Catherine The Great of Russia By Ashgod 1727 Husband-to-be, Charles Augustus died of smallpox Period: May 2, 1729 to Nov 17, 1796 Catherine the Great 1742 Younger brother, William Christian Fredrick died 1744 traveled to Russia with her mother and became sick Aug 21, 1745 Married to Grand duke Peter III Peter III was the heir to the Russian throne Mar 16, 1747 Her father, Christian August dies Apr 26, 1747 Her mother, Catherine de' Medici' dies Sep 20, 1754 Catherine's son, Paul is born Dec 25, 1761 Her husband, Peter III rose to power 1773 Faced huge uprising - almost lost power, hard lower class, lead by Emelyan Pugachev 1790 Don Juan, around the age of twenty-two, becomes her lover after the siege of Ismail
