Maroua, town located in northern Cameroon. It is situated in the foothills of the Mandara Mountains, along the Kaliao River. An important marketing centre, it lies at the intersection of roads from Mokolo (northwest), Bogo (northeast), and Garoua (southwest). The town’s agricultural exports are

Marugame, city, northwestern Kagawa ken (prefecture), northeastern Shikoku, Japan. It lies at the centre of an alluvial plain on the coast of the Inland Sea. Marugame was founded as a castle town in 1597. It flourished from the Edo (Tokugawa) period (1603–1867) to the early Meiji period (1868–1912)

Latin American dance: Ritual contexts: …of Moors and Christians (la danza de Moros y Cristianos), which was performed at major religious festivals in medieval Spain. The dance was based on an older form of religious street theatre, autos sacramentales (“mystery plays”), portrayals of the competition of forces of good and evil. In the 8th…

fundamiji: …of gold or silver (maruko) are usually used for fundamiji. Maruko can be produced by lightly grinding gold or silver flakes between two filelike steel surfaces. A sieve is used to separate the fine grains from the coarse. During the Heian period (794–1185), uneven grains of gold produced by…

veld: Plant life: …characteristic trees are acacia and marula, the latter bearing an intoxicating plumlike fruit. The open ground is dominated by red grass. In the lower areas, such as the Sabi and Limpopo river valleys, tufted finger grasses, euphorbias, and other succulents replace red grass; the acacias increase in number; and the…

Marko Marulić was a Croatian moral philosopher and poet whose vernacular verse marked the beginnings of a distinctive Croatian literature. The scion of a noble family, Marulić studied classical languages and literature and philosophy at Padua [Italy] before returning to his native Split and a life

kumquat: The round, or Marumi, kumquat is F. japonica; it is indigenous to Japan and has orangelike fruits that are about 2.5 cm in diameter. The egg-shaped Meiwa kumquat (F. crassifolia), in which both the pulp and the rind of the fruit are sweet, is widely grown…

Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area: Centre and satellites: Marunouchi, inside the outer castle moat (now filled in), is the entrepreneurial hub of the city and of Japan; it is where the prefectural offices were until 1991. Farther east, immediately beyond the avenue built on the filled-in moat, there has been a shift. Nihonbashi,…

Marusthali, sand-dune-covered eastern portion of the Great Indian (Thar) Desert in western Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It extends over about 24,000 square miles (62,000 square km), north of the Luni River. Marusthali was populated beginning in the 5th century ce and became part of the

Hārūt and Mārūt, in Islāmic mythology, two angels who unwittingly became masters of evil. A group of angels, after observing the sins being committed on earth, began to ridicule man’s weakness. God declared that they would act no better under the same circumstances and proposed that some angels be

B. Traven was a novelist noted as a writer of adventure stories and as a chronicler of rural life in Mexico. A recluse, Traven refused personal data to publishers; hence many theories have arisen as to his parentage, his nationality, and his general identity. Most of his books were originally

Rudra: …of the storm gods, the Rudras, sometimes called Maruts.

Japanese art: Painting: …formed under the genius of Maruyama Ōkyo might be summarily described as lyrical realism. Yet his penchant for nature studies, whether of flora and fauna or human anatomy, and his subtle incorporation of perspective and shading techniques learned from Western examples perhaps better qualify him to be noted as the…

Japanese art: Painting: …formed under the genius of Maruyama Ōkyo might be summarily described as lyrical realism. Yet his penchant for nature studies, whether of flora and fauna or human anatomy, and his subtle incorporation of perspective and shading techniques learned from Western examples perhaps better qualify him to be noted as the…

Shijō school, Japanese school of naturalistic painting that was founded in the late 18th century by Maruyama Masataka (Ōkyo) and was made popular by his pupils, among them Matsumura Gekkei, called Goshun, from whose residence on Fourth Street (Shijō), in Kyōto, the movement took its name. Among the

Shijō school, Japanese school of naturalistic painting that was founded in the late 18th century by Maruyama Masataka (Ōkyo) and was made popular by his pupils, among them Matsumura Gekkei, called Goshun, from whose residence on Fourth Street (Shijō), in Kyōto, the movement took its name. Among the

rocket and missile system: Maneuverable warheads: Maneuvering warheads, or MaRVs, were first integrated into the U.S. Pershing II IRBMs deployed in Europe from 1984 until they were dismantled under the terms of the INF Treaty. The warhead of the Pershing II contained a radar area guidance (Radag) system that compared the…

