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  1. Aug 2, 2024 · Hedwig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp ( Swedish: Hedvig Elisabet Charlotta; 22 March 1759 – 20 June 1818) was the queen consort of Charles XIII of Sweden and II of Norway. She was also a famed diarist, memoirist and wit. She is known as Hedwig Elisabeth Charlotte, though her official name as queen was Charlotte ( Charlotta ).

  2. 1 day ago · Isabelle Schosing as Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, mother of Catherine the Great; Vitaly Kravchenko as Generalfeldmarschall Stepan Apraksin; Elena Shamova as Gemma, a servant; Ivan Dobronravov as Pimen, a servant / medicus; Svetlana Korchagina as Matryona, a servant; Alexey Vorobyov as Count Stanisław August Poniatowski [series 1]

  3. 4 days ago · Russia - Catherine II, Enlightenment, Expansion: Elizabeth too was childless, and the throne passed to the heir she had selected—her nephew the duke von Holstein-Gottorp, who became Peter III. Peter III made himself personally unpopular with St. Petersburg society; in addition, he allowed his entourage (mainly his Holstein relatives and German officers) to take control of the government. The ...

  4. 2 days ago · v. t. e. Arms of Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, KG. Adolf of Denmark or Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp (25 January 1526 –1 October 1586) was the first Duke of Holstein-Gottorp from the line of Holstein-Gottorp of the House of Oldenburg . He was the third son of King Frederick I of Denmark and his second wife, Sophie of Pomerania.

  5. Jul 30, 2024 · Catherine the Great (born April 21 [May 2, New Style], 1729, Stettin, Prussia [now Szczecin, Poland]—died November 6 [November 17], 1796, Tsarskoye Selo [now Pushkin], near St. Petersburg, Russia) was a German-born empress of Russia (1762–96) who led her country into full participation in the political and cultural life of Europe, carrying ...

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  6. Jul 14, 2024 · Peter III (born February 21 [February 10, Old Style], 1728, Kiel, Holstein-Gottorp [Germany]—died July 18 [July 7, Old Style], 1762, Ropsha, near St. Petersburg, Russia) was the emperor of Russia from January 5, 1762 (December 25, 1761, Old Style), to July 9 (June 28, Old Style), 1762. Son of Anna, one of Peter I the Great ’s daughters, and ...

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  8. 3 days ago · The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary on November 17. Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, also known as Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia, was King Andrew II of Hungary’s daughter.