Biography Category
1920–2005, pope (1978–2005), a Pole (b. Wadowice) named Karol Józef Wojty a; successor of John Paul I. He was the first non-Italian pope elected ...
(John Comnenus) (k mn ´n s) (KEY) , 1088–1143, Byzantine emperor (1118–43), son and successor of Alexius I. He was crowned despite the intrigues ...
c.1509–1536, Dutch Anabaptist leader. His original name was Beuckelszoon, Beuckelzoon, Bockelszoon, Bockelson, Beukels, or Buckholdt. John of Leiden...
1545–78, Spanish admiral and general; illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. He was acknowledged in his father’s will and was recognize...
1512–42, king of Scotland (1513–42), son and successor of James IV. His mother, Margaret Tudor, held the regency until her marriage in 1514 to Arc...
(j ´m s n) (KEY) , 1794–1860, English essayist, b. Dublin. The diary of her travels on the Continent as governess to a wealthy family was later pub...