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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Suso, Henry, Blessed
• Spelman, Henry
• Sala, George Augustus Henry
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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• Albert Henry Stanley Ashfield
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• Aa, Christian Charles Henry
• Addiscott, Henry
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• Acland, Sir Henry
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• Alfred-Henri-Amand Mame
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• Alkan, Charles Henri Valentin
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(Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid.

H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king" - "rich," therefore "mighty," and so "a ruler." Compare Sans. radsh " to shine forth, rule, &c." and mod. raj " rule" and raja, " king"), the name of many European sovereigns, the more important of whom are noticed below in the following order: (1) emperors and German kings; (2) kings of England; (3) other kings in the alphabetical order of their states; (4) other reigning princes in the same order; (5) non-reigning princes; (6) bishops, nobles, chroniclers, &c.