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She was a subject in The Royal Diaries series in the book Catherine: The Great Journey, Russia, 1743–1745 by Kristiana Gregory. The Empress is parodied in Offenbach's operetta La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (1867). [162] Ernst Lubitsch's silent film Forbidden Paradise (1924) told the story of Catherine's romance with an officer.
The collection was put together by Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's first prime minister, and housed at Houghton Hall and his other residences. [1] [2] It included paintings by Anthony van Dyck, Nicholas Poussin, Peter Paul Rubens, and Rembrandt, [3] as well as a number of portraits of family members.
Joanna Elisabeth was born to Christian August, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1673–1726), Prince of Eutin and Prince-Bishop of Lübeck, and his wife, Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach (1682–1755), who belonged to a minor branch of the influential House of (Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp). [1]
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The casting of Mirren in the role, which follows the Russian empress in the embattled latter years of her life, is a smart choice that proves its worth […] TV Review: ‘Catherine the Great ...
Depictions of Catherine the Great on television (7 P) Pages in category "Cultural depictions of Catherine the Great" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
А. I. Chorny (Chernov). Portrait of Count G. G. Orlov. Hermitage Museum. Prince Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov (Russian: Григорий Григорьевич Орлов; 17 October 1734 – 24 April 1783 [a]) was a favourite of the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (1772), state and military figure, collector, patron of arts, and General-in-Chief.
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