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or Saint John Damascene (d m´ s n) (KEY) , c.675–c.749, Syrian theologian, Father of the Church and Doctor of the Church. He was brought up at the ...
(John Lascaris) (l s´k r s) (KEY) , b. c.1250, d. after 1273, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea (1258–61), son and successor (under a regency) of Theodor...
John the Posthumous, 1316, king of France, posthumous son of King Louis X. He lived only five days and was succeeded by his uncle, Philip V. According...
(John Tzimisces) (ts m s´ z) (KEY) , c.925–976, Byzantine emperor (969–76). With the aid of Emperor Nicephorus II’s wife, Theophano, John had N...
(j ´m s n) (KEY) , 1794–1860, English essayist, b. Dublin. The diary of her travels on the Continent as governess to a wealthy family was later pub...
1512–42, king of Scotland (1513–42), son and successor of James IV. His mother, Margaret Tudor, held the regency until her marriage in 1514 to Arc...