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London Missionary SocietyInstitutionThe London Missionary Society was a Protestant missionary society founded in London in 1795.
London Protocol (1830)Treaty · 1830The London Protocol of 3 February 1830 was the agreement by which Britain, France and Russia recognised Greece as an independent sovereign state under a hereditary…- Long BiênPlaceLong Biên was an ancient city in the Red River delta near present-day Hanoi, the administrative seat of Chinese-ruled Jiaozhi under the Han and later dynasties.
Long Biên BridgeWork / monumentThe Long Biên Bridge is a cantilever railway and road bridge across the Red River in Hanoi, built by the French between 1899 and 1902 and originally named after…- Long Diet (Switzerland)InstitutionThe Long Diet was the assembly of the Swiss cantons that sat in Zurich from April 1814 to August 1815, after the fall of the Napoleonic order.
Long Island SoundPlaceLong Island Sound is a tidal estuary of the Atlantic Ocean between Connecticut and Long Island, New York, in the United States, about 180 km long.- Long JuPersonLong Ju was a general of Xiang Yu, king of Western Chu, during the Chu–Han Contention.
Long MarchCampaign · 1934–1935The Long March was the retreat of the Chinese Communist Red Army from its bases in southern China in 1934–35, after Chiang Kai-shek's fifth encirclement campaign.- Long RecessWork / monumentThe Long Recess (Langer Rezess) of 1529 was an agreement between the council and citizens of Hamburg concluded with the introduction of the Reformation.
Long Turkish WarWar · 1593–1606The Long Turkish War was fought from 1593 to 1606 between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire, mainly in Hungary, with Transylvania, Wallachia and Moldavia…
Long Walk of the NavajoEventThe Long Walk of the Navajo was the forced removal of the Navajo people by the US Army in 1864 from their homeland in present-day Arizona and New Mexico to the Bosque…- Long YunusPersonLong Yunus was a Malay ruler of Pattani descent who unified Kelantan on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula around 1762 and ruled it until his death in 1795.
- LongarusPersonLongarus was a king of the Dardani, the people of Kosovo and the upper Vardar, in the 3rd century BCE.
Longhouse ReligionReligion / ideaThe Longhouse Religion is a Haudenosaunee faith founded by the Seneca prophet Handsome Lake after his visions of 1799.- Longinus (missionary)PersonLonginus was a Miaphysite bishop and missionary who worked in Nubia in the 6th century.
Longmen GrottoesWork / monumentThe Longmen Grottoes are Buddhist cave temples cut into limestone cliffs on both banks of the Yi river south of Luoyang, Henan, China.
Longwu EmperorPersonThe Longwu Emperor (1602–1646), Zhu Yujian, was the second emperor of the Southern Ming.- Longxi CommanderyPlaceLongxi Commandery was a commandery established by the state of Qin in the early 3rd century BCE in the upper Wei River valley of south-eastern Gansu.
Lons-le-SaunierPlaceLons-le-Saunier is a town in eastern France, capital of the Jura department, which grew around salt springs exploited since antiquity.- Look East PolicyReligion / ideaThe Look East Policy was an economic and educational policy launched by the Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad in 1982.
Lop NurPlaceLop Nur is a former salt lake, now largely dry, in the eastern Tarim Basin in Xinjiang, China.
Lope de VegaPersonLope de Vega was a Spanish playwright and poet, one of the leading figures of the Spanish Golden Age.- LorcaPlaceLorca is a city in the Region of Murcia in south-eastern Spain, on the Guadalentín river below a large castle.
Lorch am RheinPlaceLorch am Rhein is a small wine town in Hesse on the right bank of the Rhine at the mouth of the Wisper, in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley.
Lord ByronPersonLord Byron was an English Romantic poet, author of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Don Juan, and one of the most famous literary figures of his age.
Lord ChakPersonLord Chak, recorded as Chan Chak K'ak'nal Ajaw, was a ruler of the Maya city of Uxmal in the Puuc hills of Yucatán around 900.
Lord Charles SomersetPersonLord Charles Somerset was a British soldier and politician who governed the Cape Colony from 1814 to 1826.
Lord ChunshenPersonLord Chunshen, personal name Huang Xie, was chief minister of the State of Chu for about twenty-five years under King Kaolie, and one of the Four Lords of the Warring…
Lord DalhousiePersonLord Dalhousie was Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856.- Lord Meng of HuangPersonLord Meng of Huang was a ruler of the small Zhou-era state of Huang in southern Henan in the 7th century BCE.
Lord MengchangPersonLord Mengchang, personal name Tian Wen, was a prince and minister of the State of Qi in the late 4th and early 3rd centuries BCE, one of the Four Lords of the Warring…
Lord of MannTermLord of Mann is the title of the ruler of the Isle of Man.
Lord of SipánPersonThe Lord of Sipán is the name given to a Moche ruler whose undisturbed tomb was discovered in 1987 at Huaca Rajada near Sipán on the north coast of Peru by the…
Lord of the IslesTermLord of the Isles, in Latin Dominus Insularum, was the title of the Clan Donald rulers of the Hebrides and western Highlands, first used by John of Islay in 1336.
