WebKatarina II (ryska: Екaтeринa Алексе́евна, Jekaterina Aleksejevna), mer sällan även Katarina den stora, född 21 april 1729 som Sophie Friederike Auguste av Anhalt-Zerbst, död 6 november 1796 (), var regerande rysk kejsarinna (tsaritsa) från 1762.Hon var dotter till Kristian August av Anhalt-Zerbst och Johanna Elisabeth av Holstein-Gottorp, systerdotter …

WebCatherine de' Medici (Italian: Caterina de' Medici, pronounced [kateˈriːna de ˈmɛːditʃi]; French: Catherine de Médicis, pronounced [katʁin də medisis]; 13 April 1519 – 5 January 1589) was an Italian noblewoman born into the Medici family.She was Queen of France from 1547 to 1559 by marriage to King Henry II and the mother of French Kings Francis II, …

WebJohn II Casimir (Polish: Jan II Kazimierz Waza; Lithuanian: Jonas Kazimieras Vaza; 22 March 1609 – 16 December 1672) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1648 until his abdication in 1668 as well as titular King of Sweden from 1648 until 1660. He was the first son of Sigismund III Vasa with his second wife Constance of Austria.John …

WebCatherine was born at the Archbishop's Palace of Alcalá de Henares near Madrid, in the early hours of 16 December 1485. She was the youngest surviving child of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile. Catherine was quite short in stature with long red hair, wide blue eyes, a round face, and a fair complexion. She was descended, on her …

WebChemnitz (German: [ˈkɛmnɪts] (); from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt [kaʁlˈmaʁksˌʃtat] (), lit. 'Karl Marx City') is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden.It is the 28th largest city of Germany as well as the fourth largest city in the area of former East Germany after Berlin, Leipzig and Dresden.The city is part of the Central …

WebThe miniseries depicts Empress Catherine II of Russia's reign, from 1764, two years after taking power, until her death in 1796. Cast and characters Starring. Helen Mirren as Catherine the Great, the Empress of Russia; Jason Clarke as Grigory Potemkin, a military commander and Catherine's lover; Rory Kinnear as Nikita Ivanovich Panin, Catherine's …

WebAlicia Amanda Vikander (/ v ɪ ˈ k æ n d ər /, Swedish: [aˈlǐːsɪa vɪˈkǎnːdɛr] (); born 3 October 1988) is a Swedish actress.She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award,a Screen Actors Guild Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award with nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and three British Academy Film Awards.. Born and raised in …

WebIn international relations, aid (also known as international aid, overseas aid, foreign aid, economic aid or foreign assistance) is – from the perspective of governments – a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another.. Aid may serve one or more functions: it may be given as a signal of diplomatic approval, or to strengthen a military ally, to reward …

WebEcaterina a II-a (în rusă Екатерина II Великая), de asemenea cunoscută și ca Ecaterina cea Mare (în germană Katharina die Große) (n. 2 mai 1729, Szczecin, Regatul Prusiei – d. 6/17 noiembrie 1796, Sankt Petersburg, Imperiul Rus), născută Sophie Augusta Fredericka de Anhalt-Zerbst, a fost împărăteasă a Rusiei de la 9 iulie 1762 (), după asasinarea …

WebPortrayed by Megan Boone. Elizabeth Scott Keen (Blacklister No. 1) is an FBI profiler. According to Reddington and the FBI, her birth name is Masha Rostova, and she was born in Moscow to Katarina Rostova, a Russian intelligence agent whom everyone regards as a "myth".Elizabeth has a mysterious and traumatic past: Her wrist bears a large scar from a …