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18 giu 2024 · Catherine the Great (born April 21 [May 2, New Style], 1729, Stettin, Prussia [now Szczecin, Poland]—died November 6 [November 17], 1796, Tsarskoye Selo [now Pushkin], near St. Petersburg, Russia) was a German-born empress of Russia (1762–96) who led her country into full participation in the political and cultural life of Europe ...
18 giu 2024 · Nikita Ivanovich Panin (born September 29 [September 18, Old Style], 1718, Gdańsk, Poland—died April 11 [March 31], 1783, St. Petersburg, Russia) was a statesman who served as a chief diplomatic adviser to Catherine the Great of Russia (reigned 1762–96).
4 giorni fa · Peter I ([ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ]; Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич, romanized: Pyotr I Alekseyevich,; 9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1725), was Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia, known as Peter the Great, from 1721 until his death in 1725.
2 giorni fa · After the death of Empress Elizabeth, Catherine came to power after she effected a coup d'état against her very unpopular husband. She contributed to the resurgence of the Russian nobility that began after the death of Peter the Great, abolishing State service and granting them control of most state functions in the provinces.
5 giu 2024 · Catherine I ruled Russia from 1725 until her death in 1727, serving as the country's first female ruler in her own right following the death of her husband, Peter the Great. Her reign was brief but marked by significant continuity in terms of policies and administration initiated by Peter.
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18 giu 2024 · Catherine the Great - Potemkin, Russia, Empress: In 1774, the year of Russia’s defeat of Turkey, Grigory Potemkin, who had distinguished himself in the war, became Catherine’s lover, and a brilliant career began for this official of the minor nobility, whose intelligence and abilities were equalled only by his ambition.
19 giu 2024 · Catherine ruled by conciliation, persuasion, blandishment, bribery, deception, spectacle, and pure charm; rarely were courtiers who incurred her disfavour subjected to the threat let alone the application of harsh punishment.
