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... Peter's ( 1692-98 ) , and the Cappella Albani in S. Sebastiano ( 1705 ) . His tombs include those of Queen Christina of Sweden in St. Peter's ( 1702 ) , Clement XI , and Innocent XII . His largest ecclesiastical ensemble was the Jesuit ...
... Peter's ( 1692-98 ) , and the Cappella Albani in S. Sebastiano ( 1705 ) . His tombs include those of Queen Christina of Sweden in St. Peter's ( 1702 ) , Clement XI , and Innocent XII . His largest ecclesiastical ensemble was the Jesuit ...
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... Peter's tutor . Although Peter's half - sister , the regent Sophia Alekseyevna ( ruled 1682-89 ) , appointed him head of the Kazansky prikaz , the government department that administered the lower Volga region , his political sympathies ...
... Peter's tutor . Although Peter's half - sister , the regent Sophia Alekseyevna ( ruled 1682-89 ) , appointed him head of the Kazansky prikaz , the government department that administered the lower Volga region , his political sympathies ...
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... Peter I and put his aristocratic principles into effect . When Peter II died ( 1730 ) , Golitsyn urged the Supreme Privy Council to offer the throne to Duchess Anna Ivanovna of Courland , a niece of Peter I , provided that she accept a ...
... Peter I and put his aristocratic principles into effect . When Peter II died ( 1730 ) , Golitsyn urged the Supreme Privy Council to offer the throne to Duchess Anna Ivanovna of Courland , a niece of Peter I , provided that she accept a ...
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