"Somebody has requested this article, and I have done (almost) my best to comply. Thanks to Mr. Deb for changing my stupid present tense into past tense.

I have not linked the first mention of Peter the Great, because I hope to eliminate it soon enough by creating the article ""Pierre Lefort"" itself, thus making the explanatory note following his name unnecessary.

I hope the unknown ""requester"" may enjoy and find the stuff useful.     "