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John II

1. (Biographies / John II (1319-1364) M, French, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) called the Good. 1319-64, king of France (1350-64): captured by the English at Poitiers (1356) and forced to sign treaties (1360) surrendering SW France to England

2. (Biographies / John II (1455-1495) M, Portuguese, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) called the Perfect. 1455-95, king of Portugal (1481-95): sponsored Portuguese expansion in the New World and reduced the power of the aristocracy

3. (Biographies / John II (1609-1672) M, Polish, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) surnamed Casimir Vasa. 1609-72, king of Poland (1648-68), who lost much territory to neighbouring countries: abdicated

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Berry Edward Poitiers Pope Second Epistel of John			The USS Klakring radioed Greig Milligan - skipper of the tiny Spanish John II - with a chilling ultimatum: "Move away from the safety zone or we will open fire. MOVE AWAY OR WE WILL OPEN FIRE; US frigate's terrifying ultimatum to ... by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Parishioners jam together to touch a portrait of the deceased Pope John II after Saturday's Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. L.A. MARKS POPE'S DEATH by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) It was a cast of the right hand of Pope John II onto which visitors could place their hand as they prayed for the Pope and the Church. Of art exhibits and popes by Hunter, Ian / Catholic Insight			John Foster Dulles John Galbraith John Galsworthy John Glenn John Greenleaf Whittier John Griffith Chaney John Haldane John Hancock John Hanning Speke John Harvard John Hasbrouck Van Vleck John Heming John Hemminge John Henry John Henry Newman John Henry O'Hara John Herschel John Herschel Glenn Jr. John Hop John Hope Franklin John Howard Northrop John Hoyer Updike John Huss John Huston John I John II John III John III Sobieski John Irving John IV John Jacob Astor John James Audubon John James Osborne John James Rickard Macleod John Jay John Joseph McGraw John Joseph Pershing John Keats John Keble John Kenneth Galbraith John Knox John L. H. Down John L. Lewis John Lackland John le Carre John Lennon John Llewelly Lewis John Locke John Luther Jones John Lyly John M. Browning			John Hubert Marshall John Hughes John Hughes Cooper Library John Hughes Law Practice John Hume John Humphrey Centre John Humphrey Freedom Award John Hunt John Hunt (disambiguation) John Hunter John Hunter Childrens Hospital John Hunter Print Machinery John Hunyadi John Hus John Hus John Huss John Huss John Huston John Huston John Hutchinson John Hyrcanus John Hyrcanus I John I John I John I of Bohemia John I of Constantinople John I of Constantinople John I. Rivers Associates John Ievins Style Bugger Up John II John II Comnenus John II Komnenos John II of Burgundy John II of France John II the Good John II, Duke of Burgundy John III John III John III Doukas Vatatzes John III Ducas Vatatzes John III of Poland John III of Poland John III Sobieski John III Sobieski John III Sobieski of Poland John III Sobieski of Poland John III Sobieski, King of Poland John III Sobieski, King of Poland John Innes Manufacturers Association John Ireland John Irving John Italus John IV John IV John J John J John J John J. Astor John J. Audubon John J. McCarthy

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