11) Stuart, Alexander, duke of Albany. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001
...Stuart, Alexander, duke of Albany, 1454?-1485, Scottish nobleman; second son of James II of Scotland. He was captured (1463) by the English while he was at sea en...
12) Stafford, Henry, 2d duke of Buckingham. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001
...Stafford, Henry, 2d duke of Buckingham, 1454?-1483, English nobleman. He was the grandson of Humphrey Stafford, the 1st duke, whom he succeeded in 1460. He passed...
13) Cawdor. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Highland, NE Scotland, SW of Nairn. Cawdor Castle, the earliest remaining piece dating from 1454, was represented by Shakespeare, following tradition, as the scene...
14) Henry IV, Spanish king of Castile and Leon . The Columbia Encyclopedia,
Sixth Edition. 2001
...Henry IV, Spanish king of Castile and León , 1425-74, Spanish king of Castile and Leon (1454-74), son and successor of John II. His weakness opened the way to civil...
15) Colleoni, Bartolomeo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...in the wars between Venice and Milan, often changing sides and distrusted by both. In 1454 he deserted Milan for the last time and became generalissimo of Venice,...
16) Mantegna, Andrea. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...by Squarcione, whose apprentice he remained until 1456, when he procured his release. In 1454 he had married the daughter of Jacopo Bellini and by 1460 he had entered...
17) Sankt Gallen. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...founded by an Irish missionary in the seventh century, it joined the Swiss Confederation in 1454. Population: 73,500....
18) Torun. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...Founded by the Teutonic Knights in 1231, it became part of the kingdom of Poland in 1454. Torun was taken by Sweden (1703) and Prussia (1793 and 1815) before being...
19) Cadamosto, Luigi da. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...of Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal. He seems to have entered Portuguese service in 1454, and he left a record of a voyage in 1455 that is valuable for the...
20) 62843. Vespucci, Amerigo. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996
...to nature, and may be called Epicureans rather than Stoics. ATTRIBUTION:Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512), Italian navigator. Letter on the New World, p. 27, The Philosophy...
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