her rivals had even been chosen, s... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
16: ...ouse of Spirits]]'' (1982). The book was a great success and was later made into a film (''[[The House of ... - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
18: ...or a painting at [[Casa Buonarroti]] and became a successful court painter, enjoying the patronage of the [...
24: In Florence, Artemisia enjoyed huge success. She was accepted in the ''Accademia del Disegno'...
26: ...n image of the author, whose fame was rising. The success and the fashion radiating from her figure fueled ...
30: Despite the success, due to an excess of expenses by her and her husb...
36: ...born in [[1627]]. Artemisia tried, with almost no success, to teach them the art of painting. - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
22: ...itizen]] of the United States. Her first literary success came with the sale of her screenplay ''[[Red Pawn...
26: ... these initial struggles ''The Fountainhead'' was successful, bringing Rand fame and financial security.
31: ...rds individual human happiness, flourishment, and success. - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
40: ...rks were loved by the avant-garde, but mainstream success initially remained elusive. - Suzanne Valadon (4068 bytes)
10: ...eers, Valadon received acclaim and some financial success during her lifetime. - Virginia Woolf (9482 bytes)
9: ... public intellectual to both critical and popular success. Much of her work was self-published through the ... - Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
7: ...and appearing practically naked on stage. After a successful tour of [[Europe]], she returned to [[France]]...
9: ...ing a musical star, Baker also starred in several successful films, among them ''Zouzou'' (1934) and ''Prin...
11: ...8212;a Sicilian stonemason who passed himself off successfully as a Sicilian [[count]]—Baker transfor... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
12: ...]], she was virtually unchallenged, winning eight successive awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance; ...
14: ...othing of its power, and she continued the hugely successful relationship with Wexler and Mardin while begi...
16: ...ature of Curtis Mayfield, popularity and critical success waned during the mid to late 1970s and the [[1980... - Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
11: ==First success==
16: ...t was around this time that Holiday had her first successes as a live performer. On [[November 23]], [[1934...
26: Holiday's success was marred by this growing dependence on [[drugs]... - Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
3: ...umbia Records]] in [[1954]]. With her mainstream success came an inevitable backlash from gospel purists w...
5: ... The late [[1960s]] saw a downturn in her popular success. She ended her career with a concert in [[German...
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