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See Haute - Marne. Marnix, Philipp. See Sainte -Aldegonde. Marno (mär'nō), Ernst. Born at Vienna, 1844: died at Khartum, 1883. An African traveler. A specialist in zoology, he accompanied Casanova as far as Aby in i a in 1866; visited Khartum in 1869, and Sennaar and Fazogl in 1870; explored the Bahr es-Seraf 1871-72; and published in 1874 "Reisen im Gebiete des Blauen und Wei en Nil." Called again to the Egyptian Sudan by Gordon, he explored the Makaraka and Kordofan, and returned and wrote "Reisen in der Aquatorialprovinz und in Kordofan" (1876). In 1879 he was again with Gordon fighting the slave-traders. Maro (ma'rō). The family name of Vergil (Publius Vergilius Maro). Marocco. See Morocco . Marochetti (mä-rō-ket'tē), Carlo. Born at Turin, 1805: died at Paris, Jan. 4, 1868. An Italian sculptor, royal academician, and baron of the Italian kingdom. He was educated at the Lycée Napoléon at Paris, and studied sculpture with Baron Bosio. His chief works are equestrian statues of the Duke of Orléans, the equestrian statue of Richard Cœur de Lion at Westminster, the equestrian statues of the Queen and Duke of Wellington at Glasgow, and the Inkerman monu- ment at St. Paul's. Maronites (mar'ō-nīts). A section of the Syrian population, settled chiefly on and around Mount An Argentine author. He was exiled by Rosas, fought Lebanon, from Tripolis in the north to Tyre of 1809 and 1813-14; was governor-general of the Illyrian Provinces 1809-11; was Wellington at Sala- manca July 22, 1812; and surrendered his army to the provisional government April, 1814. He unsucce fully attempted to suppre the revolution of 1830. His "Me- moires" were published 1856-57. Marm on tel (mär-môn-tel'), Jean François. Born at Bort, Limous in, July 11, 1723: died at Abbeville, Eure, Dec. 31,1799. A French writer. He was brought up by the Jesuits, and destined for the church. In 1741 he was appointed substitute instructor in philosophy at Toulouse. His first piece of literary work, (1743), failure. Encouraged by Voltaire's sympathy, however, he came to Paris, and took several prizes in literary competition (1745-47). He wrote several tragedies, "Denys le tyran" (1748), "Arsitomène" (1749), "Cléopâtre"(1750), "Les Héraclides"(1752), and "Egypt us' (1753), but his succe was not great as a poet. Then he turned his attention to prose, and contributed largely to the "Encyclopédie." He recast several of his articles and P published them subsequently in book form, such as his "Poétique française" "(1763), and his "Éléments de littéra ture" (1787): this latter work places him second to La Harpe only as a propagandist of literature in the 18th century: (1761), his philosophical novel "Bélisaire" (1767), and his historical novel "Les Incas" (1777). He published further "La Pharsale," translated from Lucan (1761), and wrote the words for several comic operas, as "Le Huron" (1768), "Zémire et Azor" (1771), "Didon " (1783), and "Pénélope (1785). Between 1789 and 1792 he published in "Le Mercure" a second series of "Contes moraux." His posthumous works are "Mémoires d'un père à ses enfants" (1804), and “Leçons d'un père à ses enfants sur la langue française" (1806). He was elected to the French Academy in 1763. He is a truly representative disciple of Voltaire. Marmora (mär'mō-rä). An island in the Sea of Marmora, belonging to Turkey, about 70 miles west-southwest of Constantinople: the ancient Pro connes us. Length, about 11 miles. Marmora, Sea of. A sea between European and Asiatic Turkey, communicating with the Black Sea on the northeast by the Strait of Bosporus, and with the Ægean Sea on the south west by the Dardanelles: the ancient Pro pont is. 1830: died at Boston, Ma ., May 19, 1876. An American actor. His first stage appearance in America was in Sept., 1855. He was noted as Sir Lucius O'Trigger, Captain Hawtree, etc. 50 miles. Mar more (märʼmō-rā), Cascate delle, or Falls of Terni (ter'nē). A series of cascades near Terni, Italy, in the Velino near its mouth in the and the Sea of Galilee in the south. Their number is above 200,000. They live by cattle-breeding, agriculture, and silk-culture. They form a separate ecclesiastical community, having been originally Monothelites (holding that in Christ there was only one will). Since Catholic Church struallither the Roman leges, as