11) Bear (The). Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...Albert, margrave of Brandenburg. He was also called "The Fair" (1106-1170). 1 The bloody Bear, in Dryden s poem called The Hind and Panther, means the Independents....
12) George William. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...George William, 1597-1640, elector of Brandenburg (1619-40). Mild and irresolute, he was a Calvinist, yet he ruled a Lutheran people. He failed to turn the strategic...
13) Ulysses (The). Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...Albert III., Margrave of Brandenburg. He was also called "The Achilles" (q.v.). (1414-1486.) 1 The Ulysses of the Highlands. SirEvan Cameron, lord of Lochiel, surnamed...
14) Prussia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Germany and the major part of N Germany. Before 1919 it consisted of 13 provinces: Berlin, Brandenburg, East Prussia (separated after 1919 from the rest of Prussia...
15) Albert the Bear. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Albert the Bear, c.1100-1170, first margrave of Brandenburg (1150-70). He was a loyal vassal of Holy Roman Emperor Lothair II, who, as duke of Saxony, helped him...
16) Albert Achilles. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Albert Achilles, (kilīez) (KEY) , 1414-86, elector of Brandenburg (1470-86); third son of Elector Frederick I. He succeeded his brother in 1470. Anxious to consolidate...
17) Great Elector (The). Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620, 1640-1688). 1...
18) Grossbeeren. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Grossbeeren, (grosbarīn) (KEY) , village, Brandenburg, E Germany. There, in 1813, Friedrich Wilhelm von Bulow, using the Prussian militia for the first time, defeated...
19) 928. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...928 Saxon expedition across the frozen Havel River against the Wends: Branibor (Brandenburg) stormed; the Wends driven up the Elbe; creation of the marks of Branibor,...
20) Potsdam. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Potsdam, (potsīdam) (KEY) , city (1994 pop. 139,262), capital of Brandenburg, E Germany, on the Havel River, near Berlin. It is an industrial center and rail junction....
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