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The first Pope of the name, said to have converted Constantine and his mother by restoring a dead ox to life which a magician for a trial of skill killed, but could not restore to life; is usually represented by an ox lying beside him, and sometimes in baptizing Constantine.
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The Parliament House of Westminister, distinguished from St. James's, which denotes the Court, as Downing Street does the Government.
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Ein ausgezeichneter Offizier, stammt aus Hannover, der in britische Dienste trat, diente unter Sir John Moore, war ein Divisionskommandant unter Wellington, in den napoleonischen Kriegen, und beendete seine militärische Karriere in der Schlacht von Waterloo (1763 – 1840.
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Ein herrausrangender schottischer Historienmaler aus Edinburgh, viele seiner Bilder nehmen auf nationale Themen bezug; Er war ein Freund von Scott, der seine Arbeit bevormundete, und in Folge zu Wilkie, Präsident der Royal Scottish Academy; malte "Circassian Captives" und "Sklavenmarkt bei Konstantinopel" (1782-1850).
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Wife of Friedrich I. of Prussia, born in Hanover, daughter of Electress Sophia; famous in her day both as a lady and a queen; was, with her mother, of a philosophic turn; "persuaded," says Carlyle, "that there was some nobleness for man beyond what the tailor imparts to him, and even very eager to discover it had she known how"; she had the philosopher Leibnitz often with her, "eagerly desirous to draw water from that deep well—a wet rope with cobwebs sticking to it often all she got—endless rope, and the bucket never coming to view" (1668-1705).
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Ein District der Ostkueste Afrikas, vom Kap Guardafui bis zur Mündung des Juba, unter dem Protektorat Deutschlands.
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Ein Distrikt an der Westküste von Afrika, zwischen dem Kongo und Benguela, Portugal unterstellt, die Hauptstadt ist St. Paul de Loando.
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Ein Dominikanermönch, der Beichtvater von Catharine de Medici (1603 – 1691).
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