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HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger....

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Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 273 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HENRY (Fr. See also:Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; See also:Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " See also:prince, or See also:chief of the See also:house," from O.H.G. See also:heim, the Eng. See also:home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare See also:Lat. rex " See also:king "—" See also:rich," therefore " mig  hty," and so " a ruler." Compare Sans. radsh " to shine- forth, See also:rule, &c." and mod. raj " rule " and See also:raja, " See also:king "), the name of many See also:European sovereigns, the more important of whom are noticed below in the following See also:order: (1) emperors and See also:German See also:kings; (2) kings of See also:England; (3) other kings in the alphabetical order of their states; (4) other reigning princes in the same order; (5) non-reigning princes; (6) bishops, nobles, chroniclers, &c .

End of Article: HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
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