Catherine II of Russia

Catherine II ofRussia

female, deceased (1796)
German native of Pomerania, From Szczecin, Russian Orthodox Christian, German, Empress, kievan rus…House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov, empressofRussia, House of Ascania
Catherine II of Russia, called the Great reigned as Empress of Russia for some 34 years, from June 28 1762 until her death. She was one of Russia's...
James Tassie

James Tassie

male, deceased (1799)
Scottish, Pollokshaws, empressofRussia, Robert Foulis, vitreous enamel, GemStone
James Tassie (1735 - 1799) was a Scottish gem-engraver and modeller. He was born of humble parentage at Pollokshaws, near Glasgow. During his...
Ashton Lever

Ashton Lever

male, deceased (1788)
From Middleton, Earl of Derby, collector, antiquarian, From Manchester, English…Fellow of the Royal Society, empressofRussia, Edward Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby, Imperial Museum of Vienna
Sir Ashton Lever (March 5, 1729 - January 28, 1788) was an English collector of natural objects. Lever began by collecting seashells in about 1760,...
Vasily Balabanov

Vasily Balabanov

male, deceased (1947)
Russian expatriate in Canada, Turkistan, russian revolution, Russian Canadian, shanghai, Imperial Russia…empressofRussia
Vasily Vasilievich Balabanov (January 30, 1873, Bakhmut, Ukraine Balabanov - January 27, 1947, Vancouver, Canada) was an administrator and...