Her liaisons with some of the most powerful courtiers and her arrogance toward Peter I's neglected daughter Elizaveta Petrovna must have fed the latter's jealousy.

He is caught between opposing forces of his love for his children and his dependence on powerful courtiers.

Mitsunaka's association with Fujiwara clan made him one of the richest and most powerful courtiers of his day.

Murat de Cros was the "most important and powerful courtier" of the pope and their bedchambers were joined by a secret staircase.

Sophia has allied herself with Prince Vasily Golitsin, a powerful courtier and liberal politician, who is also her lover.

She married Yuya, a powerful Ancient Egyptian courtier of the eighteenth dynasty.

In fact, Prince Ivan Khovansky was a rich and powerful courtier in the late 17th century.

Fujiwara no Fuhito, the most powerful courtier in Gemmei's court, remained at his post until his death in 720.

He served as kampaku, the most powerful courtier from 1690 to 1703.

The academy was located at the beginning of the street in the land originally granted by Peter the Great to his powerful courtier Alexander Menshikov.