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1371–1435, French queen, consort of Charles VI, daughter of the duke of Bavaria. After her marriage (1385) she was several times regent for her deme...
(Isaac Comnenus) ( ´z k k mn ´n s) (KEY) , c.1005–1061, Byzantine emperor (1057–59), first of the Comneni dynasty. Proclaimed emperor by the arm...
384–423, Roman emperor of the West (395–423). On the death (395) of Theodosius I, the Roman Empire was divided; Arcadius, the elder son, received ...
(zhäN bät st´ zäb ´) (KEY) , 1767–1855, French portrait painter and miniaturist. He was a pupil of J. L. David and was greatly influenced by F...
(h r kl ´ s, h r k´l s) (KEY) , c.575–641, Byzantine emperor (610–41). The son of a governor of Africa, he succeeded the tyrant Phocas, whom he...
(h n´r kh ´zäk) (KEY) , c.1450–1517, Flemish composer. Isaac, a prolific and versatile composer, traveled widely in Europe, serving at the court...