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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Eminescu
Britannica 11thEMINESCU, 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 ...
Eminence
Britannica 11thEMINENCE (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 "
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 ...