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Marfa (given Name)
Marfa (Russian: ''Марфа'') is an East Slavic given name, a variant of Martha. * Marfa Alekseyevna of Russia (1652–1707), Moscow Tsarina and Orthodox saint * , 18th-century Russian Orthodox saint * Marfa Apraksina (1664–1716), second wife of Tsar Feodor III of Russia * Marfa Boretskaya, 15th-century mayoress of Novgorod and a staunch opponent of Ivan III of Russia * Marfa Dhervilly (1876–1963), French stage and film actress * Marfa Ekimova (born 2005), Russian born British rhythmic gymnast * Marfa Inofuentes Pérez (1969–2015), Afro-Bolivian activist * Marfa Kokina (died after 1800), Russian industrialist * Marfa Kryukova (1876–1954), Russian folklore performer and storyteller * Marfa Rabkova (born 1995), Belarusian human rights activist * Marfa Dmitrievna Sharoiko (1898–1978), Soviet-Belarusian politician * Marfa (or Marta) Samuilovna Skavronskaya (1684–1727), better known as Catherine I of Russia * Marfa Sobakina (1552–1571), third wife of Ivan the Terrible, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha (given Name)
Martha is a feminine given name (Latin from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (''Mártha''), from Aramaic מרתא (''Mārtā'') "the mistress" or "the lady", from מרה "mistress", feminine of מרי "master"). Variants in different languages: * Maata (Maori) * Марфа (Marfa) (Russian and Belarusian), formerly spelled "Мар ѳа" from the Greek version of the name, that the Russians assimilate in F * Márta (Hungarian) * Marta (Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Italian, Latvian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish) * Марта (Marta) (Ukrainian) * Marthe (French, German, Dutch) * Martta (Finnish) * Mártuska (Hungarian) * Moireach (Scottish Gaelic) * Morta (Lithuanian) People with the name * Martha, biblical figure * Martha, mother of Simeon Stylites the Younger (died 551), saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church * Marthã (born 1997), Brazilian football player, full name Marthã Fernando Gonçalves Pimenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa Alekseyevna Of Russia
Tsarevna Marfa Alekseyevna of Russia (russian: Марфа Алексеевна; 26 August 1652 – 19 June 1707) was a Russian princess, daughter of Tsar Alexis of Russia and Maria Miloslavskaya, sister of Tsar Feodor III of Russia and Tsar Ivan V of Russia and half-sister of Tsar Peter the Great Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t .... She participated in the rebellion of her sister Sophia against Tsar Peter in 1698, and was therefore imprisoned in a convent. She is an orthodox saint. References * Стромилов Н. С. Царевна Марфа, сестра Петра Великого: Историческая биография // Владимирские Губернские ведомости. Часть неофициальная. № 3. 1883. С. 1. {{DEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa Apraksina
Marfa Matveyevna Apraksina (russian: Марфа Матвеевна Апраксина; 1664 – 1716) was a Tsarina of Russia and the second spouse of Tsar Feodor III of Russia. Biography Daughter of steward Matvey Vasilyevich Apraksin and Domna Bogdanovna Apraksina, nee Lovchikova. Martha had three brothers - Peter, Fyodor and Andrey, who later became major statesmen. She was married to the widowed tsar in 1681 by his friend Ivan Yazykov, who was with the Apraksins in the property. With this marriage, Yazykov hoped to strengthen his position at court. The candidacy of the royal bride was approved by Metropolitan Hilarion, close to the Apraksin family. She received the status of a royal bride in December 1681. The wedding of a 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old king took place on 15 (25) February 1682. Martha Matveyevna was queen for only 71 days - from 15 (25) February to 27 April (7 May) 1682. The king died of scurvy on 27 April (7 May), and Martha, being childless, wore mourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa Boretskaya
