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- Richard II of EnglandRichard II of EnglandRichard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
(1367–1400), King of England. - Richard II of Normandy (966–1027), Duke of Normandy
- Richard II of AquilaRichard II of AquilaRichard II of Aquila was an Italo-Norman nobleman and count of Fondi. He was descended from a prominent Norman family from L'Aigle . He was one of the premier rebels against William I of Sicily during the first years of his reign...
(fl. 1156) - Richard II of CapuaRichard II of CapuaRichard II , called the Bald, was the count of Aversa and the prince of Capua from 1090 or 1091.The eldest son and successor of Jordan I of Capua and Gaitelgrima, daughter of Prince Guaimar IV of Salerno, he was named after his grandfather, Richard I of Capua...
(died 1105/1106) - A nickname for Richard M. DaleyRichard M. DaleyRichard Michael Daley is a United States politician, member of the national and local Democratic Party, and former Mayor of Chicago, Illinois. He was elected mayor in 1989 and reelected in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007. He was the longest serving Chicago mayor, surpassing the tenure of his...
(born 1942), mayor of Chicago, Illinois
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- Richard II (play)Richard II (play)King Richard the Second is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to be written in approximately 1595. It is based on the life of King Richard II of England and is the first part of a tetralogy, referred to by some scholars as the Henriad, followed by three plays concerning Richard's...
, a play by William Shakespeare about the English king - Richard II, Part One, an anonymous play of the 1590s, treating events prior to Shakespeare's Richard II