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Birth of Catalina II
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. -
Wedding of Catalina II and Peter III
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. -
Coronation of Catalina II and Pere III
When Elizabeth died on July 13 in 1762, was the coronation of Catalina II and Pere III, was the new emperor. -
Lover of Catalina II
She got her lover Stanislaus Poniatowski elected king of Poland and four years later put Polish liberties and laws under her control. -
War with Turkey
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 -
Letter of the nobility
The Charter of Nobility was declared. -
New war with Turkey
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. -
Catalina's death
She was found dead in her room, showing no symptoms of any illness.
