Mons family
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The Mons family is a Dutch family associated with several affairs that shocked the court of Peter I of Russia
in 1704 and 1724.
Peter I of Russia
Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...
in 1704 and 1724.
- Anna MonsAnna MonsAnna Mons was a German commonner who almost succeeded in marrying Tsar Peter the Great.- Biography :In 1691, during one of his visits to the German Quarter, young Peter I of Russia became enamoured of Anna Mons, the daughter of Dutch wine merchant Johann Mon. It is generally thought he was from...
(1672 – 1714) - Willem MonsWillem MonsWillem Mons was the brother of Peter the Great's long-time mistress Anna Mons, who later served as private secretary to his wife Catherine....
(1688 – 1724) - Natalia LopukhinaNatalia LopukhinaNatalia Fyodorovna Lopukhina was a daughter of Matryona Balk, who was sister of Anna Mons and Willem Mons. She is famous for the Lopukhina Affair, an alleged conspiracy engineered by the diplomacy of Holstein and France at the Russian court and centered on the person of Lopukhina.During the reign...
(1699 – 1781)