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William Courtenay
William Courtenay , c.1342-1396, English prelate, archbishop of Canterbury (1381-96). He was important for his condemnation of the doctrines of Wyclif and for suppressing the Lollards. ... Read more
Walter Hilton
Walter Hilton d. 1396, English religious writer, an Austin canon of Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire. His spiritual treatise The Scale of Perfection (ed. by Evelyn Underhill, 1923) is a general manual for holy living. Although it was addressed to a Carthusian recluse, it became popular among English l... Read more
Humber
Humber navigable estuary of the Trent and Ouse rivers, c.40 mi (60 km) long and from 1 to 8 mi (1.6-12.9 km) wide, NE England, forming the boundary between between the East Riding of Yorkshire and Hull (N) and North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire (S). Spurn Head, with a lighthouse, is at ... Read more
Nikopol
Nikopol , town (1993 pop. 4,897), N Bulgaria, a port on the Danube River bordering Romania. Farming, viticulture, and fishing are the chief occupations. Founded in 629 by Byzantine emperor Heraclius, Nikopol (then Nicopolis) became a flourishing trade and cultural center of the second Bulgarian king... Read more
Alfonso V
Alfonso V (Alfonso the Magnanimous), 1396-1458, king of Aragón and Sicily (1416-58) and of Naples (1443-58), count of Barcelona. He was the son of Ferdinand I, whom he succeeded in Aragón and Sicily. Queen Joanna II of Naples sought his aid against Louis III , rival king of Naples,... Read more
Michelozzo Michelozzi
Michelozzo Michelozzi , 1396-1472, Italian sculptor, architect, goldsmith, and founder. He was long associated with Donatello and Ghiberti. His first independent sculpture was the Aragazzi Tomb for the cathedral at Montepulciano; some of the statues and reliefs for that work remain in the cathedral,... Read more
Paolo Uccello
Paolo Uccello , c.1396-1475, Florentine painter. Uccello was little appreciated in his own time, and much of his work has been destroyed or is in poor condition. Although first apprenticed to Ghiberti, he later shows the influence of Masaccio. In 1425 he went to Venice and worked on mosaics for St. ... Read more
Elementary Particles
Elementary Particles Elementary Particles For each of these particles, except the photon, gluon, and Z-boson, there is an antiparticle with the same mass and opposite charge. In most cases the antiparticle is denoted by an overbar over the particle symbol (e.g., the symbol for the antiproton ... Read more
Philip the Good
Philip the Good 1396-1467, duke of Burgundy (1419-67); son of Duke John the Fearless. After his father was murdered (1419) at a meeting with the dauphin (later King Charles VII of France), Philip formed an alliance with King Henry V of England. Under the Treaty of Troyes (1420; see Troyes, Treat... Read more
John of Gaunt
John of Gaunt [Mid. Eng. Gaunt =Ghent, his birthplace], 1340-99, duke of Lancaster; fourth son of Edward III of England. He married (1359) Blanche, heiress of Lancaster, and through her became earl (1361) and duke (1362) of Lancaster. The Lancaster holdings made him the wealthiest and one of the... Read more

