11) Cavendish, Thomas. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Cavendish, Thomas, 1560-92, English navigator. He commanded a ship in the flotilla under Sir Richard Grenville sent (1585) by Sir Walter Raleigh to establish the...
12) Firishta. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Firishta, or Ferishta (both: firishta´) (KEY) , c.1560-c.1620, Indian Muslim historian. His given name was Muhammad Kasim Hindu Shah. Under the patronage of the shah...
13) Gustavus I. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Gustavus I, (gsta´vs) (KEY) , 1496-1560, king of Sweden (1523-60), founder of the modern Swedish state and the Vasa dynasty. Known as Gustavus Eriksson before his...
14) Sonnet. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...Prince of the sonnet. Joachim du Bellay, a French sonneteer (1524-1560); but Petrarch better deserves the title. (1334-1374.) 1...
15) Charles IX. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...King of France (1560-1574). His mother, Catherine de Medicis, controlled most of his decisions and persuaded him to order the massacre of French Protestants on Saint...
16) Gustavus I. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...King of Sweden (1523-1560) who established Lutheranism as the state religion, proposed the hereditary succession of the throne, and established a standing army and...
17) Carducci, Bartolomeo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Carducci, Bartolomeo, (bartolome´o kardoot´che, kardoo´ko) (KEY) , 1560-1638, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect in Spain. He studied with Federigo Zuccaro,...
18) Eric XIV. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Eric XIV, 1533-77, king of Sweden (1560-68), son and successor of Gustavus I. To strengthen the power of the crown, he limited (1561) the privileges of the royal...
19) Gombert, Nicolas. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Gombert, Nicolas, (nekola´ goNber´) (KEY) , c.1500-c.1560, Flemish composer. Gombert was the greatest follower of Josquin des Pres. He served at the court of Emperor...
20) Bauhin, Gaspard. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Bauhin, Gaspard, (gaspar´ boaN´) (KEY) , 1560-1624, Swiss botanist and doctor of medicine, of French descent. His early classification of plants by genus and species...
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