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41Oliver De Lancey Sr. — Major General Oliver De Lancey, Sr. (1718 1785), also known as Oliver DeLancey and Oliver de Lancey, was a merchant, a Loyalist politician and soldier during the American Revolution.DeLancey was the son of Etienne DeLancey and Anne Van Cortland,… …
42Military history of Cambodia — History attests to Cambodia s martial origins. In antiquity Cambodia, having conquered Laos, parts of Thailand, and the Malay Peninsula, held sway over a vast area of Southeast Asia. Khmer martial prowess waned in the early 15th century, however …
43Pitt, William, the Elder — later 1st earl of Chatham born Nov. 15, 1708, London, Eng. died May 11, 1778, Hayes, Kent British statesman and orator, twice virtual prime minister (1756–61, 1766–68). He entered Parliament in 1735 and provoked controversy with his maiden speech …
44Greek literature — Introduction body of writings in the Greek language, with a continuous history extending from the 1st millennium BC to the present day. From the beginning its writers were Greeks living not only in Greece proper but also in Asia Minor, the… …
45Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre — • This massacre of which Protestants were the victims occurred in Paris on 24 August, 1572 (the feast of St. Bartholomew), and in the provinces of France during the ensuing weeks, and it has been the subject of knotty historical disputes Catholic …
46Military Order of Calatrava — Military Order of Calatrava † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Military Order of Calatrava Founded in Castile, in the twelfth century, as a military branch of the great Cistercian family. In the Cistercian Order, then only recently formed… …
47Celestine V — Pope St. Celestine V † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Celestine V (PIETRO DI MURRONE.) Born 1215, in the Neapolitan province of Moline; elected at Perugia 5 July, 1294; consecrated and crowned at Aquila, 29 August; abdicated at… …
48Pope Celestine V — Pope St. Celestine V † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Celestine V (PIETRO DI MURRONE.) Born 1215, in the Neapolitan province of Moline; elected at Perugia 5 July, 1294; consecrated and crowned at Aquila, 29 August; abdicated at… …
49Urban I — Pope Urban I † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Urban I Reigned 222 30, date of birth unknown; died 23 May, 230. According to the Liber Pontificalis, Urban was a Roman and his father s name was Pontianus. After the death of Callistus I… …
50Pope Urban I — Pope Urban I † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Urban I Reigned 222 30, date of birth unknown; died 23 May, 230. According to the Liber Pontificalis, Urban was a Roman and his father s name was Pontianus. After the death of Callistus I… …