Marfa Boretskaya, also known as Martha the Mayoress (russian: Марфа Посадница - Marfa Posadnitsa), was the wife of Isaac Boretsky, Novgorod's posadnik in 1438–1439 and again in 1453. According to legend and historical tradition, she led the republic's struggle against Muscovy Muscovy is an alternative name for the Grand Duchy of Moscow (1263–1547) and the Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721). It may also refer to: *Muscovy Company, an English trading company chartered in 1555 * Muscovy duck (''Cairina moschata'') and Domes ... between her husband's death and the city's eventual annexation by Ivan III of Russia in 1478. Biography While she is referred to as Mayoress, this was in no way a formal office. Russians and other Slavs traditionally refer to the wife of certain officials by the feminine equivalent, hence the priest's (pop) wife may be referred to a "priestess" or a general's wife may be referred to a "general-ess" without it meaning that she herself e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa Dhervilly
Marfa Dhervilly (1876–1963) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.182 Selected filmography * ''Orange Blossom'' (1932) * ''Beauty Spot'' (1932) * '' A Day Will Come'' (1934) * '' Sapho'' (1934) * ''The Pearls of the Crown'' (1937) * ''Paris'' (1937) * '' The Red Dancer'' (1937) * '' Fort Dolorès'' (1939) * ''Monsieur Hector'' (1940) * '' The Mondesir Heir'' (1940) * ''The Lost Woman ''The Lost Woman'' (Spanish: ''La mujer perdida'') is a 1966 drama film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Sara Montiel, Giancarlo Del Duca and Massimo Serato.King & Torrents p.138 It was a co-production between France, Italy and Spain. T ...'' (1942) * '' Last Chance Castle'' (1947) * '' To the Eyes of Memory'' (1948) * '' The Passenger'' (1949) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1876 births 1963 deaths French stage actresses French film actresses Actresses from Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa Ekimova
Marfa Ekimova (born 17 January 2005) is a Russian born British rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 Commonwealth Games All-Around champion. Personal life Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, at age two she moved to London, England. She took up gymnastics at age six after having tried different sports, dance and theatre but, even though she stated that when she first tried the sport she hated it, rhythmic gymnastics was her passion. She now trains up to eight hours a day. In her spare time, Marfa is a passionate music lover, especially playing the bassoon and piano, and studies A Level music at Trinity Laban Conservatory as well as completing her NCFE Level 3 Diploma/Extended Diploma in Sport and Physical Activity at the City of Westminster College. Ekimova speaks English and Russian. Her dream is to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Career Ekimova debuted as a senior internationally at 2021 European Championships in Varna, representing Great Britain along Alice Leaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa Inofuentes Pérez
Marfa Inofuentes Pérez (1969–2015) was an Afro-Bolivian activist involved in the Constitutional reform movement to recognize black Bolivians as an ethnic minority in the country. After achieving the goal for Afro-Bolivians to be protected under the law, she served as the head the Ministry of Gender and was appointed deputy mayor of the Peripheral Macrodistrict of the Municipality of La Paz. Early life Marfa Inofuentes Pérez was born in 1969 in La Paz, Bolivia, one of three children of Benjamín Inofuentes. Her father was born in Tocaña, a village in the Bolivian Yungas Region, where the majority of the country's of Afro-Bolivians originated. After completion of her secondary studies, Inofuentes enrolled in the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, studying sociology and law. Career In 1990 Inofuentes joined the Afro-Bolivian Saya Cultural Movement ( es, Movimiento Cultural Saya Afroboliviana (MCSA)), a group organized to preserve the cultural traditions of black Bolivians, pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa Kokina
Marfa Kokina (died after 1800), was a Russian industrialist. She managed a tannery in Pinega in the Arkhangelsk Province with her son Akim, having inherited it from her spouse Grigorii. In 1800, it produced 978 pieces of leather to a value of 2090 ''roubles The ruble (American English) or rouble (Commonwealth English) (; rus, рубль, p=rublʲ) is the currency unit of Belarus and Russia. Historically, it was the currency of the Russian Empire and of the Soviet Union. , currencies named ''rub ...''. She was reportedly an active businessperson, supervising her factory personally. Her career was an unusual: out of fourteen women industrialists in 18th-century Northern Russia, only four where commoners, and out of four female commoners owning factories, she was the only one to have belonged to the '' meshchanstvo'' class (lower middle class), the other being female merchants. References * Johanna Ilmakunnas, Marjatta Rahikainen, Kirsi Vainio-Korhonen''Early Professional Wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa Kryukova
