Bible Encyclopedias

Absalom
a son of david, who rebelled against his father, and at whose death david gave vent to a bitter wail of grief. a name given by dryden to the duke of monmouth, son of charles ii.

Alava, Ricardo de
a spanish general, born in vittoria, joined the national party, and was aide-de-camp to the duke of wellington, and became eventually ambassador to london and paris (1771-1843).

Albert (2)
The last Grandmaster of the Teutonic knights, who being "religious in an eminent degree and shaken in his belief" took zealously to Protestantism and

Albert, Prince
Second son of Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, born Aug. 26,1819, an accomplished man with a handsome presence, who became the consort of Queen Victoria

Alexander Nevsky
grand-duke of russia, conquered the swedes, the danes, and the teutonic knights on the banks of the neva, freed russia from tribute to the mongols, is one of the saints of the russian church.

Alnwick
the county town of northumberland, on the aln; at the north entrance is alnwick castle, the seat of the duke of northumberland, one of the most magnificent structures of the kind in england, and during the border wars a place of great strength.

Al`ten, Karl August
a distinguished officer, native of hanover, who entered the british service, bore arms under sir john moore, was chief of a division, under wellington, in the peninsular war, and closed his military career at the battle of waterloo (1763-1840).

Amadeus VIII.
1st duke of savoy, increased his dominions, and retired into a monastery on the death of his wife; he was elected pope as felix v., but was not acknowledged by the church (1383-1451).

Ama`lia, Anna
the duchess of weimar, the mother of the grand-duke; collected about her court the most illustrious literary men of the time, headed by goethe, who was much attached to her (1739-1807).

Anne of Brittany
the daughter of francis ii., duke of brittany; by her marriage, first to charles viii. then to louis xii., the duchy was added to the crown of france (1476-1514).

Anne of Clèves
daughter of duke of clèves, a wife of henry viii., who fell in love with the portrait of her by holbein, but being disappointed, soon divorced her; d . 1577.

Argonne`, Forest of
"a long strip of rocky mountain and wild wood" in the ne. of france, within the borders of which the duke of brunswick was outwitted by dumouriez in 1792.

Argyll (2)
a noble family or clan of the name of campbell, the members of which have held successively the title of earl, marquis, and duke, their first patent of nobility dating from 1445, and their earldom from 1453.

Arran
largest island in the firth of clyde, in buteshire; a mountainous island, highest summit goatfell, 2866 ft, with a margin of lowland round the coast; nearly all the property of the duke of hamilton, whose seat is brodick castle.

Auck`land
The largest town in New Zealand, in the N. island, with an excellent harbour in the Gulf of Hauraki, and the capital of a district of the name, 400 m.

Au`gereau, Pierre François Charles
Marshal of France and duke of Castiglione, born at Paris; distinguished in the campaigns of the Republic and Napoleon; executed the coup d'état

Badajoz`
capital of a spanish province of the name, on the guadiana, near the frontier of portugal; a place of great strength; surrendered to soult in 1811, and taken after a violent and bloody struggle by wellington in 1812; the scene of fearful outrages after its capture.

Bavaria
Next to Prussia the largest of the German States, about the size of Scotland; is separated by mountain ranges from Bohemia on the E. and the Tyrol on

Bedford
A midland agricultural county of England, generally level, with some flat fen-land; also the county town, on the Great Ouse, clean and well paved, with