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Adonijah
Adonijah , in the Bible, son of David. He sought the throne that David gave to the younger son, Solomon. Perhaps the same as Adonikam, a name in the lists of families.
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Albert II
Albert II 1934-, king of the Belgians (1993-), the younger son of Leopold III . He married Donna Paola Ruffo de Calabria in 1959; they have three children. Albert became king when Baudouin , his brother, died childless.
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Isidorus of Miletus
Isidorus of Miletus , name of two architects of the time of Justinian. The elder was associated with Anthemius of Tralles in rebuilding Hagia Sophia, AD 532-37; the younger rebuilt the church's dome after its destruction by earthquake, AD 553.
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Cyrus the Younger
Cyrus the Younger d. 401 BC, Persian prince, younger son of Darius II and Parysatis. He was his mother's favorite, and she managed to get several satrapies in Asia Minor for him when he was very young. His friendship toward Lysander helped Sparta achieve victory in the Peloponnesian War . Cyru...
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Dionysius the Younger
Dionysius the Younger fl. 368-344 BC, tyrant of Syracuse, son of Dionysius the Elder. He ended the war with Carthage and enlisted the support of the professional army. Neither gifted nor trained for administration or warfare, his banishment of Dion of Syracuse destroyed his only valid chance of m...
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Gaston Orléans, duc d'
Gaston Orléans, duc d' , 1608-60, son of King Henry IV and Marie de' Medici , younger brother of Louis XIII . He took part in many of the conspiracies of the great nobles against Louis XIII's minister, Cardinal Richelieu , and several times fled from France. Although Gaston was pardoned ...
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William Bent
William Bent 1809-69, American frontiersman, b. St. Louis. One of the younger brothers of Charles Bent, he was for many years the manager of Bent's Fort , while Charles Bent lived mainly in Taos. William Bent was one of the most widely known and highly respected traders in the West. He scouted for...
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William Borough
William Borough 1536-99, British naval officer. A younger brother of Stephen Borough , William accompanied him on early voyages and was himself a captain for the Muscovy Company. As a naval officer he took part in Sir Francis Drake 's attack on Cádiz (1587) and also fought against the Span...
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Cephisodotus
Cephisodotus , Gr. Kephisodotos, fl. 4th cent. BC, two Greek sculptors. The elder, the master and probably the father or the brother of Praxiteles, is noted for the statue Irene and Plutus [Peace and Wealth]. The original was erected on the Areopagus at Athens c.372 BC to celebrate the victory o...
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Theodore Dwight
Theodore Dwight 1764-1846, American author, b. Northampton, Mass.; brother of Timothy Dwight and grandson of Jonathan Edwards. A leader of the Federalist party in New England, he became famous for his political pamphlets and articles. As one of the younger Connecticut Wits he proved himself a hig...
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