People

1486–1541

Pedro de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador who served under Hernán Cortés in Mexico and later led campaigns in Guatemala and Central America. He was associated […]

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1798–1834

Pedro I was the Portuguese prince who declared Brazil’s independence in 1822 and became its first emperor. Conflict over constitutional power and Portuguese influence led him […]

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Peggy Shippen was a member of a prominent Philadelphia family who married the Continental general Benedict Arnold in 1779. Through her social connections she knew the […]

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1748–1829

Peleg Wadsworth was a Massachusetts officer who served during the American Revolutionary War and took part in the failed Penobscot Expedition of 1779. He helped command […]

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Penda was king of Mercia and one of the most powerful rulers in seventh-century Britain. He allied with Cadwallon of Gwynedd to defeat Edwin of Northumbria […]

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126–193

Pertinax was Roman emperor for a few months in AD 193 after the assassination of Commodus. His attempt to impose discipline on the Praetorian Guard ended […]

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Peta Nocona was a Comanche war leader, the husband of Cynthia Ann Parker and father of Quanah Parker. He belonged to a period when Comanche power […]

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1480–1504

Philibert succeeded as Duke of Savoy in 1497. He married Margaret of Austria in 1501, and their union gave her an influential place in Savoyard government […]

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1742–1814

Philip Astley was an English cavalryman, riding master and showman generally credited with establishing the modern circus ring. From the 1760s he combined equestrian displays with […]

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1776–1841

Philip Broke was a British naval officer best known for commanding HMS Shannon in its 1813 victory over USS Chesapeake. The action became one of the […]

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