Marburgvirus: …viruses, Ravn virus (RAVV) and Marburg virus (MARV). In humans, marburgviruses are responsible for Marburg virus disease (MVD), a zoonotic disease that is characterized by high fever, malaise, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin rash, and hemorrhage (bleeding). MVD case fatality rates have been as high as 80

Marvel Comics, American media and entertainment company that was widely regarded as one of the “big two” publishers in the comic industry. Its parent company, Marvel Entertainment, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Disney Company. Its headquarters are in New York City. The precursor to Marvel

Disney Company: Continuing expansion: ABC, Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, and Lucasfilm: 4 billion, and it acquired Marvel Entertainment, a company best known as a comic book publisher, for $4 billion in 2009. Marvel, which had just begun to accelerate its film-development schedule at the time of the purchase, produced a string of superhero blockbusters that took place in a shared world…

Spider-Man: Origins and development in the comics: …title dedicated to this idea, Marvel Team-Up, which began in March 1972 and ran for 150 issues. The debut issue teamed Spider-Man with the Human Torch, and the series eventually paired him with nearly every high-profile character in the Marvel universe (the series was replaced by the Web of Spider-Man…

Carl Shipp Marvel was an American chemist whose early research was in classic organic chemistry but who is best known for his contributions to polymer chemistry. After receiving bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry (both in 1915) from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Marvel

Donald Grant Mitchell was an American farmer and writer known for nostalgic, sentimental books on American life, especially Reveries of a Bachelor (1850). Mitchell graduated from Yale in 1841 and then returned home to farm his ancestral land. In 1844 he was appointed clerk to the U.S. consul at

four-o’clock, (Mirabilis jalapa) ornamental perennial plant, of the family Nyctaginaceae, native to tropical America. Four-o’clock is a quick-growing species up to one metre (three feet) tall, with oval leaves on short leafstalks. The stems are swollen at the joints. The plant is called

the Marvelettes, American girl group formed in 1961 whose principal members were Gladys Horton (b. May 30, 1945, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.—d. January 26, 2011, Sherman Oaks, California), Wanda Young (b. August 9, 1943, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.—d. December 15, 2021, Garden City), Georgeanna Tillman

Andrew Marvell was an English poet whose political reputation overshadowed that of his poetry until the 20th century. He is now considered to be one of the best Metaphysical poets. Marvell was educated at Hull grammar school and Trinity College, Cambridge, taking a B.A. in 1639. His father’s death

Marvelman, British comic strip superhero created by Mick Anglo in 1954. The character is regarded by many to be the first British superhero. In post-World War II Britain, comics were booming. Publisher Len Miller was doing well reprinting the adventures of American hero Captain Marvel—until 1954,

José Pereira da Graça Aranha: …the year before his death, A viagem maravilhosa (1929; “The Marvelous Journey”). His aesthetic views were further publicized in his essays A estética da vida (1925; “The Aesthetics of Life”) and O espírito moderno (1925; “The Modern Spirit”).

Jason Alexander: Career: …playwright, in the comedy-drama series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

the Marvelettes, American girl group formed in 1961 whose principal members were Gladys Horton (b. May 30, 1945, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.—d. January 26, 2011, Sherman Oaks, California), Wanda Young (b. August 9, 1943, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.—d. December 15, 2021, Garden City), Georgeanna Tillman

history of photography: Landscape and architectural documentation: …74 cm), Henri Le Secq, Charles Marville, and Charles Nègre produced remarkable calotypes of the cathedrals of Notre-Dame (Paris), Chartres, and Amiens, as well as other structures that were being restored after centuries of neglect. An establishment was set up in Lille, France, by Blanquart-Evrard

Claus Sluter: In 1389 he succeeded Jean de Marville as chief sculptor to the duke, and in that year he began carving the portal sculptures, which had been planned as early as 1386. He replaced the portal’s damaged central canopy and by 1391 had completed the statues of the Virgin and…

Diane Keaton: Father of the Bride and Something’s Gotta Give: …Bride (1991), and the melodrama Marvin’s Room (1996).

the Shadows: …original members were lead guitarist Hank B. Marvin (original name Brian Robson Rankin; b. October 28, 1941, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England), rhythm guitarist Bruce Welch (original name Bruce Cripps; b. November 2, 1941, Bognor Regis, Sussex), bassist Jet Harris (byname of Terence Harris; b. July 6, 1939,…

