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Thursday, 22 October 2026
32 facts about Peter the Great
32 facts about Peter the Great
The first Emperor of all Russia
Peter the Great is considered one of Russia's greatest rulers. He was a great reformer, strategist, and builder who was the first of the tsars to trav ...

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Ludwig van Beethoven
After the death of his brother Kasper, Beethoven tried hard to take care of his son Karl, because he believed that his widow, Johanna, was too promiscuous to take care of the child.
Unfortunately, Ludwig was completely unsuitable for raising his nephew, he did not lead a stable lif ...
Christopher Columbus
As a widower, Columbus met Beatriz Enriquez in Spain, whom he never married but left her a large portion of his fortune.
They formed a good relationship, Beatriz treated Diego as her own son and soon after, in 1488, she b ...
Rasputin
Rasputin began to seek patronage from well-known centers of Russian Orthodoxy, and to this end began his "great journey" in 1903.
He traveled to St. Petersburg, and there, thanks to Archimandrite Chrysant (guardian of monasteries ...
Amadeus Mozart
After Mozart's death, Constance was in a very bad financial situation.
So she turned to the imperial court for an annuity from the composer. She also organized a series of concerts that brought her a substantial income.
Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer was a compulsive smoker. In late 1965, he was diagnosed with throat cancer.
He underwent surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. While at his home in Princeton, New Jersey, he fell into a coma and soon died on February 18, 1967, at the age of 62.
Michelangelo
Michelangelo was well established as a great, admired artist, but as a man, he was feared.
He was unsympathetic to people, clouded and angry, full of resentment and argumentative. He was fill ...
Antonio Vivaldi
In 1740, Vivaldi traveled to Vienna, where he died a year later of an illness that was not fully diagnosed. He was 62 years old.
Perhaps the cause of his death was asthma, which he had suffered from since childhood, and which opp ...
Robert Oppenheimer
He defended his doctorate at the age of twenty-two.
The exam was chaired by the German physicist and Nobel laureate James Franck, who is reported to have said at the end: "I'm glad that's over. He was at the point of questioning me".
Charles III
In accordance with the predominant religion of the islands, he was baptized in the Anglican rite.
The ceremony took place at Buckingham Palace on December 15, 1948, and he was christened Charles Phi ...
Kate Middleton
After becoming the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate had to choose which initiatives she wanted to support.
The Duchess focused on an area close to her interests perfected during her studies. Her patronized institutions centered around culture, arts, sports, and children’s aid.