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1830–1904, queen of Spain (1833–68), daughter of Ferdinand VII and of Maria Christina. Her uncle, Don Carlos, contested her succession under the S...
1846–1921, princess imperial of Brazil; eldest daughter of Pedro II. She acted as regent in her father’s absence. Her marriage to the comte d’Eu...
( r ´n ) (KEY) , c.750–803, Byzantine empress (797–802). She served (780–90) as regent for her son, Constantine VI, and later was made (792) jo...
(hôr´h ´säks) (KEY) , 1837–95, Colombian novelist. The son of a prosperous Englishman and a creole, Isaacs witnessed the ruin and premature de...
( ´z ks) (KEY) , 1855–1948, Australian jurist and political leader. He sat in the colonial legislature (1892–1901), became solicitor general (189...
1885–1948, British educator. After studying at the universities of Manchester and Cambridge, she became a lecturer in early childhood education. A d...