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Frederick and Catherine
Frederick and Catherine There was once a man called Frederick: he had a wife whose name was Catherine, and they had not long been married. One day Frederick said. 'Kate! I am going to work in…Brewer's: Catherine
(See Catharine.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CatholicCatherans A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Catherine Fox
Catherine FoxBorn: Dec. 15, 1977Swimming won gold medals at 1996 Olympics in Atlanta as a member of the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay and 4x100-meter medley relay teams; 21-time All-…Catherine I
(Encyclopedia) Catherine I, 1683?–1727, czarina of Russia (1725–27). Of Livonian peasant origin, Martha Skavronskaya was a domestic when she was captured (1702) by Russian soldiers. As mistress of…Potemkin, Grigori Aleksandrovich
(Encyclopedia) Potemkin, Grigori AleksandrovichPotemkin, Grigori Aleksandrovichpōtĕmˈkĭn, Rus. grĭgôˈrē əlyĭksänˈdrəvĭch pŭtyômˈkĭn [key], 1739–91, Russian field marshal and favorite of Catherine II…Bezborodko, Aleksandr Andreevich, Prince
(Encyclopedia) Bezborodko, Aleksandr Andreevich, PrinceBezborodko, Aleksandr Andreevich, Princeəlyĭksänˈdər əndrāˈəvĭch bĕzbôrôdˈkô [key], 1747–99, Russian statesman. He became secretary of petitions…Catherine de' Medici
(Encyclopedia) Catherine de' MediciCatherine de' Medicidĕ mĕdˈĭchē, Ital. dā mĕˈdēchē [key], 1519–89, queen of France, daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici, duke of Urbino. She was married (1533) to the…Catherine II
(Encyclopedia) Catherine II or Catherine the Great, 1729–96, czarina of Russia (1762–96). Catherine increased the power and prestige of Russia by skillful diplomacy and by extending Russia's…Catherine the Great
(Encyclopedia) Catherine the Great: see Catherine II.Catherine Beecher Biography
Catherine Beecher Writer and educator Born: 1800 Beecher was a pioneer in health and physical education for American girls and women. She developed a widely used system of calisthenics that…Trending
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