Catherine, on the other hand, saw marriage as a way to escape from her controlling mother. Catherine was tutored in religious studies by a military chaplain but questioned much of what he taught her. She also learned three languages: German, French and Russian, the last of which came in ...
A quick-witted and compelling dramatization of the troubled marriage of Catherine II (played by German actress Elisabeth Bergner, in her English-language debut) to Peter III (a randy Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and her subsequent ascension to the throne as Empress of Russia. With its luxurious render...
Catherine the Great's first marriage was a mismatch. Her arranged marriage with her husband, the future CzarPeter III, was a mismatch from the beginning. By 1752, nine years into her marriage, Catherine had already found an alternative lover, Sergei Saltykov. Shortly after that she met Stanisl...
Catherine the Great: Directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, John Goldsmith. With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul McGann, Ian Richardson, Brian Blessed. Trapped in a loveless arranged marriage to the immature future Czar, a young German Princess proves a skillful poli
The marriage was a complete failure; the following 18 years were filled with disappointment and humiliation for her. 1 of 2 Elizabeth, empress of RussiaElizabeth, empress of Russia, detail of a portrait by an unknown artist, 18th century; in the collection of Mrs. Merriweather Post, Hillwood,...
In 1786 – the year that Frederick died – Mozart's comic opera about oppression, The Marriage of Figaro, appeared. Three years later came the French Revolution. And two years after that, in the year of his death at age thirty-five, came Mozart's other comic opera about oppression: The...
no matter the age of the Queen or the fact that she addresses her subjects from a pulpit, that's all secondary. My question is, how does it happen within an organization like HBO that over the entire course of production every one of the decision makers just rolled with the whole thing...
her weak, bullying husband, Peter (who left her lying untouched beside him for nine years after their marriage); her unhappy son and heir, Paul; her beloved grandchildren; and her “favorites”—the parade of young men from whom she sought companionship and the recapture of youth as well as...
In 1745, unmarried and childless Empress Elisabeth (Dame Flora Robson) of all of Russia believes her nephew, Grand Duke Peter (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.), first in line to the throne, should get married so that their family monarchy line can continue. That marriage is even more important now ...
Once the upstart foreigner stole Russia’s throne, there was no stopping her enlightened reforms, her empire's expansion, and her pursuit of love and legacy.