Lee Marvin was a rugged, durable American actor who was perhaps the quintessential cinematic “tough guy.” Marvin took up acting after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, and in 1949 he began appearing in Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. The following year he had guest parts in

Islam: The hajj: …running between Mount Ṣafā and Mount Marwah (which are now, however, mere elevations) seven times. At the second stage of the ritual, the pilgrim proceeds from Mecca to Minā, a few miles away; from there he goes to ʿArafāt, where it is essential to hear a sermon and to spend…

Marwān I ibn al-Hakam was the first of the Marwānid caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty (reigned 684–685). A governor of Medina and the Hejaz under the caliph Muʿāwiya I, where he showed unusual vigour, Marwān I was an old man in poor health when he ascended the throne himself in 684. He died of illness

Marwān II was the last of the Umayyad caliphs (reigned 744–750). He was killed while fleeing the forces of Abū al-ʿAbbās as-Saffāḥ, the first caliph of the ʿAbbāsid dynasty. The grandson of Marwān I, Marwān II was governor of Armenia and other territories for 12 years, gaining military experience

Islamic world: The second fitnah: In the Hejaz the Marwānid branch of the Umayyads, descendants of Marwān I who claimed the caliphate in 684, fought against ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr for years; by the time they defeated him, they had lost most of Arabia to Kharijite rebels.

Rajasthan: Population composition: …main Rajasthani language groups are Marwari in western Rajasthan, Jaipuri or Dhundhari in the east and southeast, Malvi in the southeast, and in the northeast Mewati, which shades off into Braj Bhasa (a Hindi dialect) toward the border with Uttar Pradesh.

Emma Jacobina Christiana Marwedel was a German-born educator who was instrumental in promoting the kindergarten movement in the United States. Marwedel was of a family of some social standing. The deaths of her parents during her childhood left her without means, however, and she early had to earn

Marwell Zoological Park, zoo in Winchester, Hampshire, Eng., that is known for its large breeding groups of hoofed stock and carnivores. It was opened in 1972 and occupies 99 acres (40 hectares) of attractive parkland. Its animal collection, comprising more than 960 specimens of some 145 species,

marwysgafn, (Welsh: “deathbed song”), religious ode in which the poet, sensing the approach of death, confesses his sins and prays for forgiveness. The marwysgafn was popular during the period of the Welsh court poets, called gogynfeirdd in the 12th–14th

Marx Brothers, American comedy team that was popular on stage, screen, and radio for 30 years. They were celebrated for their inventive attacks on the socially respectable and upon ordered society in general. Five Marx brothers became entertainers: Chico Marx (original name Leonard Marx; b. March

Marx Brothers: October 11, 1961, Hollywood, California), Harpo (original name Adolph Marx, later Arthur Marx; b. November 23, 1888, New York City—d. September 28, 1964, Hollywood), Groucho (original name Julius Henry Marx; b. October 2, 1890, New York City—d. August 19, 1977, Los Angeles, California), Gummo (original name Milton Marx; b. October…

Marx Brothers: Five Marx brothers became entertainers: Chico Marx (original name Leonard Marx; b. March 22, 1887, New York, New York, U.S.—d. October 11, 1961, Hollywood, California), Harpo (original name Adolph Marx, later Arthur Marx; b. November 23, 1888, New York City—d. September 28, 1964, Hollywood), Groucho (original name Julius Henry Marx;…

Gertie F. Marx was a German-born American physician, known as the mother of obstetric anesthesia for her leading role in developing obstetric anesthesiology as a specialty. She pioneered the use of epidural injections to ease women’s pain during childbirth, and she was the founding editor of

Gertie F. Marx was a German-born American physician, known as the mother of obstetric anesthesia for her leading role in developing obstetric anesthesiology as a specialty. She pioneered the use of epidural injections to ease women’s pain during childbirth, and she was the founding editor of

Marx Brothers: September 28, 1964, Hollywood), Groucho (original name Julius Henry Marx; b. October 2, 1890, New York City—d. August 19, 1977, Los Angeles, California), Gummo (original name Milton Marx; b. October 23, 1892, New York City—d. April 21, 1977, Palm Springs, California), and Zeppo (original name Herbert Marx; b. February…

Marx Brothers: …19, 1977, Los Angeles, California), Gummo (original name Milton Marx; b. October 23, 1892, New York City—d. April 21, 1977, Palm Springs, California), and Zeppo (original name Herbert Marx; b. February 25, 1901, New York City—d. November 30, 1979, Palm Springs).

