Swenson is best known to American audiences for her portrayal of " Gretchen Kraus ", the autocratic and acerbic German cook ( later Head Housekeeper and Budget Director ) on the TV sitcom Benson.

In 1991 Szarkowski retired from his post at the New York Museum of Modern Art, during which he had developed a reputation for being somewhat autocratic, and became the Museum's Photography Director Emeritus.

Tsaritsa (; ), formerly spelled czaritsa ( and in English usually tsarina or czarina, with a feminine suffix ), is the title of a female autocratic ruler ( monarch ) of Bulgaria or Russia, or the title of a tsar's wife.

According to Mills & Boon author Sharon Kendrick, " the sheikh represents the ultimate female fantasy – dark, autocratic, completely powerful, outrageously chauvinistic.

From the 1970s onwards there have been several defections and expulsions from RC, occasioned by Jackin's alleged autocratic behavior and the failure of the organisation to investigate allegations that Jackins sexually abused female clients.

They will help the rest of us to “ cultivate our minds .” Kant shows himself a man of his times when he observes that “ a revolution may well put an end to autocratic despotism.

In the 12th century the foundations of Venice's power were laid: the Venetian Arsenal was under construction in 1104 ; the last autocratic doge, Vital II Michele, died in 1172.

The internal turbulence that plagued Rome at this time can be seen as the last death throes of the Roman Republic, as it finally gave way to the autocratic ambitions of powerful men like Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and Octavian.

* in Russia, before the imperial unification from Muscovy ; sometimes even as vassal, tributary to a Tartar Khan ; later, in Peter the Great's autocratic empire, the russification gertsog was used as the Russian rendering of the German ducal title Herzog, especially as ( the last ) part of the full official style of the Russian Emperor: Gertsog Shlesvig-Golstinskiy, Stormarnskiy, Ditmarsenskiy i Oldenburgskiy i prochaya, i prochaya, i prochaya " Duke of Schleswig-Holstein above, Stormarn, Dithmarschen and Oldenburg, and of other lands ", in chief of German and Danish territories to which the Tsar was dynastically linked.

Yuan Shikai ( 16 September 1859 – 6 June 1916 ) was an important Chinese general and politician, famous for his influence during the late Qing Dynasty, his role in the events leading up to the abdication of the last Qing Emperor of China, his autocratic rule as the second President of the Republic of China ( following Sun Yatsen ), and his short-lived attempt to revive the Chinese monarchy, with himself as the " Great Emperor of China.

Peace did not last long in Newport, as many did not like Coddington's autocratic style.

The last years of his rule were just and even benevolent, if somewhat autocratic.

He served as the last autocratic Governor of New South Wales, Australia from 1810 to 1821 and had a leading role in the social, economic and architectural development of the colony.

Macquarie served as the last autocratic Governor of New South Wales, from 1810 to 1821 and had a leading role in the social and economic development of Sydney which saw it transition from a penal colony to a budding free society.

Another associated point of great importance is the fact that the Mauryan Empire which was highly centralized and autocratic was the first and last one of its kind.

The river was first discovered near Bathurst by European explorer, George Evans in 1812 and named in honour of Lieutenant-Colonel Lachlan Macquarie, who served as the last autocratic Governor of the Colony of New South Wales, from 1810 to 1821.

The Official Story can be considered alongside a group of other films that were the first to be made in Argentina after the downfall in 1983 of the last Argentine dictator, General Galtieri, and his autocratic regime.

Stieglitz's old friends Gertrude Käsebier and Clarence H. White saw it as the last straw in a series of autocratic moves by Stieglitz, and soon a series of increasingly bitter arguments broke out among the three of them.

A western starring Kris Kristofferson and Christopher Walken, Heaven's Gate had an unusually protracted shooting schedule ( Cimino reportedly wanted 50 takes for a single scene, for instance ) which generated adverse publicity about runaway costs and Cimino's autocratic style.

:" A man of broad cultural achievement ... Leopold Mozart may have been haughty, difficult to please and at times intractable, ... but there is no compelling evidence that Mozart was excessively manipulative, intolerant, autocratic or jealous of his son ’ s talent.

Despite the discrepancies between the author ’ s ideal and the Soviet reality, authorities managed to paint him as " a materialist, an active fighter against autocratic tyranny, and a veritable forefather of Bolshevism.

