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Mons (name)
Mons is used as a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Anna Mons (1672-1714), mistress of Tsar Peter I of Russia * Chloé Mons (born 1972), French actress and singer * Evgeny Mons (born 1989), Russian ice hockey player * Modesta Mons (Matryona Balk, 1718), confidante of Empress-Consort Catherine of Russia * Pascal Mons, French rugby player * W. E. R. Mons (1897–1984), British psychiatrist * Willem Mons (1688–1724), courtier in Saint Petersburg Given name * Mons Bassouamina (born 1998), Congolese football player * Mons Espelid (1926–2009), Norwegian politician * Mons Haukeland (1892–1983), Norwegian gymnastics teacher and military officer * Mons Kallentoft (born 1968), Swedish author and journalist * Mons A. Kårbø (1881–1964), Norwegian politician * Mons Lid (1896–1967), Norwegian politician * Mons Lie (1757–1827), Norwegian police chief and writer * Mons Lie (writer) (1864–1931), Norwegian writer * Mons Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Mons
Anna Mons (russian: Áнна Монс, link=no; 1 January 1672, Moscow – 15 August 1714) was a royal mistress of Peter the Great. Royal mistress In 1691, during one of his visits to the German Quarter, young Peter I of Russia became enamoured of Anna Mons, the daughter of Westfalian wine merchant Johan Mons. Her younger brother was Willem Mons (1688–1724), destined to be the Imperial Chamberlain to Catherine I and Matrena her sister who married Fedor Balk, Major General and Governor of Riga. Her niece was the infamous Natalia Lopukhina (1699–1763) later victim of the so-called Lopukhina Affair in 1742. As Peter's relations with the tsarina Eudoxia Lopukhina gradually worsened, Anna Mons took the place as his permanent and semi-official royal mistress. In the 1690s, he gave her 295 farms and a mansion near Moscow. The relationship lasted for 12 years. Later life and death After Peter divorced Lopukhina, Anna had ambitions of marrying Peter herself, but by 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons Lie
Mons Lie (15 February 1757 – 2 August 1827) was a Norwegian police chief and writer. He was born in Ålen as a son of Jonas Monsen Storli (1715–1791) and Karen Svendsdotter Aspaas (born 1717). His mother was a first cousin of Svend Aspaas. In February 1777 he married Dorothea Wollan, but the marriage did not last. From October 1793 he was married to Elisabeth Sofie Müller (1772–1810). After her death he married Anna Margrethe Hagerup (1768–1840), a daughter of Christian Frederik Hagerup, in March 1811. Mons Lie was the ancestor of several notable people. His grandson Mons Lie (1803–1881) married a sister of Erik Røring Møinichen and had the daughters Erika (Nissen), Ida and Thomasine Lie. Another grandson Michael Strøm Lie (1807–1852) was the father of well-known writer Jonas Lie, who also married Thomasine Lie. Lie made his way from the family farm Storli, via Røros where he was an errand boy for Peder Hjort, to the regional center Trondhjem where he was hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch-language Surnames
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language spoke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Masculine Given Names
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden The demography of Sweden is monitored by the ''Statistiska centralbyrån'' (Statistics Sweden). Sweden's population was 10,481,937 (May 2022), making it the 15th-most populous country in Europe after Czech Republic, the 10th-most populous m ... ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gislebert Of Mons
Gislebert (or Gilbert) of Mons ( 1150 – 1225) was a clergyman in the administration of the County of Hainaut and a chronicler whose ''Chronicon Hanoniense'' (''Chronicle of Hainaut'') is an essential eyewitness source for events affecting his patron Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut. Biography Gislebert was appointed chaplain to Count Baldwin in 1169, notary at some point thereafter, and chancellor from 1178 to the count's death in 1195. From 1192, when Baldwin became margrave of Namur, he was also chancellor of Namur. He obtained the positions of provost of the churches of St. Germanus at Mons and St. Alban at Namur, in addition to several other ecclesiastical appointments. Gislebert was a confidant of the count and was also entrusted with several political missions. Among other things he took part in the Diet of Pentecost in Mainz in 1184. During the years 1195 and 1196,Book in English''Chronicle of Hainaut'' by Gilbert of Mons translation from Latin to English by Laura Napran, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons (other)
Mons (; German and nl, Bergen, ; Walloon and pcd, Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. The population grew quickly, trade flourished, and several commercial buildings were erected near the ''Grand’Place''. In 1814, King William I of the Netherlands increased the fortifications, following the fall of the First French Empire. The Industrial Revolution and coal mining made Mons a centre of heavy industry. In 1830, Belgium gained its independence and the decision was made to dismantle the fortifications, allowing the creation of large boulevards and other urban projects. On 2324 August 1914, Mons was the location of the Battle of Mons. The British were forced to retreat and the town remained occupied by the Germans until its liberation by the Canadian Corps during the final days of the war. There are several memorial placards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons Family