Marx Brothers: October 11, 1961, Hollywood, California), Harpo (original name Adolph Marx, later Arthur Marx; b. November 23, 1888, New York City—d. September 28, 1964, Hollywood), Groucho (original name Julius Henry Marx; b. October 2, 1890, New York City—d. August 19, 1977, Los Angeles, California), Gummo (original name Milton Marx; b. October…

Marx Brothers: …1977, Palm Springs, California), and Zeppo (original name Herbert Marx; b. February 25, 1901, New York City—d. November 30, 1979, Palm Springs).

Marx Brothers: September 28, 1964, Hollywood), Groucho (original name Julius Henry Marx; b. October 2, 1890, New York City—d. August 19, 1977, Los Angeles, California), Gummo (original name Milton Marx; b. October 23, 1892, New York City—d. April 21, 1977, Palm Springs, California), and Zeppo (original name Herbert Marx; b. February…

Karl Marx was a revolutionary, sociologist, historian, and economist. He published (with Friedrich Engels) Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei (1848), commonly known as The Communist Manifesto, the most celebrated pamphlet in the history of the socialist movement. He also was the author of the

Karl Marx was a revolutionary, sociologist, historian, and economist. He published (with Friedrich Engels) Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei (1848), commonly known as The Communist Manifesto, the most celebrated pamphlet in the history of the socialist movement. He also was the author of the

Marx Brothers: Five Marx brothers became entertainers: Chico Marx (original name Leonard Marx; b. March 22, 1887, New York, New York, U.S.—d. October 11, 1961, Hollywood, California), Harpo (original name Adolph Marx, later Arthur Marx; b. November 23, 1888, New York City—d. September 28, 1964, Hollywood), Groucho (original name Julius Henry Marx;…

Marx Brothers: …19, 1977, Los Angeles, California), Gummo (original name Milton Marx; b. October 23, 1892, New York City—d. April 21, 1977, Palm Springs, California), and Zeppo (original name Herbert Marx; b. February 25, 1901, New York City—d. November 30, 1979, Palm Springs).

Roberto Burle Marx was a Brazilian landscape architect who created many outstanding gardens in association with important modern buildings. He replaced European-style formal gardens with his own country’s lush tropical flora. While studying in art (1928) in Germany, Burle Marx became interested in

Wilhelm Marx was a German statesman, leader of the Roman Catholic Centre Party, and twice chancellor during the Weimar Republic. Marx studied law and rose from a judgeship to the presidency of the senate of the Court of Appeal at Berlin (1922). He founded and was first president of the Catholic

Marx Brothers: …1977, Palm Springs, California), and Zeppo (original name Herbert Marx; b. February 25, 1901, New York City—d. November 30, 1979, Palm Springs).

fencing: Emergence of swordsmanship and weapons: …notable of which was the Marxbrüder (the Association of St. Marcus of Löwenberg), which was granted letters patent by the Holy Roman emperor Frederick III in 1480. Early fencing methods as taught by the guilds were somewhat rough-and-tumble and included wrestling moves. The guilds jealously guarded their secret moves so…

Marxism, a body of doctrine developed by Karl Marx and, to a lesser extent, by Friedrich Engels in the mid-19th century. It originally consisted of three related ideas: a philosophical anthropology, a theory of history, and an economic and political program. There is also Marxism as it has been

Leninism, principles expounded by Vladimir I. Lenin, who was the preeminent figure in the Russian Revolution of 1917. Whether Leninist concepts represented a contribution to or a corruption of Marxist thought has been debated, but their influence on the subsequent development of communism in the

Alasdair MacIntyre: Encounter with Marxism: (He published Marxism: An Interpretation [1953] when he was 24 years old.) But he became unsettled by what he took to be the inability of Marxists to respond cogently in moral terms to outrages perpetrated in nominally Marxist regimes. Given the Marxist critique of morality as ideological,…

Mary was the mother of Jesus, venerated in the Christian church since the apostolic age and a favorite subject in Western art, music, and literature. Mary is known from biblical references, which are, however, too sparse to construct a coherent biography. The development of the doctrine of Mary can