Lord William BentinckPersonLord William Bentinck was a British soldier and statesman.
Lord William CampbellPersonLord William Campbell was a Scottish naval officer, governor of Nova Scotia from 1766 to 1773 and the last royal governor of South Carolina, arriving in Charleston in…
Lord XinlingPersonLord Xinling, personal name Wei Wuji, was a prince of the State of Wei and one of the Four Lords of the Warring States period, famed for their thousands of retainers.
Lord's Resistance ArmyPeople / groupThe Lord's Resistance Army is a rebel group founded in northern Uganda in 1987 by Joseph Kony, who claimed spiritual guidance and declared the aim of ruling by the Ten…
Lords of the ArticlesInstitutionThe Lords of the Articles was a standing committee of the Parliament of Scotland, drawn from its estates, which prepared the legislation that the full parliament then…- Lordship of Argos and NaupliaStateThe Lordship of Argos and Nauplia was a Frankish fief in the Argolid created after the Principality of Achaea captured the strongholds of Leo Sgouros in 1212.
- Lordship of RappoltsteinPlaceThe Lordship of Rappoltstein (Ribeaupierre) was a territory in Upper Alsace centred on Ribeauvillé, held by the lords of Rappoltstein from the Middle Ages, whose three…
Lordship of StargardPlaceThe Lordship of Stargard was a territory in south-eastern Mecklenburg around Neubrandenburg, Strelitz and Friedland, named after the castle of Stargard.
Lorenzino de' MediciPersonLorenzino de' Medici was a member of a junior branch of the Medici family who murdered his cousin Alessandro, Duke of Florence, in January 1537.
Lorenzo de' MediciPersonLorenzo de' Medici, called the Magnificent, was the effective ruler of the Republic of Florence from 1469 until his death.
Lorenzo VallaPersonLorenzo Valla was an Italian humanist, rhetorician and scholar.- Loretta of SponheimPersonLoretta of Sponheim was a countess who governed the Rear County of Sponheim as regent for her young son after her husband's death in 1323.
Lori BerdPlaceLori Berd is a ruined medieval fortress town in Lori Province, northern Armenia, on a promontory between the gorges of the Dzoraget and Urut rivers.- LornPlaceLorn is a district of Argyll in the west of Scotland, lying north of Loch Awe around Oban.
LorrainePlaceLorraine is a region of north-eastern France on the border with Germany, whose name derives from Lotharingia, the share of Lothair II after the division of the…
Lorrin A. ThurstonPersonLorrin A. Thurston was a Honolulu lawyer and publisher, grandson of American missionaries, who led the Committee of Safety that overthrew Queen Liliʻuokalani in January…
LorschPlaceLorsch is a town in southern Hesse, Germany, between Worms and the Odenwald.
Lorsch CodexWork / monumentThe Lorsch Codex is a cartulary compiled at Lorsch Abbey in Hesse in the late 12th century, recording the abbey's history and copies of thousands of charters of…
Lorsch PharmacopoeiaWork / monumentThe Lorsch Pharmacopoeia is a medical manuscript written at Lorsch Abbey around 795, the oldest surviving book of medicine from the German-speaking lands.- Lorvão MonasteryInstitutionThe Monastery of Lorvão is a former monastery near Penacova, north-east of Coimbra in Portugal, one of the oldest in the country, with origins before the 10th century.
Los AdaesPlaceLos Adaes was a Spanish mission and presidio near present-day Robeline in north-western Louisiana, founded in 1721 to block French expansion from Natchitoches.
Los AngelesPlaceLos Angeles is the largest city of California and the second largest in the United States.
Lot-et-GaronnePlaceLot-et-Garonne is a department of south-western France in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, named after the Lot and Garonne rivers, which meet within it, with its…
LotanReligion / ideaLotan is a seven-headed sea serpent in the Ugaritic texts of the Late Bronze Age, called the fleeing serpent and the twisting serpent, and defeated by the storm god…
Lotf Ali KhanPersonLotf Ali Khan was the last ruler of the Zand Empire in Iran.
Lothair IPersonLothair I was the eldest son of Louis the Pious and Carolingian emperor from 840 to 855.
Lothair IIPersonLothair II was the second son of Emperor Lothair I and received the northern part of Middle Francia at the Treaty of Prüm in 855, a kingdom later named Lotharingia…
Lothair II of ItalyPersonLothair II was king of Italy, a son of Hugh of Arles, who made him co-king in 931; he ruled alone from 947 until his early death in 950.
Lothair III, Holy Roman EmperorPersonLothair III, Holy Roman Emperor, was Duke of Saxony from 1106, King of Germany from 1125 and emperor from 1133.
