1) Ellington, Duke. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Ellington, Duke, (Edward Kennedy Ellington), 1899-1974, American jazz musician and composer, b. Washington, D.C. Ellington made his first professional appearance... 2) Duke University. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Duke University, at Durham, N. C.; coeducational; opened 1838, chartered 1841 as Union Institute in Randolph County. Reorganized 1852 as Normal College, it became... 3) Charles V, duke of Lorraine. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Charles V, duke of Lorraine, (Charles Leopold), 1643-90, duke of Lorraine; nephew of Duke Charles IV. Deprived of the rights of succession to the duchy, he was forced... 4) Robert I, duke of Normandy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Robert I, duke of Normandy, (Robert the Magnificent), d. 1035, duke of Normandy (1027-35); father of William the Conqueror. He is often identified with the legendary... 5) Peter I, duke or count of Brittany. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001 ...Peter I, duke or count of Brittany, (Pierre Mauclerc), d. 1250, duke or count of Brittany (1213-37). The son of Robert II, count of Dreux, he married Alix, half sister... 6) Charles I, duke of Lower Lorraine. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001 ...Charles I, duke of Lower Lorraine, 953-992?, duke of Lower Lorraine (977-91); younger son of King Louis IV of France. He claimed the French throne when his nephew,... 7) Gloucester, Humphrey, duke of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
2001 ...Gloucester, Humphrey, duke of, 1391-1447, English nobleman; youngest son of Henry IV and Mary de Bohun. He was well educated and had a great interest in humanist... 8) Maurice, duke and elector of Saxony. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001 ...Maurice, duke and elector of Saxony, 1521-53, duke (1541-47) and elector (1547-53) of Saxony. A member of the Albertine branch of the ruling house of Saxony, he became... 9) York, Richard, duke of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...York, Richard, duke of, 1411-60, English nobleman, claimant to the throne. He was descended from Edward III through his father, Richard, earl of Cambridge, grandson... 10) York, Edward, duke of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...York, Edward, duke of, 1373?-1415, English nobleman; elder son of Edmund of Langley, duke of York. In 1390, Edward was made earl of Rutland, and in 1394 he was created... |