Bible Encyclopedias

Anne of Austria
the daughter of philip iii. of spain, wife of louis xiii., and mother of louis xiv., became regent on the death of her husband, with cardinal mazarin for minister; during the minority of her son, triumphed over the fronde; retired to a convent on the death of mazarin (1610-1666).

Athole
a district in the n. of perthshire, which gives name to a branch of the murray family.

Australia
A continent entirely within the Southern Hemisphere, about one-fourth smaller than Europe, its utmost length from E. to W. being 2400 m., and breadth

Bartholomew's Day, St.
24th August, day in 1572 memorable for the wholesale massacre of the Protestants in France at the instance of Catharine de Medici, then regent of the

Bedford, John, Duke of
Brother of Henry V., protector of the kingdom and regent of France during the minority of Henry VI., whom, on the death of the French king, he proclaimed

Blanche of Castile
wife of louis viii. of france and mother of st. louis; regent of france during the minority of her son and during his absence in crusade; governed with great discretion and firmness; died of grief over the long absence of her son and his rumoured intention to stay in the holy land (1186-1252).

Boyd, Zachary
A Scottish divine; regent of a Protestant college at Samur, in France; returned to Scotland in consequence of the persecution of the Huguenots; became

Cantacuze`nus, John
emperor of the east; an able statesman, who acting as regent for the heir, had himself crowned king, but was driven to resign at length; retired to a monastery on mount athos, where he wrote a history of his time; died in 1411,100 years old.

Catharine de' Medici
Daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici, wife of Henry II. of France, and mother of his three successors; on the accession of her second son, Charles IX.—for

Catharine of Braganza
the wife of charles ii. of england, of the royal house of portugal; was unpopular in the country as a catholic and neglected by her husband, on whose death, however, she returned to portugal, and did the duties ably of regent for her brother don pedro (1638-1705).

Châtellerault
a town in the dep. of vienne, 24 m. ne. of poitiers; gave title to the scottish regent, the earl of arran; manufactures cutlery and small-arms for the government.

Christina, Maria
daughter of francis i. of naples, and wife of ferdinand vii. of spain, on whose death she acted for four years as regent, during the infancy of her daughter isabella (1806-1878).

Darling
a tributary of the murray river, in australia, now stagnant, now flooded.

Dividing Range
a range of mountains running e. from melbourne, and then n., dividing the basin of the murray from the plain extending to the coast.

Douglas-1
The name of an old Scotch family, believed to be of Celtic origin, and that played a conspicuous part at one time in the internal and external struggles

Espartero
A celebrated Spanish general and statesman, born at Granatula; supported, against the Carlist faction, the claims of Isabella to the throne of Spain;

Frederick VI.
Of Denmark, became regent in 1784 during the insanity of his father, who died in 1808; his reign is noted for the abolishment of feudal serfdom and the

Frederick-William IV.
King of Prussia from 1840 till 1861; his reign is marked by the persistent demands of the people for a constitutional form of government, which was finally

George IV.
King of Great Britain and of Hanover from 1820 to 1830, eldest son of the preceding, born in London; in consequence of his father's insanity he became