LothalPlaceLothal is an archaeological site in Gujarat, India, one of the southernmost towns of the Indus Valley Civilisation, believed to have been built from about 2300 BCE and…
Lothar Franz von SchönbornPersonLothar Franz von Schönborn was prince-bishop of Bamberg from 1693 and archbishop-elector of Mainz from 1695 until his death.
Lothar von TrothaPersonLothar von Trotha was a German general who commanded in South West Africa during the war against the Herero and Nama.
LothianPlaceLothian is the region of south-eastern Scotland between the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills, around Edinburgh.
Lotus SutraWork / monumentThe Lotus Sutra is one of the most influential scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism, composed in India around the 1st century CE.
Lough CorribPlaceLough Corrib is the largest lake in the Republic of Ireland, lying north of Galway city in Connacht.
Lough EnnellPlaceLough Ennell is a lake in County Westmeath, Ireland, south of Mullingar.
Lough ErnePlaceLough Erne is a pair of connected lakes on the River Erne in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Lough GillPlaceLough Gill is a freshwater lake on the border of counties Sligo and Leitrim in north-west Ireland, drained by the Garavogue River through the town of Sligo.
Lough KeyPlaceLough Key is a lake in County Roscommon, Ireland, near Boyle, scattered with wooded islands.
Lough LeanePlaceLough Leane is the largest of the Lakes of Killarney in County Kerry, south-western Ireland.- LoughreaPlaceLoughrea is a town in County Galway in the west of Ireland, on the shore of the lake from which it takes its name.
Louis ArchinardPersonLouis Archinard was a French army officer who led the conquest of much of the western Sudan, now Mali.
Louis Auguste BlanquiPersonLouis Auguste Blanqui was a French revolutionary socialist who spent more than thirty years of his life in prison.
Louis BarthouPersonLouis Barthou was a French politician who was prime minister in 1913 and foreign minister in 1934.
Louis BonapartePersonLouis Bonaparte was a younger brother of Napoleon, who made him king of Holland in 1806.
Louis BothaPersonLouis Botha was a Boer general and statesman.
Louis de Bourbon (bishop of Liège)PersonLouis de Bourbon was prince-bishop of Liège from 1456 to 1482, imposed by his uncle Philip the Good of Burgundy.
Louis de BourmontPersonLouis de Bourmont (1773–1846) was a French general and royalist who had fought in the Vendée revolt before serving Napoleon, whom he deserted on the eve of Waterloo.
Louis de Buade de FrontenacPersonLouis de Buade de Frontenac was a French soldier who served twice as governor general of New France, from 1672 to 1682 and from 1689 to 1698.- Louis De GeerPersonLouis De Geer was a Dutch-born merchant and industrialist who became the leading entrepreneur of 17th-century Sweden.
Louis DelgrèsPersonLouis Delgrès was a free man of colour from Martinique and an officer of the French Revolutionary army who led resistance in Guadeloupe to the restoration of slavery.
Louis Édouard Bouët-WillaumezPersonLouis Édouard Bouët-Willaumez was a French naval officer and colonial administrator who explored and charted the West African coast in the 1830s and 1840s.- Louis FadriquePersonLouis Fadrique was count of Salona in central Greece and a member of the Fadrique family, a branch of the royal house of Sicily.
Louis FaidherbePersonLouis Faidherbe was a French general and colonial governor of Senegal from 1854 to 1861 and 1863 to 1865.
Louis I of EtruriaPersonLouis I was the first king of Etruria, a son of Duke Ferdinand of Parma.
Louis I of HungaryPersonLouis I of Hungary, known as Louis the Great, was king of Hungary and Croatia from 1342 and king of Poland from 1370 until his death in 1382.
Louis I, Count of FlandersPersonLouis I, known as Louis of Nevers, was count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel from 1322 until his death at the Battle of Crécy in 1346.- Louis I, Duke of BavariaPersonLouis I, called the Kelheimer, was Duke of Bavaria of the house of Wittelsbach from 1183 to 1231.
Louis I, Duke of OrléansPersonLouis I, Duke of Orléans, was the younger brother of King Charles VI of France.
Louis I, Grand Duke of HessePersonLouis I was the last landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, as Louis X from 1790, and the first grand duke of Hesse.
Louis I, Prince of Anhalt-KöthenPersonLouis I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen from 1603 until his death, was the first ruler of the separate principality of Anhalt-Köthen.
Louis II de La TrémoillePersonLouis II de La Trémoille was a French commander who served Charles VIII, Louis XII and Francis I.
Louis II of HungaryPersonLouis II of Hungary was the Jagiellonian king of Hungary and Bohemia from 1516.
Louis II of ItalyPersonLouis II of Italy was the eldest son of Lothair I, king of Italy from 844 and Carolingian emperor from 855.- Louis II of PoitiersPersonLouis II of Poitiers was the last count of Valentinois and Diois in the Rhône valley, of the Poitiers family that had ruled there since the 12th century.
Louis II, Count of FlandersPersonLouis II, known as Louis of Male, was count of Flanders from 1346 to 1384 and also count of Nevers and Rethel.