Mary, city and administrative centre of Mary oblast (province), Turkmenistan. It is located on the Morghāb River at the intersection of the Karakum Canal and the rail line between Turkmenbashi (Türkmenbashy) and Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It was founded in 1884 on the site of a former Turkmen fort, 19

Vladimir Nabokov: Novels: The Defense, Lolita, and The Gift: His first novel, Mashenka (Mary), appeared in 1926; it was avowedly autobiographical and contains descriptions of the young Nabokov’s first serious romance as well as of the Nabokov family estate, both of which are also described in Speak, Memory. Nabokov did not again draw so heavily upon his personal…

Mary, oblast (province), southeastern Turkmenistan. Mary city, in the centre of the province, is its administrative centre. The province includes the basin of the Morghāb River, which diminishes in the Karakum Desert in the north. In the south, on the Afghanistan frontier, are spurs of the

Martin: …in 1377, leaving a daughter, Mary, as his heiress, there ensued a long period of disorder. Peter IV of Aragon, on the grounds that females were excluded from succession to the Sicilian crown, claimed it for himself as the nearest male heir, and Mary underwent a series of abductions. Peter,…

Mary was the queen of Scotland (1542–67) and queen consort of France (1559–60). Her unwise marital and political actions provoked rebellion among the Scottish nobles, forcing her to flee to England, where she was eventually beheaded as a Roman Catholic threat to the English throne. Mary Stuart was

Sholem Asch: Paul; Mary (1949), the mother of Jesus seen as the Jewish “handmaid of the Lord”; and The Prophet (1955), on the Second (Deutero-) Isaiah, whose message of comfort and hope replaces the earlier prophecies of doom. In the presentation of this unknown prophet, conjectures based on…

Mary was the duchess of Burgundy (1477–82), daughter and heiress of Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy. Her crucial marriage to the archduke Maximilian (later Maximilian I), son of the Habsburg emperor Ferdinand III, resulted in Habsburg control of the Netherlands. Betrothed to Maximilian in 1476,

Staunton: Mary Baldwin University (1842) and the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind (1838) are in the city. President Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, and his birthplace, a Presbyterian manse (1846), was made a national shrine in 1941. Adjacent to the manse is the…

Staunton: Mary Baldwin University (1842) and the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind (1838) are in the city. President Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, and his birthplace, a Presbyterian manse (1846), was made a national shrine in 1941. Adjacent to the manse is the…

Mary Barra, née Mary Teresa Makela (born December 24, 1961, Waterford, Michigan), is chief executive officer (CEO) and chair of the board of General Motors Company (GM). When she was appointed CEO in 2014, Barra became the first woman to head a global automaker. Growing up in suburban Detroit,

Mary Barton, first novel by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, published in 1848. It is the story of a working-class family that descends into desperation during the depression of 1839. With its vivid description of squalid slums, Mary Barton helped awaken the national conscience. John Barton is a

Mary Barton, first novel by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, published in 1848. It is the story of a working-class family that descends into desperation during the depression of 1839. With its vivid description of squalid slums, Mary Barton helped awaken the national conscience. John Barton is a

Mary Celeste, American brigantine that was found abandoned on December 5, 1872, some 400 nautical miles (740 km) from the Azores, Portugal. The fate of the 10 people aboard remains a mystery. The ship was built in 1861 at Spencer’s Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, and named the Amazon. After being

Mary Boykin Chesnut: Diary: …edition with a biographical essay, Mary Chesnut’s Civil War, edited by C. Vann Woodward (1981), was awarded the 1982 Pulitzer Prize in U.S. history.

Mercedarian: Mary de Cervello.

Queen Mary of Denmark is the queen of Denmark and the wife of King Frederik X. She was born and grew up in Australia before becoming a princess through her marriage to Frederik André Henrik Christian, then the Crown Prince of Denmark, in May 2004. She became the world’s first Australian-born queen

Good Shepherd Sister: Changes and centralization under Sister Mary Euphrasia: In 1814 Rose-Virginie Pelletier entered the community in Tours and took the name Sister Mary Euphrasia. In 1829, a few years after becoming superior of the Tours community, she founded a convent at Angers, France, which she called Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd in…

Sarah Gertrude Millin: With Mary Glenn (1925), a study of a mother’s reaction to her child’s disappearance, Millin became one of the most popular South African novelists in English, identified by a nervous, sharp, vivid, often almost staccato style. She also wrote biographies of Cecil Rhodes (1933; new ed.…

Mary Gregory glass, variety of glass produced in the United States toward the end of the 19th century in imitation of the then popular English cameo glass. It was named for Mary Gregory, an employee in the decorating department of the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company in Sandwich, Mass. Both

ballad: Crime: A version of “Mary Hamilton” takes this form, which was a broadside device widely adopted by the folk. “Tom Dooley” and “Charles Guiteau,” the scaffold confession of the assassin of Pres. James A. Garfield, are the best known American examples.