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Cologne
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...political structure was established in 1396, when twenty-two political corporations...council reaffirmed the constitution of 1396 (Verbundbrief) by attaching a new sworn...which reaffirmed the principles of the 1396 constitution. The new council of 1513...
Philip the Good
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Philip the Good Philip the Good (1396-1467) was Duke of Burgundy from 1419...patronage. Born at Dijon on July 31, 1396, Philip the Good was the son of Duke John...the disastrous Crusade of Nicopolis in 1396, and the memory of his father's endeavor...
Sigismund
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Hungary and the defeat of the ill-fated Crusade of Nicopolis in 1396; the burning of John Hus as a heretic and the subsequent revolution...shattering victory over Sigismund's crusading army at Nicopolis in 1396. After Sigismund became king of Hungary, his lavish scale of...
Elder Law
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...Nursing Home Reform Act (NHRA) (42 U.S.C.A. § 1396), enacted as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act...to Medicare coverage. Medicaid (42 U.S.C.A. § 1396 et seq.) pays for the medical expenses of low-income individuals...
Percy, Henry
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...as ‘Chevy Chase’. Soon ransomed, he was warden of the west march for five years from 1390, and from 1396 succeeded his father in the eastern wardenship, continuing there after Henry IV's usurpation, which he had assisted. Father...
Geoffrey Chaucer
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...s first wife, Blanche. After the death of Blanche, Katherine became John of Gaunt's mistress, and many years later (1396) his third wife. Chaucer's ties with the Duke of Lancaster were thus very close. In 1368 Chaucer was again on the Continent...
Richard II
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...the death of his first wife in June 1394 and his second marriage to Isabella, daughter of Charles VI of France, in November 1396. This marriage to the traditional enemy caused a loss of popular goodwill, and Gloucester called for the resumption of the...
Bulgaria
Encyclopedia entry from: World Education Encyclopedia ...May 24th, the day of the Slavic alphabet and culture, as one of the most cherished national holidays. The Ottoman conquest (1396-1878) brought education and culture to a standstill. The nation had lost the institutions that previously sponsored it...
Joan of Arc
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Fearless in 1419 strengthened Burgundian hatred for the Armagnac faction. In 1420 Charles VI, Henry V, and Philip the Good (1396 – 1467) of Burgundy agreed to the Treaty of Troyes. The treaty said that Henry was to act as regent, or acting ruler...
Publishing Law
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...can lead to lengthy litigation if the quotations defame the speaker. In Masson v. New Yorker Magazine Inc. , 686 F. Supp. 1396 (N.D. Cal. 1987), aff'd , 881 F.2d 1452 (9th Cir. 1989), and superseded , 895 F.2d 1535 (9th Cir. 1990...

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Blasius of Parma
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...treatises on important scientific topics. Prior to 16 October 1396, when he was compelled to recant unspecified transgressions...authorities. Blasius capitulated and complied swiftly. During 1396 – 1397, in lectures delivered at Pavia on the Physics...
Bayezid I
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Thessaloniki in Greece (1394), blockaded Constantinople (1394–1401), and defeated a Christian army at Nicopolis in 1396. His thrust into eastern Asia Minor, however, brought him to disaster at Ankara in 1402, and he died a captive of his conqueror...
Sigismund
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Bohemia (1419–37), and Lombardy (1431–37), the last emperor of the House of Luxemburg. In 1396 he was defeated by the Turks at Nicopolis but went on to acquire and secure a large number of territories and titles in a long...
Gaddi, Taddeo
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art ...heroic and more anecdotal. Taddeo had three painter sons, of whom the most important was Agnolo ( bur . Florence, 16 Oct. 1396), who continued the Giotto manner but modified it still further in the direction of decorative elegance. He is particularly...
Arundel, Thomas
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...after Richard's resumption of authority in 1389, but again held the office from 1391 until he was translated to Canterbury in 1396. Next year, Richard destroyed the leadership of the former opposition and Arundel was deprived of his archbishopric by fictitious...
Michelozzo di Bartolommeo
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Michelozzo di Bartolommeo (sometimes incorrectly called Michelozzo Michelozzi ) ( b Florence, 1396; bur . Florence 7 Oct. 1472). Florentine architect and sculptor. As a sculptor he worked for Ghiberti (on both his sets of...
Percy, Henry
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...as ‘Chevy Chase’. Soon ransomed, he was warden of the west march for five years from 1390, and from 1396 succeeded his father in the eastern wardenship, continuing there after Henry IV's usurpation, which he had assisted. Father...
Alfonso V
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Alfonso V (known as ‘ the Magnanimous’ ) (1396–1458) King of Aragon (1416–58) and of Naples (1443–58). He pursued a foreign policy committed...
Gutenberg, Johann
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Gutenberg, Johann ( c. 1396–1468), inventor of printing. He was a native of Mainz. By c. 1449 he seems to have possessed movable metal type cast in separate letters and had invented a typecasting machine. He printed the Mazarin Bible (q.v.).
Ruysbroeck, Jan van
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Ruysbroeck, Jan van ( c. 1396–1486). Flemish architect of the spire ( c. 1449–55) of Brussels Town Hall, one of the most elegant...

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