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Ems dispatch
Ems dispatch 1870, communication between King William of Prussia (later German Emperor William I) and his premier, Otto von Bismarck. In June, 1870, the throne of Spain was offered to Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, a relative of King William. Leopold at first accepted the candidacy, bu...
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Robert Stewart Castlereagh, 2d Viscount
Robert Stewart Castlereagh, 2d Viscount , 1769-1822, British statesman, b. Ireland. Entering the Irish Parliament in 1790 and the British Parliament in 1794, he was acting chief secretary for Ireland at the time of the Irish rebellion of 1798. Having worked for the Act of Union of England and Irelan...
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Eleanor of Provence
Eleanor of Provence , d. 1291, queen consort of Henry III of England. The daughter of Raymond Berengar, count of Provence, she was married to Henry in 1236. She was a vigorous and incisive woman and had much influence on her husband, as did her unpopular relatives and other foreign courtiers who f...
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Open Door
Open Door maintenance in a certain territory of equal commercial and industrial rights for the nationals of all countries. As a specific policy, it was first advanced by the United States, but it was rooted in the typical most-favored-nation clause of the treaties concluded with China after the ...
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airedale terrier
airedale terrier , breed of dog developed in England in the 19th cent. It is the largest of the terrier group, standing about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighing from 40 to 50 lb (18.1-22.7 kg). Its dense, wiry, close-lying coat is a mixture of tan, black, and grizzle in color. Alth...
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Karl Robert Nesselrode, Count
Karl Robert Nesselrode, Count , 1780-1862, Russian statesman of German descent, b. Lisbon. He entered diplomatic service under Czar Alexander I , became state secretary in 1814, and attended the Congress of Vienna (1814-15). In 1816, he became Russian foreign minister, sharing influence with Count ...
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Serbo-Croatian Bosna i Hercegovina, country (2005 est. pop. 4,025,000), 19,741 sq mi (51,129 sq km), on the Balkan peninsula, S Europe. It is bounded by Croatia on the west and north, Serbia on the northeast, and Montenegro on the southeast. A narrow, undeveloped outlet to...
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New Mexico
New Mexico state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S).
Facts and Figures
Area, 121,666 sq mi (315...
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South African War
South African War or Boer War, 1899-1902, war of the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State against Great Britain.
Background
Beginning with the acquisition in 1814 of the Cape of Good Hope, Great Britain gradually increased its territorial possessions in S Afric...
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James Gordon Bennett
James Gordon Bennett 1841-1918, American newspaper proprietor, b. New York City; son of James Gordon Bennett . Educated mostly in France, he took over (1867) from his father the management of the New York Herald. In 1869-71 he financed Henry Stanley 's expedition into Africa to find David Livi...
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