Mary I was the first queen to rule England (1553–58) in her own right. She was known as Bloody Mary for her persecution of Protestants in a vain attempt to restore Roman Catholicism in England. The daughter of King Henry VIII and the Spanish princess Catherine of Aragon, Mary as a child was a pawn

Mary II was the queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–94) and wife of King William III. As the daughter of King James II, she made it possible for her Dutch husband to become co-ruler of England after he overthrew James’s government. Although her father and mother were converts to Roman

Oblates of Mary Immaculate, (O.M.I.), one of the largest missionary congregations of the Roman Catholic Church, inaugurated at Aix-en-Provence, Fr., on Jan. 25, 1816, as the Missionary Society of Provence by Charles-Joseph-Eugène de Mazenod. By preaching to the poor, especially in rural areas,

Mary Kathleen, district and former mining settlement, northwestern Queensland, Australia, in the Selwyn Range. In 1954 a major deposit of uranium ore was discovered there near the Corella River. The town, named for the wife of Norman McConachy, who, with Clem Walton, discovered the ores, was built

Mary Lou Retton, who became one of the most famous American athletes to compete at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, almost didn’t get the chance to take part in the competition. Suffering from torn cartilage in her knee, she underwent arthroscopic surgery just six weeks prior to the Games.

Joaquin Phoenix: Later career: Joker and Napoleon: …Get Far on Foot (2018), Mary Magdalene (2018), and Jacques Audiard’s Les Frères Sisters (2018; The Sisters Brothers)—were all critically well received but not widely popular. He then starred as the titular comic-book villain in the psychological thriller Joker (2019). It was a blockbuster hit, and Phoenix won the Academy…

St. Mary Magdalene ; feast day July 22) was one of Jesus’ most celebrated disciples, famous, according to Mark 16:9–10 and John 20:14–17, for being the first person to see the resurrected Christ. The unchallenged facts about her life establish that Jesus cleansed her of seven demons (Luke 8:2 and

Mary was the duchess of Burgundy (1477–82), daughter and heiress of Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy. Her crucial marriage to the archduke Maximilian (later Maximilian I), son of the Habsburg emperor Ferdinand III, resulted in Habsburg control of the Netherlands. Betrothed to Maximilian in 1476,

Queen Mary of Denmark is the queen of Denmark and the wife of King Frederik X. She was born and grew up in Australia before becoming a princess through her marriage to Frederik André Henrik Christian, then the Crown Prince of Denmark, in May 2004. She became the world’s first Australian-born queen

Mary: Early life: …Scotland and his French wife, Mary of Guise. The death of her father six days after her birth left Mary as queen of Scotland in her own right. Although Mary’s great-uncle King Henry VIII of England made an unsuccessful effort to secure control of her (Mary inherited Tudor blood through…

Mary Of Lorraine was the regent of Scotland for her daughter, Mary Stuart, during the early years of the Scottish Reformation. A Roman Catholic, she pursued pro-French policies that involved her in civil war with Scotland’s Protestant nobles. Mary was the eldest child of Claude de Lorraine, 1er duc

history of the Low Countries: The Habsburgs: …Margaret and later his sister Mary, who retained control and worked toward further centralization even when he was in the country.

Mary Of Lorraine was the regent of Scotland for her daughter, Mary Stuart, during the early years of the Scottish Reformation. A Roman Catholic, she pursued pro-French policies that involved her in civil war with Scotland’s Protestant nobles. Mary was the eldest child of Claude de Lorraine, 1er duc

St. Mary Magdalene ; feast day July 22) was one of Jesus’ most celebrated disciples, famous, according to Mark 16:9–10 and John 20:14–17, for being the first person to see the resurrected Christ. The unchallenged facts about her life establish that Jesus cleansed her of seven demons (Luke 8:2 and

Mary of Modena was the second wife of King James II of England; it was presumably on her inducement that James fled from England during the Glorious Revolution (1688–89). The daughter of Alfonso IV, duke of Modena, she grew up a devout Roman Catholic. The match with James was arranged through