The Mons family is a Dutch family associated with several affairs that shocked the court of Peter I of Russia in 1704 and 1724. * Anna Mons (1672 – 1714) * Willem Mons (1688 – 1724) * Natalia Lopukhina Natalia Fyodorovna Lopukhina (November 11 1699– March 11 1763) was a Russian noble, court official and alleged political conspirator. She was a daughter of Matryona Balk, who was sister of Anna Mons and Willem Mons. She is famous for the Lopukhi ... (1699 – 1763) Russian noble families Dutch families {{Netherlands-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons Røisland
Mons Røisland (born 28 January 1997) is a Norwegian snowboarder who won a bronze medal in slopestyle at Winter X Games XX. He finished 20th in the big air event at the 2017 World Championships, 12th in the slopestyle event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and 7th in the slopestyle event at the 2019 World Championships. He competed in 2022 Winter Olympics and won the silver in the Big Air event. He placed 4th in slopestyle and 2nd in big air at the 2023 World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia. Career Røisland began snowboarding at eight years old on a trip around the world involving a three-month stop in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada and was immediately hooked. One of his sponsors, Rockstar Energy Drink, lists the following career honors, awards, and highlights on their website: * 2016 X Games Aspen 3rd Place Slopestyle * 2015 WSF World Rookie Champion * Pamparovo Freestyle Open Slopestyle 2nd Place * 2015 Red Bull Nanshan Open 1st Place * 2014 Burton European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons Monssen
Mons Monssen (January 20, 1867–February 10, 1930) was a sailor in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for heroism while serving about the . Biography Mons Monssen was born January 20, 1867, on a farm in Tolleshaug, Norway and enlisted in the United States Navy on June 3, 1889. Monssen was a chief gunners mate serving on on April 13, 1904, when a charge ignited while a 12-inch gun was being loaded for target practice. Eighteen officers and men lost their lives. Monssen entered the burning magazine through the scuttle and threw water on the fire with his hands until a hose was passed to him. For his actions he received the Medal of Honor a month later. Monssen was warranted as a gunner on May 27, 1904, and promoted to chief gunner on May 27, 1910.Register of Commissioned Officers of the United States Navy, 1913. p.p. 110-111. He was commissioned lieutenant in July 1918 and he retired December 15, 1925. He died at the Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons Lie (writer)
Mons Lie (5 May 1864 – 1931) was a Norwegian writer. He was born in Kongsvinger as a son of the cousins, writer Jonas Lie (1833–1908) and Thomasine Henriette Lie (1833–1907). He was a brother of Michael Strøm Lie and writer Erik Lie, and through the latter an uncle of Nazi Jonas Lie. On the maternal side he was a nephew of Erika (Nissen) and Ida Lie, and a first cousin of Erika Lie, Karl Nissen, painter Jonas Lie and Eyolf Soot and a first cousin once removed of Botten Soot. On the paternal side he was a first cousin of Bernt Lie and Vilhelm Lie, and a first cousin once removed of Emil Lie and Nils Lie Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player *Nils Björk (1898–1989) .... His literary debut was ''Streif'' in 1894, and he wrote novels, short stories, poems and plays. The novel ''Man Ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons Lid
Mons Lid (8 April 1896 – 3 March 1967) was a Norwegian politician of the Labour Party who served as Minister of Finance from 1955 to 1956 under Einar Gerhardsen. He also served as County Governor of Hordaland from 1949 to 1966. References 1896 births 1967 deaths Ministers of Finance of Norway Members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloé Mons
Chloé Mons (born in Lille on 1 December 1972) is a French actress and singer. Biography Chloé grew up in Lille in a family of musicians. She is the sister of Barnabé Mons, the leader of the psychedelic rock group Sheetah & Les Weissmullers. She later modeled for the American photographer Tom Sewell. In 2006, inspired by Calamity Jane's ''Letters to My Daughter'', she wrote and composed '' La Ballade de Calamity Jane''. Alain Bashung, her husband, and Rodolphe Burger, the guitarist and leader of the band Kat Onoma, helped bring the project to life. In the same year, she published her debut solo album, ''Chienne d'un seul'', which she performed on stage during the first part of her husband's tour, La Tournée des grands espaces. In 2009, she wrote, composed and self-produced her second solo album, ''Par la rivière'', an opus she defines as "punk/country" that she has played alone and with a small band in France as well as the United States. Her third solo album, ''Walking'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
