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She was born May 2 in 1729 in Stettin's Old Palace. Russia was his adopted country, because she was born in a German principality. She was the daughter of Christian Augustus of Zerbst-Gottorp, who was the office of governor, and her mother, Joan Elizabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, was related to Frederick of Prussia.
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At the age of fifteen, Catherine II married her cousin, Peter III, a year older than her. She won the unconditional support of Empress Elizabeth I, the daughter of Peter the Great.
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When Elizabeth died on July 13 in 1762, was the coronation of Catalina II and Pere III, was the new emperor.
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She got her lover Stanislaus Poniatowski elected king of Poland and four years later put Polish liberties and laws under her control.
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Catherine II, wanted to conquer the territories of the Dniester, since the Ottoman Empire was the traditional enemy of the Russians. The war with Turkey, started in 1768, was a victory for Catherine II, her troops were inferior in number but they were better trained
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The Charter of Nobility was declared.
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In the last stage of the reign, the problems returned. A new war with Turkey, this time supported by England, led to the Peace of Yassy, in 1792, which gave the Russians the definitive possession of Crimea.
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She was found dead in her room, showing no symptoms of any illness.
