Charles Frederick Worth (13 October 1825 – 10 March 1895) was an English fashion designer who founded the House of Worth, one of the foremost fashion houses of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He is considered by many fashion historians to be the father of haute couture.

Charles Frederick married Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt on 28 January 1751. She was the daughter of Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt, was born on 11 July 1723 and died on 8 April 1783.. Charles Frederick and Caroline Louise had the following children: Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden (14 February 1755 – 16 December 1801); his son, Charles, …

Charles Frederick Worth, (born Oct. 13, 1825, Bourne, Lincolnshire, Eng.—died March 10, 1895, Paris, France), pioneer fashion designer and one of the founders of Parisian haute couture. In 1845 Worth left London, where he had worked in a yard-goods firm, for Paris, where he was employed in a dress accessories shop. His timing was propitious, as the creation of the …

Charles Frederick Worth (Bourne, 13 de octubre de 1825 – París, 10 de marzo de 1895) fue un diseñador de modas nacido en Reino Unido. Es considerado el padre del negocio moderno de la moda y de la alta costura, por ser pionero en la firma de sus diseños, al igual que hacían artistas de otros campos como la pintura o la literatura. [1]

Frederick Charles Louis Constantine, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse (German: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Konstantin Prinz und Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel; Finnish: Fredrik Kaarle; 1 May 1868 – 28 May 1940), was the brother-in-law of the German Emperor Wilhelm II.He was elected King of Finland on 9 October 1918, but renounced the throne on 14 December 1918. . During this brief …

Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 – August 28, 1903) was an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator.He is considered to be the father of landscape architecture in the USA. Olmsted was famous for co-designing many well-known urban parks with his partner Calvert Vaux.Olmsted and Vaux's first project was Central Park, which …

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Frederick I (Swedish: Fredrik I; 28 April 1676 – 5 April 1751) was prince consort of Sweden from 1718 to 1720, and King of Sweden from 1720 until his death and (as Frederick I) also Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1730. He ascended the throne following the death of his brother-in-law absolutist Charles XII in the Great Northern War, and the abdication of his wife, Charles's …

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Charles Frederick "Freddie" Ingalls (Walnut Grove, Minnesota, 1 er novembre 1875 – Burr Oak, Iowa, 27 août 1876), frère de la romancière Laura Ingalls Wilder.. Il est le quatrième des cinq enfants de Charles et Caroline Ingalls. À l'âge de neuf mois, il commença à perdre du poids et, malgré les efforts du médecin, finit par succomber à presque dix mois.