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Zängerle, Roman Sebastian Vol. XII, p. 1092
ZÄNGERLE, ROMAN SEBASTIAN. - Bishop, b. at Oberkirchberg near Ulm (Württemberg) on 20 Jan. 1771, d. at Graz on 27 Apr. 1848. A Benedictine…
Zápolya, John, King of Hungary (GIOVANNI ZAPOLYA, RE D'UNGHERIA) Vol. VI, p. 382
ZÁPOLYA, John, King of Hungary. - Son of the palatine count Stephen Zapolya, b. in 1487. Family traditions and the great power of his…
Zappi, Giovanni Battista Vol. XII, p. 1094
ZAPPI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - General, b. at Imola of a family of marquises on 2 June 1816, d. in Florence on 28 Dec. 1885. He had served…
Zeno, Emperor of the East (ZENONE, IMPERATORE D'ORIENTE) Vol. XII, p. 1100
ZENO, EMPEROR OF THE EAST. - Born in Isauria around 426, died in Constantinople on 9 April 491. His name was Taracosidissa, and at the…
Zeuss, Johann Kaspar Vol. XII, p. 1105
ZEUSS, JOHANN KASPAR. - Historian and philologist, b. at Vogtendorf (Franconia) on 22 July 1806, d. there on 10 Nov. 1856. After completing…
Žižka, Jan Z Trocnova (ŽIŠKA, JAN Z TROCNOVA) Vol. XII, p. 1108
ŽIŽKA, JAN Z TROCNOVA. - First leader of the Hussites, b. ca. 1353-58 at Trocnov (southern Bohemia), d. of plague on 11 Oct. 1424 during…
Zuccchi, Carlo (ZUCCHI, CARLO) Vol. XII, p. 1120
ZUCCCHI, CARLO. - General, b. 10 March 1777 at Reggio Emilia, d. there 31 Dec. 1863. As a youth he left his studies to fight alongside the…
Zucchini, Gaetano Vol. XII, p. 1120
ZUCCHINI, GAETANO. - Politician, b. in Bologna on 6 Aug. 1806, d. there on 1 March 1882. Having distinguished himself through numerous…
Zurita y Castro, Jerónimo Vol. XII, p. 1122
ZURITA Y CASTRO, JERÓNIMO. - Aragonese historian, b. in Saragossa in 1512, d. there in 1580. He studied in Salamanca and in 1548 was…