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nounempress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)
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nounfirst wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
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- more English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
- charles King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
- russia a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in the 17th and 18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917
- potemkin a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791)
- tuileries palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens
- sir thomas more English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
- henry ii king of France from 1547 to 1559; regained Calais from the English; husband of Catherine de Medicis and father of Charles IX (1519-1559)
- grigori aleksandrovich potemkin a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791)
- philibert de l'orme French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570)
- diane de poitiers French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)