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Peter the Great is a 1986 American biographical historical drama television miniseries directed by Marvin J. Chomsky and Lawrence Schiller, based on Robert K. Massie's 1980 non-fiction book Peter the Great: His Life and World.
The couple's first child, the future emperor Peter the Great, was born in May 1672, [12] followed by daughters Natalya and Theodora. [13] The custom at that time was for the consort of the Tsar to maintain a low-key lifestyle, deferring in all matters to her husband and carrying out work in the household. [ 14 ]
Peter the Great Letitia Cross (baptized March 6, 1682 – died 4 April 1737) [ 1 ] was a British soprano and actress. [ 2 ] She appeared at the Drury Lane Theatre and was the mistress of Peter the Great when he visited England.
The Great is a historical and satirical black comedy-drama about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest-reigning female ruler in Russia's history. The series is highly fictionalized and portrays Catherine in her youth and marriage to Emperor Peter III of Russia, focusing on the plot to kill her depraved and dangerous husband.
Mary Hamilton, or Maria Danilovna Gamentova (died 14 March 1719), was the lady-in-waiting of Empress Catherine I of Russia and a royal mistress of Tsar Peter the Great of Russia. She was executed for abortion, infanticide, theft and slander of Empress Catherine. She is pointed out as one of the possible inspirations for the song "Mary Hamilton".
Jason Kennedy and Lauren Scruggs have welcomed their second child, a baby girl. “I’m sure your feed could use some good news today — we wanted to share that our angel, Poppy Ford Kennedy ...
Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage has had a lengthy career — and an equally long and successful marriage to wife Erica Schmidt. The twosome met nearly two decades ago at a mutual friend’s ...
Peter I ([ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪt͡ɕ]; Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич, romanized: Pyotr I Alekseyevich; [note 1] 9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1725), known as Peter the Great, [note 2] was Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725.