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Vico, Giovanni Battista. Born at Naples, 1668: died Jan. 21, 1744. An Italian philosopher and jurist, profe or of rhetoric at Naples and historiographer royal. His chief works are "Principi i d' una scienza nuova, etc." (1725), "De antiqui ima Italorum sapient i a" (1710), "De universi juris uno principio et fine uno" (1720). Vicq d'Azyr (vēk'dä-zer'), Félix. Born 1748: died 1794. A French comparative anatomist and physiologist. Victor (vik'tor) I. [L., 'conqueror.] Bishop of Rome about 187-200 A. D. He excommunicated the Monarch i an Theodotus. Victor II. (Gebhard). Pope 1057-59. He en deavored to suppre simony and the marriage of priests. Victor III. (Desiderius). Pope 1086-87. He was earlier abbot of Monte Ca ino. Victor IV. (Gregorio Conti). Antipope, chosen in 1138 in opposition to Innocent II. Victor IV. (Oct avian us or Octavius). Antipope, chosen in 1159 in opposition to Alexan der III. Victor A made us (vik'tor am-a-dē'us) I. Duke of Savoy 1630-37. Victor A made us II. (as King of Sardinia, Victor A made us I.). Born 1666: died 1732. Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia. He succeeded to the duchy in 1675; sided with the Allies in the wars against France; received Sicily in 1713; ceded Sicily to Austria in 1720, and received Sardinia in exchange; a umed the title of king of Sardinia; and abdicated in 1730. Victor A made us III. (as King of Sardinia, Victor A made us II.). Born 1726: died 1796. Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia, son of Charles Emmanuel III. He reigned 1773-96, and lost Nice, Savoy, and places in Piedmont to France. Victor Emmanuel (or Emanuel) (e-man'u-el) I. Born 1759: died 1824. King of Sardinia 1802-21, son of Victor A made us III. He ruled at first in Sardinia, but received Nice, Savoy, Piedmont, and Genoa 1814-15. He abdicated in 1821. Victor Emmanuel (or Emanuel) II., King of Sardinia (as King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel I.). [It. Vittorio Emanuele .] Born at Turin, March 14, 1820: died at Rome, Jan. 9, 1878. He was the son of Charles Albert, king of Sardinia; served with distinction at the battle of Goito in 1848, and in the campaigns of 1848-49; and was present at the battle of Novara March 23, 1849, on the evening of which day he succeeded to the throne of Sardinia by the abdication of his father. In 1852 he made Cavour his chief political adviser, in accordance with whose policy he supported France and Great Britain in the Crime an war, and allied himself with France against Austria in 1859 (see Italian War of 1859). He received Lombardy from Austria in 1859, and in 1860 annexed Tuscany, Parma, Modena, the Romagna, the Two Sicilies, the Marches, and Umbria. He ceded Savoy and Nice to France in 1860; a umed the title "king of Italy" in 1861; and allied himself with Pru ia against Austria in 1866, as a result of which he received the ce ion of Venetia from the latter country. The complete union of Italy was effected by the occupation of Rome in 1870. Victoria (vik-to'ri-ä). In Roman mythology, the personification on if i cation of victory. of the Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III., and was educated under the direction of her mother and of the Duche of North umber land. On the death of William IV., the third son of George III., she succeeded to the throne, June 20, 1837; was crowned June 28, 1838; and married Albert, prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (who died Dec. 14, 1861), Feb. 10, 1840. Her favorite residences are Balmoral Castle (in the Highlands of Aberdeen shire, Scotland), Osborne (Isle of Wight), and Windsor. She a umed the title of Empre of India in 1877. The jubilee of her reign was celebrated in 1887, and her diamond jubilee (60 England .) She is author in part of "Leaves from the Jour nal of Our Life in the Highlands" (1868), and "More Leaves from the Journal of a Life in the Highlands" (1884). She by C. Grey and Theodore Martin. supervised the preparation of lives of the Prince Consort Victoria. A British colony in Australia. Capital, Melbourne. It is bounded by New South Wales (largely separated by Murray River) on the north, the ocean on the south, and South