Motherland (disambiguation)
Motherland is the place of one's birth, the place of one's ancestors, or the place of origin of an ethnic group.
Motherland may also refer to:
Place of birth
The place of birth( POB) or birthplace is the place where a person was born.
This place is often used in legal documents, together with name and date of birth, to uniquely identify a person.
As a general rule with respect to passports, the place of birth is determined to be the country that currently has" sovereignty" over the actual place of birth, regardless of when the birth actually occurred.
The place of birth is not necessarily the place where the parents of the new baby live.
If the baby is born in a hospital in another place, that place is the place of birth.
In many countries, this also means that the government requires that the birth of the new baby is registered in the place of birth.
Some countries place less or no importance on the place of birth, instead using alternative geographical characteristics for the purpose of identity documents.
For example, Sweden has used the concept of" födelsehemortdomicile of birth") since 1947.
This means that the domicile of the baby's mother is the registered place of birth.
The location of the maternity ward or other physical birthplace is considered unimportant.
Similarly, Switzerland uses the concept of" Heimatortlieu d'origineluogo d'origineplace of origin" in German, French and Italian respectively).
A child born to Swiss parents is automatically assigned the place of origin of the parent with the same last name, so the child either gets their mother's or father's place of origin.
A child born to one Swiss parent and one foreign parent acquires the place of origin of their Swiss parent.
In a Swiss passport and identity card, the holder's place of origin is stated, not their place of birth.
In some countries( primarily in the Americas), the place of birth automatically determines the nationality of the baby, a practice often referred to by the Latin phrase" jus soli".
Almost all countries outside the Americas instead attribute nationality based on the nationality( ies) of the baby's parents( referred to as" jus sanguinis").
There can be some confusion regarding the place of birth if the birth takes place in an unusual way: when babies are born on an airplane or at sea, difficulties can arise.
The place of birth of such a person depends on the law of the countries involved, which include the nationality of the plane or ship, the nationality( ies) of the parents and/ or the location of the plane or ship( if the birth occurs in the territorial waters or airspace of a country).
Some administrative forms may request the applicant's" country of birth".
It is important to determine from the requester whether the information requested refers to the applicant's" place of birth" or" nationality at birth".
For US citizens born abroad who under the US Constitution acquire US citizenship at the time of birth, the nationality at birth will be USA( American), while the place of birth would be the country in which the actual birth takes place.
Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia
Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia (born 23 December 1953 in Madrid) has been a claimant to the headship of the Imperial Family of Russia (who reigned as Emperors and Autocrats of All the Russias from 1613 to 1917) since 1992.
Although she has used Grand Duchess of Russia as her title of pretence with the style Imperial Highness throughout her life, her right to do so is disputed.
She is a great-great-granddaughter in the male line of Emperor Alexander II of Russia.
Grand Duke George of Russia
There have been several dynasts of Russian Imperial House whose name is George:
Currently, also son of Maria Vladimirovna of Russia, uses the designation Grand Duke George Mikhailovitch of Russia.
Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark
Princess Elisabeth of Greece and Denmark( 24 May 1904 – 11 January 1955) was the middle daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia.
Vladimir of Staritsa
Vladimir Andreyevich (1533 – 9 October 1569) was the last appanage Russian prince.
His complicated relationship with his cousin, Ivan the Terrible, was dramatized in Sergei Eisenstein's movie "Ivan the Terrible".
The only son of Andrey of Staritsa and Princess Euphrosyne Khovanskaya, Vladimir spent his childhood under strict surveillance in Moscow.
In 1542, he was reinstated in his father's appanages, Staritsa and Vereya.
There he married and lived in peace until 1553, when the tsar fell mortally ill.
During the final crisis of Ivan's illness, most boyars refused to swear fealty to his baby son and decided to put Vladimir on the throne instead.
To their dismay, the tsar rapidly recovered, but a great change took place in his behaviour and manners.
He summoned Vladimir to Moscow and signed with him a treaty whereby Vladimir was to live in Moscow with a small retinue and avoid contacts with Ivan's boyars.
In the event of the tsar's death, Vladimir was to become regent for his minor son.
After Vladimir's mother was forced to take the veil and his boyars exiled, Ivan permitted Vladimir to marry Princess Eudoxia Romanovna Odoevskaya in April 1555.
With the start of Oprichnina, however, Ivan's suspicions against his cousin were resuscitated.
In 1564 the Oprichniks burnt Vladimir's palace in Moscow, and most of his lands were confiscated into Oprichnina.
In 1569 accused of high treason by Ivan IV, Vladimir and his children were forced to take poison at Ivan's residence of Alexandrov.
His mother and wife, who resided at the Goritsy Convent near Vologda, were forcibly drowned in the Sheksna River several days later.
The extermination of Vladimir's family precipitated the extinction of the Rurik Dynasty and the dynastic crisis known as the Time of Troubles.
Vladimir's only surviving daughter, Maria, was married in 1573 to king Magnus of Livonia (son of Christian III of Denmark).
Upon her husband's death, she was summoned from Courland to the court of Boris Godunov and forced to take the veil in a convent adjacent to the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra.
In 1609, Maria entered into correspondence with her false cousin who had proclaimed himself tsar.
Her subsequent fate is not documented.
Maria Vladimirovna of Staritsa
Maria Vladimirovna of Staritsa (ca 1560, Staritsa – 13 May 1610) was a Russian princess.
She was the daughter of Prince Vladimir of Staritsa and his wife, Princess Eudoxia Romanovna Odoevskaya, and, through her father, descended from Sophia Palaiologina (being her last known descendant).
On 12 April 1574, in Novgorod, she married Magnus of Livonia.
They had two children:
Upon her husband's death, Jerome Horsey escorted Maria from the Bishopric of Courland to the court of Boris Godunov.
Although Horsey proposed to marry her, Godunov was anxious to get rid of a potential claimant to the throne.
As a result, Maria was forced to take the veil and entered a convent adjacent to the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra.
In 1609, she entered into correspondence with her false cousin, False Dmitry II, who had proclaimed himself Tsar.
Her subsequent fate is not documented.
Maria Alyokhina
Maria Vladimirovna "Masha" Alyokhina (born June 6, 1988) is a Russian political activist.
She is a member of the anti-Putinist punk rock group Pussy Riot.
Maria Bezobrazova
Maria Vladimirovna Bezobrazova (1857-1914) was a Russian philosopher, historiographer, educator, journalist and women's rights activist.
She was "the first among Russian women to receive training in philosophy".
Where Was I
" Where Was I?" may refer to:

Question: Where did Maria Vladimirovna Of Staritsa's father die?