Brunswick, Augusta Caroline b. December 3, 1764 d. September 27, 1788 Duchess of Württemberg. Born by the name of Auguste Caroline Friederike Luise. Her parents were Duke Karl II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Auguste Friederike of Great Britain. Her sister was the unfortunate Queen Caroline of Brunswick, wife of George IV of Great Britain, her brother was Friedrich Wilhelm of Brunswick, 'The Black Duke.' She was raised at the courts of Brunswick, Berlin and Potsdam. In 1778 she met her future husband, Friedrich of Württemberg, for the first time. Two years later...[Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia) Church of Kullamaa, Kullamaa, Laanemaa, Estonia
Mara, Gertrud Elisabeth b. February 23, 1749 d. January 20, 1833 Opera and Recital Singer. A soprano, she had a long career during which she appeared in most of the European capitals. Raised in Kassel, she taught herself to play the violin at an early age by practicing on instruments her father had taken in for repair; after lessons at home, she was heard in Frankfurt and Vienna before traveling to England. Although she was well received in London, she was encouraged to take up singing instead as the violin was considered "unfeminine" at the time. Accepted...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Kopli Cemetery (Defunct), Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
Meri, Lennart b. March 29, 1929 d. March 14, 2006 Estonian President. The second President of modern Estonia and considered the Father of Estonian independence, he led the movement to grant Estonia its independence when the USSR broke up in 1991. Born in Tallinn, Estonia, then a newly independent republic following the end of World War I, he was educated in four different countries and learned to speak in five languages. In June 1940, the Soviet Union invaded Estonia, and the next year, he and his family were deported to Siberia. The family...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Metsakalmistu, Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
b. December 3, 1764 d. September 27, 1788