Columbia Encyclopedia

Search results

500 results found

Percier, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Percier, Charles shärl pĕrsyāˈ [key], 1764–1838, French architect. He won (1786) the Grand Prix de Rome, and in 1794 he became associated with Pierre François Léonard Fontaine. Napoleon appoin...

Sumner, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Sumner, Charles, 1811–74, U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1851–74), b. Boston. He attended (1831–33) and was later a lecturer at Harvard law school, was admitted (1834) to the bar, and practice...

Howard, Charles, 1st earl of Carlisle

(Encyclopedia)Howard, Charles, 1st earl of Carlisle: see Carlisle, Charles Howard, 1st earl of. ...

Howard of Effingham, Charles Howard, 2d Baron

(Encyclopedia)Howard of Effingham, Charles Howard, 2d Baron: see Nottingham, Charles Howard, 1st earl of. ...

Boyle, Charles, 4th earl of Orrery

(Encyclopedia)Boyle, Charles, 4th earl of Orrery: see Orrery, Charles Boyle, 4th earl of. ...

Cleveland, Barbara Villiers, duchess of

(Encyclopedia)Cleveland, Barbara Villiers, duchess of vĭlˈərz, vĭlˈyərz [key], 1641–1709, mistress of King Charles II of England. She became Charles's mistress at Breda in 1660 and returned with him to Engl...

Alphonse

(Encyclopedia)Alphonse älfôNsˈ [key], 1220–71, count of Poitiers and of Toulouse, brother of King Louis IX of France. By his marriage to the daughter of Raymond VII, count of Toulouse, he inherited Raymond's l...

Rulers of Spain since 1474 (table)

(Encyclopedia)Rulers of Spain since 1474(including dates of reign) Union of Castile and Aragón Hapsburg Dynasty Bourbon Dynasty French Intrusion Bourbon Restoration Elective Monarchy First Republic ...

Carroll, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Carroll, Charles, 1737–1832, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Annapolis, Md. After completing his education in France and England, he return...

Dorset, Charles Sackville, 6th earl of

(Encyclopedia)Dorset, Charles Sackville, 6th earl of: see Sackville, Charles. ...