the Syrian liturgy and marri a gere ver clergy. They also consider themselves politically a sep a have been gradually to rate nation, being ruled by a Christian pasha and by sheiks chosen from their aristocracy, and only paying a tribute to the Turkish government. The name Maronites is derived from an old monastery which was situated on the Orontes (modern al-Azi) between Hamah and Emesa, and was so named after a saint who lived in the 4th century ( mar meaning in Syrian 'lord,' 'master,' then 'saint'; maron , my lord). Some derive it from a village, Mar one a, situated east of Antioch. Maroons (ma-rönz'). The name formerly given in Jamaica to bands of fugitive slaves and their descendants. They formed villages in the mountains in the 17th century. Early in the 18th century they became formidable under their leader, Cudjoe, attacking plantations and openly opposing government troops. In 1738 Governor Trelawney made a treaty of peace with them, securing their freedom and granting them lands. They rebelled in 1795, were partially reduced in 1796, and many of them were sent to Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone, The last outbreak of the survivors was in 1798. The name (French nègres marrons ) is sometimes applied to the bush negroes of Guiana. Maros (mor'ōsh). A river in Transylvania and Hungary which joins the Thei near Szegedin. Length, about 600 miles; navigable from Karlsburg. Maros-Vásárhely (mor'ōsh - vä'shär-hely), G. Neumarkt (noi'märkt). The capital of the county of Maros-Torda, Transylvania, sit-. uated on the Maros in lat. 46° 28′ N., long. 24° 35' E.: the chief town of the Szeklers. Popu lati on (1890), 14,212. Marot (mä-rö'), Clément. Born at Cahors, 1497: died at Turin, 1544. A noted French poet. He was sent to Paris at an early age to study law, but the work was not to his taste, and he soon gave it up. His father had been court poet to the Queen of France, Anne de Bretagne, and through him the son obtained acce to the court circles, where he won the good will of Marguerite de Valois. When Francis I. came to the throne of France in 1515, Clément Marot attracted the king's attention by his poem "Le temple de Cupidon," and was retained by him at court. The poet followed his royal patron on his expeditions, and led on the whole an eventful life. Besides a great deal of original poetry, Marot translated portions of Vergil, Ovid, and Petrarch, also 52 psalms of David. His complete works have been variously edited: the edition from the author's lifetime is dated 1544. His modern editors are Fresnoy (1731), Rapilly (1824), Jannet (1868-72), and Guiffrey, whose work is still (1894) in course of publication. Marozia (ma-rō'zi-ä). Died before 945. A Roman woman notorious for her profligacy and influence she exercised over the papal court. She was the daughter of the infamous The odor a and Theophylactus, became the mistre of Pope Sergius III., and married succe ively Alberic I., prince of Rome, her stepson Guido, and Hugo, king of Italy. She was in Marozia strumental in raising three popes to the throne, among whom was her son by Sergius, John XI. She was eventually imprisoned by her son Alberic. See Alberic II. Marplot, or the Second Part of The Busy Body. A comedy by Mrs. Cent livre, produced in 1710. Henry Woodward altered it, and called it "Marplot in Lisbon." Martin Marplot is a silly, cowardly fellow, who spoils everything he undertakes. differs somewhat from Mar-all in Dryden's play, and is the origi nal of the more modern Paul Pry. Marprelate Controversy, The. A vigorous and vituperative pamphlet war waged by the Puritans against the defenders of English Church discipline about 1589. The pamphlets were written by a number of persons, but were published under the name of Martin Marprelate. Udall was the originator of the controversy, but afterward announced his disapproval of the Martin ist methods. The pre which printed the tracts was moved from place to place to avoid government suppre ion, and was once seized, near ear Manchester, but the publications were continued. Penry, Barrow, Job Throckmorton, Fenner, John Field, and others have all been supposed to be the authors of the tracts, but some think Martin Marprelate to have been a layman about the court. The controversy was suppre ed by the death of Udall in prison, and the execution of Penry and Barrow in 1593.