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Lefort, François
(Encyclopedia) Lefort, FrançoisLefort, FrançoisfräNswäˈ ləfôrˈ [key], 1656–99, Swiss soldier of fortune in Russian service, b. Geneva. He was one of the early boon companions of Peter I (Peter the…Alexis, Russian czarevich
(Encyclopedia) Alexis (Aleksey Petrovich)Alexisəlyĭksyāˈ pētrôˈvĭch [key], 1690–1718, Russian czarevich; son of Peter I (Peter the Great) by his first wife, and father of Peter II. Opposing his…Peter I, czar of Russia
(Encyclopedia) Peter I or Peter the Great, 1672–1725, czar of Russia (1682–1725), major figure in the development of imperial Russia. Peter's personal traits ranged from bestial cruelty and vice…Literary Allusions
Boswell: James Boswell (1740–95) is best known for his 1791 book The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., considered by many to be the greatest English-language biography ever written. His name is…Simon Peter
(Encyclopedia) Simon Peter: see Peter, Saint.Peter the Great
(Encyclopedia) Peter the Great: see Peter I.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…Nabuco, Joaquim
(Encyclopedia) Nabuco, JoaquimNabuco, Joaquimzhwäkēmˈ nəb&oomacr;ˈ k&oobreve; [key], 1849–1910, Brazilian writer, abolitionist, and diplomat. A parliamentary deputy in imperial times, he was…Peter the Cruel
(Encyclopedia) Peter the Cruel, 1334–69, Spanish king of Castile and León (1350–69), son and successor of Alfonso XI. His desertion of his wife, Blanche of Bourbon, for María Padilla and his favors…Peter of Dreux
(Encyclopedia) Peter of Dreux: see Peter I, duke or count of Brittany.Trending
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