Duke Peter of Oldenburg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Duke Peter of Oldenburg

Russian duke

Date of Birth: 14-Aug-1812

Place of Birth: Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 02-May-1881

Profession: composer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Duke Constantine Frederick Peter of Oldenburg (German: Konstantin Friedrich Peter; Russian: ???? ???´??????? ????????´??????, romanized: Pëtr Geórgievic Ol'denbúrgskij; 26 August 1812 in Yaroslavl, Russian Empire – 14 May 1881 in St.
Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Duke of the House of Oldenburg.
He was the grandfather of Duke Peter of Oldenburg as well as grandfather of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich, General of the Imperial Russian Army during World War I.
His great-great grandson, Nicholas Romanov, was the President of the Romanov Family Association until his death in 2014. Peter of Oldenburg was a scholar and philanthropist.
He was also noted composer of music.
In 1857 he composed the music for Marius Petipa's ballet La Rose, la Violette et le Papillon.
The Pas d'Esclave from the ballet Le Corsaire, which is taken from his score for this work, is still heard in theatres all over the world.

Joseph-Désiré Court (1797–1865)
Alternative names	Joseph Désiré Court, Joseph Court
Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	14 September 1797	23 January 1865
Location of birth/death	Rouen	Paris
Work period	from 1820s date QS:P,+1820-00-00T00:00:00Z/8 until 1850s date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q2363367 VIAF: 61817097 ISNI: 0000 0000 6658 5778 ULAN: 500020259 LCCN: nr00038467 WGA: COURT, Joseph-Désiré WorldCat