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(Encyclopedia) Amadeus, 1845–90, king of Spain (1870–73), duke of Aosta, son of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. After the expulsion (1868) of Queen Isabella II, Juan Prim urged the Cortes to elect…
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DODDS, Francis Henry, a Representative from Michigan; born on a farm near Waddington, Louisville Township, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., June 9, 1858; attended the local schools; moved with his…
(Encyclopedia) Fernández de Córdoba, GonzaloFernández de Córdoba, Gonzalogōnthäˈlō [key]Fernández de Córdoba, Gonzalo fārnänˈdāth dā kōrˈdōbä [key], 1453–1515, Spanish general, called the Great…
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SIKES, Robert Lee Fulton, a Representative from Florida; born in Isabella, near Sylvester, Worth County, Ga., June 3, 1906; attended the public schools; B.S., University of Georgia, Athens, Ga…
