Frederick the Great of Prussia is constantly referred to by this sobriquet.
Althing.
The general assembly of the Norsemen. (See also Thing.)
Alumbrados.
A sect of mystics, founded in Spain about 1520, the forerunners of the better known Illuminati of Germany. They were finally suppressed by the Inquisition.
Amalfitan Code.
A code of maritime law, drawn up during the First Crusade by the mercantile community of Amalfi. It is the oldest known maritime code.
Amboise, Conspiracy of.
A plot on the part of Condé and the Bourbons, in 1560, to seize the Guises, and the King, Francis II, who was a mere puppet in their hands. The plot was discovered, and several of the leaders were executed.