2) Kundera, Milan. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Kundera, Milan, (milŽan koonderŽ) (KEY) , 1929-, Czech-born novelist and essayist. His first novel, The Joke (1967, tr. 1974), brought him government disapproval...

3) Milan Decree. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Milan Decree, issued Dec., 1807, by Napoleon I of France in an attempt to enforce the Continental System. Designed to strengthen the Berlin Decree, it authorized...

4) Mediolanum. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Mediolanum, see Milan, Italy....

5) Visconti. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Visconti, (veskonŽte) (KEY) , Italian family that ruled Milan from the 13th cent. until 1447. In the 12th cent. members of the family received the title of viscount,...

6) Sforza. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Sforza, (sforŽtsa) (KEY) , Italian family that ruled the duchy of Milan from 1450 to 1535. Rising from peasant origins, the Sforzas became condottieri and used this...

7) Milan, prince and king of Serbia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Milan, prince and king of Serbia, (Milan Obrenovic) (milŽan obreŽnvich) (KEY) , 1854-1901, prince (1868-82) and king (1882-89) of Serbia; grandnephew of Milos Obrenovic....

8) Sforza, Francesco I. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Sforza, Francesco I, (franchasŽko, sforŽtsa) (KEY) , 1401-66, duke of Milan (1450-66); illegitimate son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza. He succeeded his father as leader...

9) Ambrose, Saint. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Ambrose, Saint, (amŽbroz) (KEY) , 340?-397, bishop of Milan, Doctor of the Church, b. Trier, of Christian parents. Educated at Rome, he became (c.372) governor of...

10) Abbado, Claudio. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Abbado, Claudio, 1933-, Italian conductor, b. Milan. He debuted (1960) in his native city, conducting the orchestra at La Scala, where he subsequently served (1968-86)...