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13 mag 2024 · daughter Elizabeth. Catherine I (born April 15 [April 5, Old Style], 1684—died May 17 [May 6], 1727, St. Petersburg, Russia) was a peasant woman of Baltic (probably Lithuanian) birth who became the second wife of Peter I the Great and empress of Russia (1725–27).
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Catherine the Great, empress of Russia (1762–96) who led her...
- Catherine II
18 ore fa · Himself as Tsar of Russia: Successor: Catherine I: Tsar of all Russia; Reign: 7 May 1682 – 2 November 1721: Coronation: 25 June 1682: Predecessor: Feodor III: Successor: Himself as Emperor of Russia: Co-monarch: Ivan V (1682–1696) Regent: Sophia Alekseyevna (1682–1689)
1 giorno fa · Catherine's expansionist policy caused Russia to develop into a major European power, as did the Enlightenment era and the Golden age in Russia. But after Catherine died in 1796, she was succeeded by her son, Paul. He brought Russia into a major coalition war against the new-revolutionary French Republic in 1798.
4 giorni fa · Paul I of Russia, also known as Tsar Paul, reigned as Emperor of Russia from 1796 to 1801. He succeeded his mother, Catherine the Great, and immediately began a mission to undo her legacy. Paul had deep animosity towards his mother and her actions as empress.
21 mag 2024 · Another biography of Catherine the Great? Simon Dixon locates his new book somewhere between Russia in the Age of Catherine the Great by Isabel de Madariaga , which he terms ‘the most important (and appropriately weighty) study of Catherine’s reign in any language,’ and John T. Alexander’s Catherine the Great: Life and Legend, ‘the first modern scholarly biography, particularly ...
5 giorni fa · Catherine's solo reign extended from 1762 to 1796, during which she made significant political and social changes to Russia. The country's landmass was extended by the Empress by an impressive ...