Marfa Semyonovna Kryukova (russian: Марфа Семёновна Крюкова, born 1876, Verkhnyaya Zolotitsa, Arkhangelsky Uyezd, Arkhangelsk Governorate (currently Primorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast), Russia — 7 January 1954, Verkhnyaya Zolotitsa) was a Russian folklore performer and a storyteller. Early life Marfa Kryukova was born in the Pomor village of Verkhnyaya Zolotitsa on the White Sea north-east of Arkhangelsk. Her mother, Agrafena Kryukova, was known as a storyteller and a folklore performer. Kryukova never married; her lifelong interest in literature was apparently an obstacle to potential suitors. She lived most of her life in poverty. In 1899, as Russian interest in northern folklore was at its peak, Alexey Markov, then a student, visited Verkhnyaya Zolotitsa and recorded a number of tales and from Agrafena and Marfa Kryukova, which he subsequently published. After the initial publication of her work by Markov, interest in her stories declined. Sovi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa Rabkova
Marfa Rabkova ( Belarusian and russian: Марфа Рабкова; born 6 January 1995) is a Belarusian human rights activist and part of the Viasna Human Rights Centre. In 2020 she was arrested by the Belarusian authorities for her activism and sent to the pre-trial prison SIZO No. 1. In 2021 she was awarded the Homo Homini Award together with three other arrested Belarusian human rights activists. Biography Marfa (Maria) Rabkova was born in 1995. She attended the Belarusian State Pedagogical University but was forced to withdraw after being detained on a march near a university building. She then enrolled at the A. Kuleshov Mogilev State University but claimed that she was unable to complete her studies and find a job due to pressure from the authorities. In 2017 she entered the European Humanities University in Vilnius, Lithuania. In 2019 she became a manager of the volunteers' network of Viasna Human Rights Centre in Belarus. In 2020 Rabkova volunteered with the Viasna Human ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa Dmitrievna Sharoiko
Marfa Dmitrievna Sharoiko (1898-1978) was a Communist Soviet-Belarusian politician . She served as Minister of Food and Dairy Industry. She held the positions of deputy people's commissar of the meat and dairy industry of the Belarusian SSR The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR, or Byelorussian SSR; be, Беларуская Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка, Bielaruskaja Savieckaja Sacyjalistyčnaja Respublika; russian: Белор ..., was the acting chairman of the Executive Committee of the Baranovitsky Regional Council, people's commissar. Туркменская Советская Энциклопедия — Т. 1. — С. 123. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharoiko, Marfa 1898 births 1978 deaths 20th-century Belarusian women politicians 20th-century Belarusian politicians Soviet women in politics Belarusian communists Women government ministers of Belarus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine I Of Russia
Catherine I ( rus, Екатери́на I Алексе́евна Миха́йлова, Yekaterína I Alekséyevna Mikháylova; born , ; – ) was the second wife and empress consort of Peter the Great, and Empress Regnant of Russia from 1725 until her death in 1727. Life as a servant The life of Catherine I was said by Voltaire to be nearly as extraordinary as that of Peter the Great himself. Said to have been born on 15 April 1684 ( o.s. 5 April), she was originally named Marta Helena Skowrońska. Marta was the daughter of Samuel Skowroński (later spelt ''Samuil Skavronsky''), a Roman Catholic farmer from the eastern parts of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, born to Minsker parents. In 1680 he married Dorothea Hahn at Jakobstadt. Her mother is named in at least one source as Elizabeth Moritz, the daughter of a Baltic German woman and there is debate as to whether Moritz's father was a Swedish officer. It is likely that two stories were conflated, and Swedish sources sugg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
