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1801–1802: The Lord St Helens [1] 1802–1804: Sir John Borlase Warren, Bt [1] 1804–1806: Lord Granville Leveson-Gower [1] 1805–1806: The Lord Cathcart [1] 1807: Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale Special Mission [1] 1807: Lord Granville Leveson-Gower [1] (again) 1807–1812: Diplomatic Relations suspended following Treaty of Tilsit
"Portrait of Gustav Friedrich Waagen"; Ludwig Knaus (1855) Gustav Friedrich Waagen (11 February 1794 – 15 July 1868) was a German art historian. His opinions were greatly respected in England, where he was invited to give evidence before the royal commission inquiring into the condition and future of the National Gallery, [1] for which he was a leading candidate to become director.
The Russian embassy in London, 1662 The Old English Court in Moscow – headquarters of the Muscovy Company and the residence of English ambassadors in the 17th century. The Kingdom of England and Tsardom of Russia established relations in 1553 when English navigator Richard Chancellor arrived in Arkhangelsk – at which time Mary I ruled England and Ivan the Terrible ruled Russia.
London, England, United Kingdom Sir George William Buchanan , GCB , GCMG , GCVO , PC (25 November 1854 – 20 December 1924) was a British diplomat. Born in Copenhagen , Denmark , he was the youngest son of the diplomat Sir Andrew Buchanan, 1st Baronet and Frances, daughter of the Very Rev Edward Mellish by Elizabeth Leigh.
Peggy Willis-Aarnio (January 12, 1948 – January 9, 2016) was an American choreographer, historian, author and teacher of classical ballet. She was a professional dancer in the early 1970s with the Fort Worth Ballet in Fort Worth, Texas. [1]
The stadium was going to host the 2022 UEFA Champions League final, however UEFA removed St Petersburg as host in February 2022, citing the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [134] Hockey teams in the city include SKA Saint Petersburg in the KHL, HC VMF St. Petersburg in the VHL, and junior clubs SKA-1946 and Silver Lions in the Russian Major ...
In 1817, the Russian government wished to drain marshlands near St Petersburg, and Alexander sent a request for a suitable specialist to the Society of Friends in Britain. Quakers Daniel Wheeler and his family responded to this call; they spent some thirty years reclaiming land near St Petersburg and introducing modern farming techniques.
Church of Saint Mary in Saint Petersburg. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria (Russian: Евангелическо-лютеранская церковь Ингрии, Yevangelichesko-lyuteranskaya tserkov Ingriyi; Finnish: Inkerin evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; also the Church of Ingria) is a Lutheran church of the Scandinavian tradition in Russia.