Montez
LOLA, the stage name of
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Montezuma
. See Cortes
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Montferrat
formerly an independent duchy of Italy, between Piedmont Piedmont,, Milan, and Genoa, now forming part of the kingdom dom of of Italy. It consisted of two separate portions, both lying between the Maritime Alps and the Po. The capital was Casale. After the downfall of the Frankish empire, Montferrat was ruled by its own marquises till the beginning of the 14th century. This house sent its most illus- MONTEZUMA trous sons to take part in the Crusades, especially Conrad, the defender of Tyre against Saladin, and Boniface, ruler of Thessalia. Iolande or Irene, sister and heiress of the last male of the house, was Empress of Constantinople. In 1631 the Dukes of Savoy obtained a portion of Montferrat, and in 1703 the remaining portion.
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Montgolfier
JO- SEPH MICHEL (1740-1810) and JAC- QUES ETIENNE (1745-1799), joint-inventors of the balloon, were born in Vidalon-lès-Annonay, in the department of Ardèche, in France. Their first balloon, inflated with rarefied atmospheric air, ascended from Annonay in 1782. Joseph was also the inventor of the water-ram.
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Montgomeryshire
a county of north Wales situated between Shropshire on the E. and Merioneth and Cardigan on the W. It has a total area of about 800 square miles, of which the larger part is mountainous. In the valleys are grown considerable quantities of wheat, oats, and barley. There are important mines in the county from which copper, lead, and zinc are obtained. There are also slate and limestone quarries. On the higher lands there is a large amount of pasturage, and cattle and sheep raising are important industries. The principal streams in the county are the Severn and Wye. The capital of the county is Montgomery, but the county business is chiefly carried on at Welshpool and Newton. Pop. about 53,000.
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Month
. See Moon ; Calendar ; January , etc.
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Monticello
the former residence of Thomas Jefferson, in Albemarle co., Va., near Charlottesville. The great statesman is buried in a small private graveyard adjoining the road leading to the house.
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Montmartre
formerly a village of France, department of Seine, now a part of Paris, on a conical hill, a center for literary and artistic Bohemians. The name is derived by some from Mons Martis, the site of a temple to Mars; and by others from Mons Martyrum, because it was the scene of the martyrdom of St. Denis and his three companions. The Northmen pillaged it in 887, and Louis VI., "the Fat" (1108-1137), formed a Benedictine abbey. Combats between the allied armies and the French took place on the heights, of which Blücher gained possession, March 30, 1814.
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Montmorency
the name of one of the oldest and most illustrious of French families, the founder of which was BOUCHARD, one of the great feudatories of the 10th century. Of its members are: MATHIEU, grand constable 1130, regent during the crusade 1147, died in 1160. MATHIEU, grandson of the latter, called the "Great Constable," served in the crusade against the Albigenses, died in 1230. CHARLES, Marshal of France, and Governor of Normandy, died in 1381. ANNE, Constable of France, born in 1493, companion-inarms and in captivity of Francis I., 1525-1526, gained the battle of Dreux against the Calvinists, 1562, and that of St. Denis, where he fell in 1567. HENRI I., second son of Anne, born 1544, fought with his father, and was created Marshal of France in Piedmont, 1566. Henry IV. made him constable, 1593; died in 1614. HENRI II., son of the latter, born in 1595, was named admiral by Louis XII., and distinguished himself against the Calvinists. He was beheaded, after opposing Richelieu, in 1632. His sister, CHAR- LOTTE MARGUERITE, became wife of the second Henri, Prince de Condé, and mother of the great Condé; died in 1650.
a river of Quebec, a tributary of the St. Lawrence, famous for its beautiful falls, 8 miles N. E. of Quebec. Here the stream is 100 feet wide, and the falls have a sheer descent of 250 feet.
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Montpelier
a city, county-seat of Washington co., and capital of the State of Vermont, on the Winooski river, and on the Wells River, the Central Vermont, and the Montpelier and Wells River railroads; 40 miles S. E. of Burlington. It has waterworks, electric light and street railway plants, National banks, art galleries, libraries, and many other important public buildings, and daily newspapers. It has industries in granite, hardware, saddlery, cotton goods, and sawmill machinery, and an assessed valuation of $5,000,000. Montpelier was made the State capital in 1805, and received its charter as a city in 1894. Pop. (1910) 7,856; (1920) 7,125.
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Montpellier
UNIVERSITY OF, a university of France. In the 12th century a medical college was established which had a higher reputation than any other in Europe except Salerno, and even in modern times medicine has continued to be its chief faculty. A university of law was added in 1160 and the study of Roman law, then just beginning in Europe, was first conducted by an Italian, Placentinus. In the 13th century a university of theology was founded at Montpellier by the Carthusian order of friars. The golden age of the university was in this century, although its medical faculty remained famous until modern times. The university was reorganized by Napoleon I. The library contains 100,000 volumes. In 1913 its enrollment numbered 1,958 students.
town of the department of Hérault, chief in France; on the Lez; 80 miles W. N. W. of Marseilles. It is one of the handsomest towns of the S. of France. Among its noteworthy features are the Peyrou, a splendid promenade, on which is the so-called Château d'Eau, at the termination of a noble aqueduct; the citadel; the cathedral; the Palais de Justice and the Porte de Peyrou. Montpellier since the 12th century has been famous for its school of medicine, founded by Arab physicians driven out of Spain. Pop. about 80,000.
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Montreux
a group of villages on the N. shore of the Lake of Geneva. The name properly belongs to one small hamlet, but is popularly extended so as to include the adjoining villages of Clarens, Vernex, Veytaux, etc. Near it is the castle of Chillon.
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