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Pazzi conspiracy Pazzi conspiracy
Pazzi conspiracy , 1478, plot against Lorenzo de' Medici (Lorenzo il Magnifico) and his brother Giuliano, designed to end the hegemony of the Medici in the Florentine state and to enlarge papal territory. It was instigated by Pope Sixtus IV , his nephew Gerolamo Riario, Archbishop Salviati, and... Read more
Princess Joan Princess Joan
Joan, Princess (d. 1237). An illegitimate daughter of King John, Joan was married 1205/6 to Llywelyn ab Iorwerth of Gwynedd, prince of North Wales. Thereafter, she was a wise counsellor to her husband and a peacemaker in the fluid and often belligerent relations between England and Wales. In... Read more
Tannhauser Tannhauser
Tannhäuser A medieval German legend about how a minstrel and knight of that name, who passed by the Hörselberg (Hill of Venus) and entered therein in answer to a call. He remained there with an enchantress and lived an unholy life. After a time he grew weary of sin, and longing to return... Read more
Simon de Montfort Simon de Montfort
Simon de Montfort , c.1160-1218, count of Montfort and earl of Leicester. A participant in the Fourth Crusade (1202-4), he did not join in the sack of Constantinople, but instead proceeded to Syria. He later led the crusade against the Albigenses . Capable, ambitious, and fanatically religious, he... Read more
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Gloria Steinem Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem , 1934-, American journalist and feminist, b. Toledo, Ohio, grad. Smith College (B.A., 1956). Steinem gained prominence as a spokeswoman for women's rights in articles, lectures, and television appearances. She helped found the National Women's Political Caucus (1971), the Women's... Read more
Saint Edmund Rich Saint Edmund Rich
Rich, St Edmund (c.1170–1240). Archbishop of Canterbury. Born at Abingdon, he studied at Oxford and Paris where he was a renowned teacher of logic (c.1185–90). A ‘saintly man of courage and candour’, he was an ascetic, though remaining a secular. While treasurer of... Read more
Innocent X Innocent X
Innocent X Innocent X (1574-1655) was elected pope of the Roman Catholic Church as a compromise candidate between fighting factions, although the significance of his papal reign (1644-1655) remains disputed. While some considered him a shrewd politician as well as a reformer, others questioned... Read more
Sarah Josepha (Buell) Hale Sarah Josepha (Buell) Hale
Sarah Josepha (Buell) Hale 1788-1879, American author, editor, and feminist, b. near Newport, N.H. In 1828 she became editor of the Ladies' Magazine, Boston, and in 1837 of Godey's Lady's Book, Philadelphia, where she remained over 40 years. The illustrated Lady's Book strongly influenced... Read more
Pandulf Pandulf
Pandulf , Ital. Pandolfo, d. 1226, Italian churchman. He was first sent to England in 1211 by Pope Innocent III on an unsuccessful mission to settle the pope's dispute with King John . In 1213 he again went to England as papal legate to receive John's submission to the pope, and the next year... Read more

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