Royalty of the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 5 people and 164 moments here, from 1685 to 1815. The most recorded lives are Napoleon Bonaparte, Catherine II of Russia and Peter the Great.

Notable people

  1. Napoleon Bonaparte

    from 1769 to 1815

    56 moments here

    French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…

  2. Catherine II of Russia

    from 1729 to 1796

    46 moments here

    Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…

  3. Peter the Great

    from 1689 to 1725

    30 moments here

    Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…

  4. Lord Byron

    from 1788 to 1815

    26 moments here

    George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…

  5. Louis XIV

    from 1685 to 1715

    6 moments here

    Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 1638–1715), king of France from 1643, was the Bourbon monarch known as the Sun King.…

Moments

  1. 1685 Reception of the Doge of Genoa Louis XIV
  2. 1685 Edict of Fontainebleau Louis XIV
  3. 1689 Refuge at Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra Peter the Great
  4. 1692 Departure for the siege of Namur Louis XIV
  5. 1692 Siege of Namur Louis XIV
  6. 1695 Return to Moscow after the first Azov campaign Peter the Great
  7. 1697 Arrival at Zaandam Peter the Great
  8. 1697 Shipbuilding study in Amsterdam Peter the Great
  9. 1697 Visit to Delft Peter the Great
  10. 1698 Arrival on Victoria Embankment Peter the Great
  11. 1698 Fleet review at Deptford Peter the Great
  12. 1700 Permanent residence at Versailles Louis XIV
  13. 1700 Departure from Narva before battle Peter the Great
  14. 1703 Residence in the new Saint Petersburg Peter the Great
  15. 1709 Battlefield headquarters at Poltava Peter the Great
  16. 1711 Campaign near Iași Peter the Great
  17. 1711 Visit to Dresden Peter the Great
  18. 1711 Defensive position at Stănilești Peter the Great
  19. 1713 Siege of Tönning Peter the Great
  20. 1713 Travel to Hanover Peter the Great
  21. 1713 Visit to Hamburg Peter the Great
  22. 1713 Voyage to Helsingfors Peter the Great
  23. 1713 Voyage to Riga Peter the Great
  24. 1713 Voyage to Turku Peter the Great
  25. 1715 Death at Versailles Louis XIV
  26. 1716 Baltic diplomatic journey at Danzig Peter the Great
  27. 1716 Baltic diplomatic journey at Königsberg Peter the Great
  28. 1716 Baltic diplomatic journey at Riga Peter the Great
  29. 1716 Command voyage to Copenhagen Peter the Great
  30. 1716 Meeting with Danish diplomats at Altona Peter the Great
  31. 1716 Meeting with Leibniz at Bad Pyrmont Peter the Great
  32. 1716 Second visit to Amsterdam Peter the Great
  33. 1717 Diplomatic and scholarly visits in Paris Peter the Great
  34. 1717 Return to Saint Petersburg Peter the Great
  35. 1722 Triumphal entry into Moscow Peter the Great
  36. 1725 Death in Saint Petersburg Peter the Great
  37. 1729 Born at Szczecin Catherine II of Russia
  38. 1729 Born in Stettin Catherine II of Russia
  39. 1739 Meets future Peter III at Eutin Catherine II of Russia
  40. 1742 Lives at Zerbst Castle Catherine II of Russia
  41. 1744 Departs Zerbst for Russia Catherine II of Russia
  42. 1744 Meets Peter again in Moscow Catherine II of Russia
  43. 1744 Received into the Russian Orthodox Church Catherine II of Russia
  44. 1745 Marries Peter at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan Catherine II of Russia
  45. 1745 Marries Peter in Saint Petersburg Catherine II of Russia
  46. 1756 Travels to Oranienbaum Catherine II of Russia
  47. 1758 Receives Poniatowski at Oranienbaum Catherine II of Russia
  48. 1762 Reaches Peterhof with the guards Catherine II of Russia
  49. 1762 Sleeps at Peterhof before the coup Catherine II of Russia
  50. 1762 Emperor of all the Russias Catherine II of Russia

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