Australia on the west. It is very rich in gold, and has many sheep; the chief exports are wool, gold, live stock, wheat, and flour. Victoria has 37 counties. Its governor is appointed by the crown, and is aided by a cabinet. There is a parliament of two chambers-the Legislative Council and Legislative A embly (both elected). It was first settled in 1835; formed at first a part of New South Wales (and was called the Port Phillip District); and was made a separate colony in 1851. Gold was discovered in 1851. Area, 88,451 square miles. Pop ulation (1894), estimated, 1,172,144. Victoria. The capital of British Columbia, situated in the southeastern part of Vancouver Island, on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in lat. 48° 25′ N., long. 123° 23′ W. It was formerly a post of the Hudson Bay Company. Population (1891), 16,841. Victoria (ve-tore-ä). A seaport, capital of the state of Espirito Santo, Brazil, situated on the Bay of Espirito Santo in lat. 20° 19′ S., long. 40° 20′ W. Population, about 6,000. Victoria (vik-tō'ri-ä). The capital of Hong kong, situated on the northwestern coast. Victoria (vēk-tō're-ä). The capital of the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, about lat. 23° 45′ N. Victoria (vik-to'ri-a). A British armored battle Population (1889), about ship (tonnage, 10,400; indicated horse-power, 12,000) sunk by collision off Tripoli, Syria, June Vidal The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century Cyclopedia of names Land and east of Wollaston Land.-2. A land in the antarctic regions, about lat. 71°−79° S.: discovered by Ro in 1841. Victoria Nyanza (ni-an'zä). One of the great lakes of equatorial Africa, with its main afflu- ent, the Kagera or Alexandra River, now gen- erally considered to be the true source of the Nile. It is cro ed in its northern part by the equator. The Nile stream (Kivira, Victoria Nile, Somerset Nile) i ues about centrally from the north. Area, about 30,000 square miles. Elevation, 3,880 (3,750?) feet. It was dis- covered by Speke in 1858, and has been visited by Grant, Stanley, and others. Victoria Strait. A sea pa age in the arctic regions, between King William Island on the east and Victoria Land on the west. Victoria Tower. The tall tower on the Houses of Parliament, London. See Parliament , Houses of . Victor-Perrin (vēk-tor'pe-ran'), Claude, Duke of Belluno. Born at Lamarche, Vosges, France, Dec. 7, 1764: died at Paris, March 1, 1841. A French marshal. He served as chief of battalion at Toulon in 1793; became brigadier-general and was as- signed to the army of the East Pyrenees near the end of the year; took part in the early Italian campaigns, becoming a general of division in 1797; commanded in Vendée; fought at Marengo in 1800; was amba ador to Denmark in 1805; became a marshal for his part in the victory of Fried land in 1807; was made duke of Belluno after the peace of Tilsit, and was for a time governor of Berlin; received ved command of the 1st army corps in Spain in 1808; gained various suc- ce es, but was defeated by Wellington at Talavera; guard- ed the French retreat at the Beres in a in 1812; served in the campaigns of 1813-14; and was minister of war 1821-23. Victory (vik'tō-ri). A British line-of-battle ship of 100 guns. She was the flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Lord Howe before Toulon and Corsica 1793-94; the flag ship of Sir John Jervis in action with the Spanish fleet off Cape St. Vincent, Feb. 14, 1797; and the flag-ship of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson at Trafalgar, Oct. 21, 1805. Victory. A fine Greco-Roman statue in bronze, larger than life, in the Museo Antico at Brescia. The figure is winged, clad in light and rich drapery, and is in the act of writing on a shield held in the left hand and supported on the raised left knee. It is a igned to the 1st century A. D. Victory, Wingle , Temple of. See Nike Ap teros. Victory Victory Loosing her Sandal. A famous relief from the balustrade of the Temple of Wingle Victory, now in the Acropolis Museum, Athens. Tryon, and was lost in maneuvering through orders i ued by him which led to its being rammed by a companion ve el, the Camper down. The admiral and 338 officers