Catherine the great

Catherine The Great of Russia

By Ashgod

  • Husband-to-be, Charles Augustus died of smallpox

    Husband-to-be, Charles Augustus died of smallpox
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    Catherine the Great

  • Younger brother, William Christian Fredrick died

    Younger brother, William Christian Fredrick died

  • traveled to Russia with her mother and became sick

    traveled to Russia with her mother and became sick

  • Married to Grand duke Peter III

    Married to Grand duke Peter III
    Peter III was the heir to the Russian throne

  • Her father, Christian August dies

    Her father, Christian August dies

  • Her mother, Catherine de' Medici' dies

    Her mother, Catherine de' Medici' dies

  • Catherine's son, Paul is born

  • Her husband, Peter III rose to power

    Her husband, Peter III rose to power

  • Faced huge uprising - almost lost power, hard lower class, lead by Emelyan Pugachev

    Faced huge uprising - almost lost power, hard lower class, lead by Emelyan Pugachev

  • Don Juan, around the age of twenty-two, becomes her lover after the siege of Ismail

    Don Juan, around the age of twenty-two, becomes her lover after the siege of Ismail