But many of the nobility, mindful of their oath and fearful of Bohemond IV ’ s autocratic tastes, fled to Leo ’ s court at Sis.

The emergence of a Westernized liberal tradition in Iran is a relatively new phenomenon, formed against a backdrop of political transformation which included: the demise of the Qajar dynasty, the constitutional struggles of the 1920s, consolidation of the autocratic regime of Reza Shah, the postwar confrontation between Reza Shah ’ s son and the nationalist prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh, and the shah ’ s launching of the White Revolution in 1963.

In 1990 General Sinha was appointed India ’ s Ambassador to Nepal, when autocratic rule prevailed in that country and bilateral relations with India had hit their nadir in the wake of the trade and transit impasse of 1989.

Lindwall did not bother protesting, realising that dissent against the autocratic O ’ Reilly would be futile.

Throughout the college ’ s history, groups of faculty, students, alumni and staff mounted challenges to the school ’ s autocratic governance systems, but these efforts failed to achieve lasting change.

Danone agreed to terms of joint venture which didn ’ t give it much involvement, allowing the day to day running of the company rested in the hands of Zong, while he continued in his autocratic ways.

Nevertheless, the idea of domestic betrayal resonated among its audience, and its claims would provide some basis for public support for the emerging National Socialist Party, under an autocratic form of nationalism.

Heritage Foundation Africa expert Michael Johns wrote that " there are some modestly encouraging signs that the front intends to abandon Mengistu's autocratic practices.

* December 7 – Rainier III, Prince of Monaco revises the principality's constitution, devolving some of his formerly autocratic power to several advisory and legislative councils.

Kleptocracies are generally associated with corrupt forms of authoritarian governments, particularly dictatorships, oligarchies, military juntas, or some other forms of autocratic and nepotist government in which no outside oversight is possible, due to the ability of the kleptocrat ( s ) to personally control both the supply of public funds and the means of determining their disbursal.

A physician by the name of Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif or " Dr. Fadl " was head of EIJ for some time, although eventually, Ayman al-Zawahiri, " whose leadership style was autocratic ," would take over.

Craxi was also known for never apologising, as a matter of principle ; whereas some did like this autocratic trait in his successful years, most Italians expected an apology after the corrupt system had been exposed.

Even with Napoleon's defeat a Polish state continued in some form until the increasingly autocratic Russian state eliminated Poland once again as a separate entity.

Heritage Foundation Africa expert Michael Johns wrote that " there are some modestly encouraging signs that the front intends to abandon Mengistu's autocratic practices.

Werner ( 2000 ) finds a conflict reducing effect from political similarity in general, but with democratic dyads being particularly peaceful, and noting some differences in behavior between democratic and autocratic dyads with respect to alliances and power evaluation.

Conflict surfaced immediately between Lule and some of the more radical of the council members who saw him as too conservative, too autocratic, and too willing as a Muganda to listen to advice from other Baganda.

This was due to some within the Labour caucus thinking Nordmeyer " out of touch " with his Members and vice-versa, some condidering him an autocratic loner, despite his considerable debating abilities.

The roots of discord remained, however, and in some ways increased as Mugabe's rule became increasingly autocratic into the 21st century.

" He was also known for having somewhat more conservative positions on some social issues than most Massachusetts Democrats, and for his autocratic leadership style, which earned him the nickname " King Tom " from some detractors.

Although some APAs are autocratic, most run on a democratic basis and the CM usually chairs any discussions and arranges any management meetings.

In the late forties, at the insistence of some of his friends, he composed and presented the ' Voice of Travancore ,' a political theme in dance form, which depicted the autocratic rule of the Dewan, Sir CP Ramaswamy Iyer and people's movement of resistance thereon.

Although Zhivkov was never in the Stalinist mould, by 1981, when he turned 70, his regime was growing autocratic but brought also some social and cultural liberalisation and progress led by his daughter Lyudmila Zhivkova who unlike her father didn't receive approval of communist functionaries because of her pro-Western attitudes.

Wolfgang attracted some criticism for what was seen as his autocratic sway over the Festival, much of which comes from within the Wagner family itself.

The intellectual modernization that had been fostered in the 18th century by a paternalistic, autocratic Russian state now included opposition to autocracy, demands for representative government, calls for the abolition of serfdom, and, in some instances, advocacy of a revolutionary overthrow of the government.