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Catherine II [a] (born Princess Sophia Augusta Frederica von Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796), [b] most commonly known as Catherine the Great, [c] was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. [1] She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter III.
Catherine of Austria (Portuguese: Catarina; 14 January 1507 – 12 February 1578) was Queen of Portugal as wife of King John III, and regent during the minority of her grandson, King Sebastian, from 1557 until 1562. Read more on Wikipedia. Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal has received more than ...
6 days ago · 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 ...
Catherine of Austria, Wife of King John III of Portugal 1552-53 Oil on panel, 107 x 84 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid: Born in 1507 after the death of her father, Felipe el Hermoso, the younger sister of Carlos V married Juan III of Portugal in 1525 and died in 1578.
Jan 17, 2024 · Tragically, Catherine and John would lose many more children in the years to come. On 15 October 1527, Catherine gave birth to a daughter, who was named Maria Manuela. Little Maria Manuela would survive the childhood perils only to die in childbirth at the age of 17. When she was two years old, it was written that “the Princess is very well ...
Catherine Michaela of Spain ( Spanish: Catalina Micaela de Austria; 10 October 1567 – 6 November 1597) was Duchess of Savoy by marriage to Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy. She ruled the duchy several times as regent in Charles Emmanuel's absence, notably during his campaign in 1594. [1] She was the younger surviving daughter of Philip II of ...
Jun 25, 2021 · Questions of common patterns of patronage and collecting among Habsburg queens, regents and princesses in the sixteenth century are raised, and in what manner Catherine of Austria's collection fits into this context, that of collecting in sixteenth-century Portugal and other contemporary Renaissance princely collections.
