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Britannica 11th

Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition

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Eminescu

Britannica 11th

EMINESCU, MICHAIL (1849-1889), the greatest Rumanian poet of the igth century, was born on the zoth of December in Ipateshti near Botoshani, in the north of Moldavia. He was of Turco-Tatar origin, and his surname was originally Emin; this was changed to Eminov ...

Vol. 9, pp. 339-339 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 330.0

Eminence

Britannica 11th

EMINENCE (Lat. eminrntia), a title of honour now confined to the cardinals of the Church of Rome. It was originally given as a complimentary title to emperors, kings, and then to less conspicuous persons. The Roman empire of the 4th century adopted from the "

Vol. 9, pp. 339-339 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 33.75

Emilia

Britannica 11th

... III. having placed his natural son PierLuigi therein 1545, and then, EMINENCE— EMINESCU after the extinction of the family in 1731, under a secondary branch of the Bourbons of Spain. In 1796-1814, Emilia was first incorporated in the Italian republic and then ...

Vol. 9, pp. 337-339 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 12.0